Paragraph 22 Discontinuance or dismissal of ... proceedingsF15

This paragraph applies to proceedings which are sent for trial to the Crown Court.

Where proceedings referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are discontinued by a notice served under section 23A of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (discontinuance of proceedings after accused has been sent for trial) at any time before the prosecution serves its evidence in accordance with the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Service of Prosecution Evidence) Regulations 2005 M1 the advocate must be paid 50% of the basic fee F2... for a guilty plea, as specified in F3Table A following F4paragraph 7 as appropriate to the offence for which the assisted person is charged and the category of advocate.

Where proceedings referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are discontinued by a notice served under section 23A of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (discontinuance of proceedings after accused has been sent for trial) at any time after the prosecution serves its evidence in accordance with the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Service of Prosecution Evidence) Regulations 2005, the advocate must be paid a F5fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 7(a), as appropriate for representing an assisted person in a guilty plea.

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Where, at F7or before the first hearing at which the assisted person enters a plea—

the advocate instructed in the proceedings must be paid a F8fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 7(a), as appropriate for representing an assisted person in a guilty plea.

Where an application for dismissal is made under paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998F9... the advocate must be remunerated for attendance at the hearing of the application for dismissal—

provided that a fee is not payable elsewhere under this Schedule in respect of any day of the hearing.

Where an application for dismissal is made under paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998F10... and—

in respect of the first day of the hearing of the application to dismiss, the advocate instructed in the proceedings must be paid a F11fee calculated in accordance with paragraph 7(a), as appropriate for representing an assisted person in a guilty plea.

Where an advocate represents more than one assisted person in proceedings referred to in sub-paragraph (1), the advocate must be paid a fixed fee of 20% of—

in respect of each additional assisted person the advocate represents.