# The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022, Schedule 5 Extent: E+W “SCHEDULE 5 Expertsʼ Fees and Rates Regulation 16 Expert Non-London – hourly rate unless stated to be a fixed fee London – hourly rate unless stated to be a fixed fee A&E consultant £115.92 £124.20 Accident reconstruction £82.80 £62.56 Accountant £73.60 £73.60 Accountant (general staff) £46.00 £46.00 Accountant (manager) £99.36 £99.36 Accountant (partner) £132.48 £132.48 Anaesthetist £124.20 £82.80 Architect £91.08 £82.80 Back calculations £165.50 fixed fee £173.88 fixed fee Benefit expert £83 £83 Cardiologist £132 £83 Cell telephone site analysis £83 £83 Child psychiatrist £124 £83 Child psychologist £116 £83 Computer expert £83 £83 Consultant engineer £83 £63 Dentist £108 £83 Dermatologist £99 £83 Disability consultant £63 £63 DNA (testing of sample) £289.80 per test £289.80 per test DNA preparation of report £83 £83 Doctor (GP) £91 £83 Drug expert £83 £83 Employment consultant £63 £63 Enquiry agent £29 £21 ENT surgeon £116 £83 Facial Mapping £124 £83 Fingerprint expert £83 £43 Fire investigation £83 £63 Firearm expert £83 £83 Forensic scientist £104 £83 General surgeon £124 £83 Geneticist £99 £83 GP (records report) £57.96 fixed fee £82.80 fixed fee Gynaecologist £124 £83 Haematologist £112 £83 Handwriting expert £83 £83 Interpreter £32 £29 Lip reader/Signer £66 £38 Mediator £116 £116 Medical consultant £124 £83 Medical microbiologist £124 £83 Medical Report £91 £83 Meteorologist £116 £165.60 fixed fee Midwife £83 £83 Neonatologist £124 £83 Neurologist £141 £83 Neuropsychiatrist £145 £83 Neuroradiologist £157 £83 Neurosurgeon £157 £83 Nursing expert £75 £75 Obstetrician £124 £83 Occupational therapist £63 £63 Oncologist £129 £83 Orthopaedic surgeon £132 £83 Paediatrician £124 £83 Pathologist £141 £496.80 fixed fee Pharmacologist £112.24 £82.80 Photographer £29.44 £21.16 Physiotherapist £74.52 £74.52 Plastic surgeon £124.20 £82.80 Process server £29.44 £21.16 Psychiatrist £124.20 £82.80 Psychologist £107.64 £82.80 Radiologist £124.20 £82.80 Rheumatologist £124.20 £82.80 Risk assessment expert £57.96 £57.96 Speech therapist £91.08 £82.80 Surgeon £124.20 £82.80 Surveyor £46.00 £46.00 Telecoms expert £82.80 £82.80 Toxicologist £124.20 £82.80 Urologist £124.20 £82.80 Vet £82.80 £82.80 Voice recognition £107.64 £82.80 ” --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/848/schedule/5 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-aid-remuneration-amendment-regulations-2022/schedule-5 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.