The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
S.I. 2017/1019 · Made 23 October 2017
Legal Aid And Advice, England And Wales
Made 23rd October 2017
Laid before Parliament 24th October 2017
Coming into force 1st December 2017
The Lord Chancellor makes the following Regulationsf1 in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(3), 41(1) to 41(3) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012f2.
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Footnotes
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Section 42(1) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10) provides that in Part 1 of that Act “regulations” means regulations made by the Lord Chancellor.
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Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Amendments to the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013
- 3Transitional provision
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 1st December 2017.
2Amendments to the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013
Schedule 2 to the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013 (Litigators’ Graduated Fee Scheme)f1 is amended as follows.
In paragraph 2(7) (application)f2, in both places it appears, for “10,000” substitute “6,000”.
For the tables following paragraph 8(2) (table of final fees in cracked trials and table of final fees in guilty pleas)f3 substitute the following—
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Table of final fees in cracked trials
Class of Offence PPE Range Initial Fee(£) Incremental fee per page of prosecution evidence(£) A 0-79 904.58 0 A 80-249 904.58 10.70 A 250-999 2,722.89 6.71 A 1000-2799 7,757.90 3.92 A 2800-4599 14,820.75 3.92 A 4600-5999 21,883.61 3.11 A 6000 26,237.61 0 B 0-69 709.15 0 B 70-249 709.15 7.83 B 250-999 2,117.67 3.66 B 1000-2799 4,864.56 2.44 B 2800-4599 9,255.51 2.44 B 4600-5999 13,646.46 2.05 B 6000 16,516.46 0 C 0-39 524.84 0 C 40-249 524.84 3.92 C 250-999 1,348.77 2.25 C 1000-2799 3,033.06 1.43 C 2800-4599 5,607.48 1.43 C 4600-5999 8,181.89 1.43 C 6000 10,183.89 0 D 0-79 859.35 0 D 80-249 859.35 10.14 D 250-999 2,582.50 6.11 D 1000-2799 7,163.76 3.61 D 2800-4599 13,655.74 3.61 D 4600-5999 20,147.71 2.96 D 6000 24,291.71 0 E 0-39 233.03 0 E 40-249 233.03 4.60 E 250-999 1,199.43 1.46 E 1000-2799 2,291.54 0.61 E 2800-4599 3,390.26 0.61 E 4600-5999 4,488.97 0.61 E 6000 5,342.97 0 F 0-49 224.22 0 F 50-249 224.22 4.42 F 250-999 1,107.53 1.79 F 1000-2799 2,450.39 0.70 F 2800-4599 3,704.67 0.70 F 4600-5999 4,958.94 0.70 F 6000 5,938.94 0 G 0-49 224.22 0 G 50-249 224.22 4.42 G 250-999 1,107.53 1.79 G 1000-2799 2,450.39 0.70 G 2800-4599 3,704.67 0.70 G 4600-5999 4,958.94 0.70 G 6000 5,938.94 0 H 0-39 237.00 0 H 40-249 237.00 4.26 H 250-999 1,131.61 1.56 H 1000-2799 2,298.20 0.70 H 2800-4599 3,550.79 0.70 H 4600-5999 4,803.37 0.70 H 6000 5,783.37 0 I 0-39 253.68 0 I 40-249 253.68 5.92 I 250-999 1,496.80 2.31 I 1000-2799 3,231.91 0.90 I 2800-4599 4,847.36 0.90 I 4600-5999 6,462.79 0.90 I 6000 7,722.79 0 J 0-79 904.58 0 J 80-249 904.58 10.70 J 250-999 2,722.89 6.71 J 1000-2799 7,757.90 3.92 J 2800-4599 14,820.75 3.92 J 4600-5999 21,883.61 3.11 J 6000 26,237.61 0 K 0-119 773.86 0 K 120-249 773.86 6.55 K 250-999 1,624.85 5.02 K 1000-2799 5,388.98 4.39 K 2800-4599 13,299.04 4.39 K 4600-5999 21,209.12 3.75 K 6000 26,459.12 0 Table of final fees in guilty pleas
Class of Offence PPE Range Initial Fee(£) Incremental fee per page of prosecution evidence(£) A 0-79 680.39 0 A 80-399 680.39 5.62 A 400-999 2,478.29 2.96 A 1000-2799 4,256.09 1.89 A 2800-4599 7,666.89 1.89 A 4600-5999 11,077.68 1.12 A 6000 12,645.68 0 B 0-69 556.11 0 B 70-399 556.11 4.52 B 400-999 2,046.59 2.28 B 1000-2799 3,411.75 1.45 B 2800-4599 6,025.92 1.45 B 4600-5999 8,640.11 1.06 B 6000 10,124.11 0 C 0-39 442.91 0 C 40-399 442.91 2.66 C 400-999 1,401.88 1.46 C 1000-2799 2,276.27 0.79 C 2800-4599 3,699.93 0.79 C 4600-5999 5,123.61 0.79 C 6000 6,229.61 0 D 0-79 646.36 0 D 80-399 646.36 5.23 D 400-999 2,320.66 2.75 D 1000-2799 3,968.37 1.71 D 2800-4599 7,046.20 1.71 D 4600-5999 10,124.03 1.06 D 6000 11,608.03 0 E 0-39 184.70 0 E 40-399 184.70 2.92 E 400-999 1,237.24 1.25 E 1000-2799 1,989.07 0.46 E 2800-4599 2,819.70 0.46 E 4600-5999 3,650.33 0.46 E 6000 4,294.33 0 F 0-49 195.81 0 F 50-399 195.81 2.83 F 400-999 1,187.73 0.99 F 1000-2799 1,781.21 0.32 F 2800-4599 2,354.07 0.32 F 4600-5999 2,926.93 0.32 F 6000 3,374.93 0 G 0-49 195.81 0 G 50-399 195.81 2.83 G 400-999 1,187.73 0.99 G 1000-2799 1,781.21 0.32 G 2800-4599 2,354.07 0.32 G 4600-5999 2,926.93 0.32 G 6000 3,374.93 0 H 0-39 190.97 0 H 40-399 190.97 2.79 H 400-999 1,196.59 0.99 H 1000-2799 1,790.74 0.32 H 2800-4599 2,359.85 0.32 H 4600-5999 2,928.98 0.32 H 6000 3,376.98 0 I 0-39 174.60 0 I 40-399 174.60 3.12 I 400-999 1,298.52 1.36 I 1000-2799 2,116.29 0.51 I 2800-4599 3,033.02 0.51 I 4600-5999 3,949.75 0.51 I 6000 4,663.75 0 J 0-79 680.39 0 J 80-399 680.39 5.62 J 400-999 2,478.29 2.96 J 1000-2799 4,256.09 1.89 J 2800-4599 7,666.89 1.89 J 4600-5999 11,077.68 1.12 J 6000 12,645.68 0 K 0-119 640.84 0 K 120-399 640.84 5.26 K 400-999 2,113.13 2.93 K 1000-2799 3,869.24 2.73 K 2800-4599 8,775.55 2.73 K 4600-5999 13,681.86 2.08 K 6000 16,593.86 0 ”.
For the table following paragraph 9(2) (table of final fees in trials)f4 substitute the following—
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Table of final fees in trials
Class of Offence PPE Range Initial Fee(£) Incremental fee per page of prosecution evidence(£) A 0-79 1,467.58 0 A 80-209 1,467.58 16.58 A 210-699 3,622.54 12.66 A 700-1049 9,824.91 10.62 A 1050-1999 13,543.42 9.21 A 2000-3599 22,295.42 8.42 A 3600-5199 35,767.03 8.42 A 5200-5999 49,238.64 8.42 A 6000 55,974.64 0 B 0-69 1,097.66 0 B 70-199 1,097.66 12.81 B 200-499 2,762.60 11.44 B 500-899 6,195.38 9.63 B 900-1299 10,048.21 8.09 B 1300-1999 13,285.03 7.09 B 2000-3299 18,249.51 7.09 B 3300-4999 27,469.24 7.09 B 5000-5999 39,525.82 7.09 B 6000 46,617.93 0 C 0-39 739.59 0 C 40-299 739.59 10.57 C 300-799 3,486.54 9.23 C 800-1249 8,101.74 7.73 C 1250-1999 11,578.09 6.83 C 2000-3199 16,700.93 4.72 C 3200-4559 22,368.79 4.72 C 4560-5919 28,792.38 4.72 C 5920-5999 35,215.96 4.72 C 6000 35,593.56 0 D 0-79 1,394.20 0 D 80-209 1,394.20 15.75 D 210-699 3,441.41 12.03 D 700-1049 9,333.67 10.09 D 1050-1999 12,866.25 8.75 D 2000-3599 21,180.65 8.00 D 3600-5199 33,978.67 8.00 D 5200-5999 46,776.70 8.00 D 6000 53,176.70 0 E 0-39 352.72 0 E 40-69 352.72 9.52 E 70-129 638.20 8.57 E 130-599 1,152.58 8.29 E 600-1349 5,049.74 5.44 E 1350-2999 9,131.96 2.39 E 3000-4749 13,072.77 2.39 E 4750-5999 17,252.41 2.39 E 6000 20,239.91 0 F 0-49 357.60 0 F 50-229 357.60 7.31 F 230-699 1,673.21 6.96 F 700-1399 4,946.64 5.60 F 1400-1949 8,865.80 4.32 F 1950-3549 11,242.37 2.16 F 3550-5149 14,691.41 2.16 F 5150-5999 18,140.45 2.16 F 6000 19,976.45 0 G 0-49 357.60 0 G 50-229 357.60 7.31 G 230-699 1,673.21 6.96 G 700-1399 4,946.64 5.60 G 1400-1949 8,865.80 4.32 G 1950-3549 11,242.37 2.16 G 3550-5149 14,691.41 2.16 G 5150-5999 18,140.45 2.16 G 6000 19,976.45 0 H 0-39 357.75 0 H 40-249 357.75 8.60 H 250-619 2,162.92 7.15 H 620-1299 4,807.79 5.31 H 1300-2999 8,418.74 4.21 H 3000-4999 15,583.59 2.27 H 5000-5999 20,129.84 2.27 H 6000 22,402.90 0 I 0-39 357.44 0 I 40-369 357.44 9.14 I 370-799 3,373.66 9.09 I 800-1299 7,282.43 8.99 I 1300-2699 11,779.02 7.08 I 2700-4199 21,697.63 3.04 I 4200-5359 26,264.52 3.04 I 5360-5999 29,796.25 3.04 I 6000 31,741.85 0 J 0-79 1,467.58 0 J 80-209 1,467.58 16.58 J 210-699 3,622.54 12.66 J 700-1049 9,824.91 10.62 J 1050-1999 13,543.42 9.21 J 2000-3599 22,295.42 8.42 J 3600-5199 35,767.03 8.42 J 5200-5999 49,238.64 8.42 J 6000 55,974.64 0 K 0-119 1,031.82 0 K 120-734 1,031.82 8.66 K 735-1289 6,356.06 8.72 K 1290-2399 11,193.67 8.87 K 2400-4499 21,042.53 8.84 K 4500-5999 39,605.74 8.84 K 6000 52,865.74 0 ”.
In paragraph 20(1)(b) (fees for special preparation), for “10,000” substitute “6,000”.
3Transitional provision
The amendments made by these Regulations do not apply to matters in which a determination under section 16 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (representation for criminal proceedings) is made before 1st December 2017.
Signature
Dominic Raab
Minister of State
Ministry of Justice
23rd October 2017
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
This instrument amends Schedule 2 to the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/435) (the “Remuneration Regulations”). The Remuneration Regulations provide for the remuneration of advice, assistance and representation made available under sections 13, 15 and 16 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10) (“LASPO”). Schedule 2 contains the Litigators’ Graduated Fee Scheme, which governs the fees payable to providers of criminal litigation services in the Crown Court that are made available to an individual in criminal proceedings as a result of a determination under section 16 of LASPO that the individual is eligible for legal aid.
Litigators are paid a single fee, known as a graduated fee, for dealing with a criminal legal aid case. This fee is calculated principally by reference to the number of pages served by the prosecution as evidence (Pages of Prosecution Evidence or “PPE”), subject to a cut-off threshold. If the PPE exceeds the threshold, paragraph 20 of Schedule 2 to the Remuneration Regulations provides that a claim may be made for “special preparation”, which is an additional fee based on the time reasonably taken to consider the evidence exceeding the cut-off threshold.
Regulation 2 amends Schedule 2 to the Remuneration Regulations to reduce the cut-off threshold from 10,000 to 6,000 PPE. It also substitutes three tables relating to fees for cracked trials, guilty pleas and trials to reflect the new threshold.
Regulation 3 provides that these Regulations do not apply to services provided as a result of a determination under section 16 of LASPO that was made before these Regulations came into force.
A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is available from the Ministry of Justice, 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ and is published with an Explanatory Memorandum alongside the instrument on https://legislation.gov.uk.