# The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022, Paragraph 19

Extent: E+W

For the table following paragraph 27 (prescribed fee rates) substitute—
“
Class of work
Grade of fee earner
Rate
Variations
Preparation
Senior Solicitor
£55.61 per hour
£58.50 per hour for a fee earner whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough
Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience
£47.22 per hour
£49.59 per hour for a fee earner whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough
Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience
£31.22 per hour
£35.68 per hour for a fee earner whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough
Consideration of unused material in excess of 3 hours
Senior solicitor
£55.61 per hour
£58.50 per hour for a fee earner whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough
Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience
£47.22 per hour
£49.59 per hour for a fee earner whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough
Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience
£31.22 per hour
£35.68 per hour for a fee earner whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough
Attendance at court where more than one representative instructed
Senior solicitor
£44.33 per hour
Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience
£35.68 per hour
Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience
£21.52 per hour
Travelling and waiting
Senior solicitor
£25.97 per hour
Solicitor, legal executive or fee earner of equivalent experience
£25.97 per hour
Trainee or fee earner of equivalent experience
£13.12 per hour
Writing routine letters and dealing with routine telephone calls
£3.62 per item
£3.78 per item for a fee earner whose office is situated within the City of London or a London borough
”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/848/schedule/2/paragraph/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-aid-remuneration-amendment-regulations-2022/schedule-2/paragraph-19
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

