Paragraph 7 Calculation of fees in guilty pleas and cracked trialsF1
England and Wales
The amount of the fee for a single trial advocate representing one assisted person where the case is—
a guilty plea, is the fee specified in Table A following this paragraph;
a cracked trial, is the fee specified in Table A1 following this paragraph,
as appropriate to the offence with which the assisted person is charged, and the category of the trial advocate.
Fee for a guilty plea
| (1) Band of offence | Amount of basic fee per category of trial advocate | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (2) Junior Alone or Led Junior | (3) Leading Junior | (4) Queen’s Counsel | |
| 1.1 | £4,939 | £7,406 | £9,873 |
| 1.2 | £2,473 | £3,703 | £4,939 |
| 1.3 | £1,484 | £2,220 | £2,961 |
| 1.4 | £1,236 | £1,852 | £2,467 |
| 2.1 | £4,939 | £7,406 | £9,873 |
| 2.2 | £1,484 | £2,220 | £2,961 |
| 3.1 | £2,036 | £3,048 | £4,065 |
| 3.2 | £1,162 | £1,742 | £2,323 |
| 3.3 | £690 | £1,035 | £1,380 |
| 3.4 | £489 | £736 | £978 |
| 3.5 | £431 | £650 | £863 |
| 4.1 | £1,162 | £1,742 | £2,323 |
| 4.2 | £903 | £1,351 | £1,800 |
| 4.3 | £874 | £1,305 | £1,742 |
| 5.1 | £1,093 | £1,639 | £2,185 |
| 5.2 | £817 | £1,219 | £1,627 |
| 5.3 | £581 | £874 | £1,162 |
| 6.1 | £4,882 | £7,320 | £9,758 |
| 6.2 | £4,428 | £6,641 | £8,855 |
| 6.3 | £1,645 | £2,461 | £3,283 |
| 6.4 | £581 | £874 | £1,162 |
| 6.5 | £466 | £702 | £932 |
| 7.1 | £817 | £1,219 | £1,627 |
| 7.2 | £466 | £702 | £932 |
| 7.3 | £437 | £656 | £874 |
| 8.1 | £696 | £1,047 | £1,392 |
| 9.1 | £3,370 | £5,054 | £6,739 |
| 9.2 | £2,323 | £3,485 | £4,646 |
| 9.3 | £1,742 | £2,616 | £3,485 |
| 9.4 | £1,524 | £2,289 | £3,048 |
| 9.5 | £932 | £1,392 | £1,857 |
| 9.6 | £696 | £1,047 | £1,392 |
| 9.7 | £466 | £702 | £932 |
| 10.1 | £1,277 | £1,915 | £2,553 |
| 11.1 | £805 | £1,208 | £1,610 |
| 11.2 | £460 | £690 | £920 |
| 12.1 | £1,219 | £1,829 | £2,438 |
| 12.2 | £759 | £1,133 | £1,512 |
| 12.3 | £523 | £788 | £1,047 |
| 13.1 | £1,035 | £1,553 | £2,070 |
| 14.1 | £1,340 | £2,007 | £2,674 |
| 15.1 | £932 | £1,392 | £1,857 |
| 15.2 | £805 | £1,208 | £1,610 |
| 15.3 | £489 | £736 | £978 |
| 16.1 | £1,277 | £1,915 | £2,553 |
| 16.2 | £932 | £1,392 | £1,857 |
| 16.3 | £581 | £874 | £1,162 |
| 17.1 | £420 | £627 | £834 |
F4Table A1
Fee for a cracked trial
| (1) Band of offence | Amount of fee for a cracked trial per category of trial advocate | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (2) Junior Alone or Led Junior | (3) Leading Junior | (4) Queen’s Counsel | |
| 1.1 | £9,873 | £14,812 | £19,746 |
| 1.2 | £4,939 | £7,412 | £9,879 |
| 1.3 | £2,961 | £4,445 | £5,923 |
| 1.4 | £2,467 | £3,703 | £4,934 |
| 2.1 | £9,873 | £14,812 | £19,746 |
| 2.2 | £2,961 | £4,445 | £5,923 |
| 3.1 | £4,065 | £6,101 | £8,131 |
| 3.2 | £2,323 | £3,485 | £4,646 |
| 3.3 | £1,380 | £2,070 | £2,760 |
| 3.4 | £978 | £1,466 | £1,955 |
| 3.5 | £863 | £1,294 | £1,725 |
| 4.1 | £2,323 | £3,485 | £4,646 |
| 4.2 | £1,800 | £2,703 | £3,600 |
| 4.3 | £1,742 | £2,616 | £3,485 |
| 5.1 | £2,185 | £3,278 | £4,370 |
| 5.2 | £1,627 | £2,444 | £3,255 |
| 5.3 | £1,162 | £1,742 | £2,323 |
| 6.1 | £9,758 | £14,640 | £19,516 |
| 6.2 | £8,855 | £13,283 | £17,710 |
| 6.3 | £3,283 | £4,928 | £6,567 |
| 6.4 | £1,162 | £1,742 | £2,323 |
| 6.5 | £932 | £1,397 | £1,863 |
| 7.1 | £1,627 | £2,444 | £3,255 |
| 7.2 | £932 | £1,397 | £1,863 |
| 7.3 | £874 | £1,311 | £1,748 |
| 8.1 | £1,392 | £2,087 | £2,783 |
| 9.1 | £6,739 | £10,109 | £13,478 |
| 9.2 | £4,646 | £6,969 | £9,292 |
| 9.3 | £3,485 | £5,227 | £6,969 |
| 9.4 | £3,048 | £4,571 | £6,095 |
| 9.5 | £1,857 | £2,789 | £3,715 |
| 9.6 | £1,392 | £2,087 | £2,783 |
| 9.7 | £932 | £1,397 | £1,863 |
| 10.1 | £2,553 | £3,830 | £5,106 |
| 11.1 | £1,610 | £2,415 | £3,220 |
| 11.2 | £920 | £1,380 | £1,840 |
| 12.1 | £2,438 | £3,657 | £4,876 |
| 12.2 | £1,512 | £2,271 | £3,025 |
| 12.3 | £1,047 | £1,570 | £2,093 |
| 13.1 | £2,070 | £3,105 | £4,140 |
| 14.1 | £2,674 | £4,014 | £5,348 |
| 15.1 | £1,857 | £2,789 | £3,715 |
| 15.2 | £1,610 | £2,415 | £3,220 |
| 15.3 | £978 | £1,466 | £1,955 |
| 16.1 | £2,553 | £3,830 | £5,106 |
| 16.2 | £1,857 | £2,789 | £3,715 |
| 16.3 | £1,162 | £1,742 | £2,323 |
| 17.1 | £834 | £1,254 | £1,668 |
Table B
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Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 1 para. 7 substituted (17.9.2020) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/903), regs. 1(2), 4(3) (with reg. 7)
- F2
Sch. 1 para. 8 Tables follow Sch. 1 para. 7 (17.9.2020) by virtue of The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/903), regs. 1(2), 4(4)(5) (with reg. 7)
- F3
Sch. 1 para. 7 Table A substituted (30.9.2022) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/848), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 5 (with reg. 3) (as amended (31.10.2022) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1035), regs. 1(1), 2(1))
- F4
Sch. 1 para. 7 Table A1 substituted (30.9.2022) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/848), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 5 (with reg. 3) (as amended (31.10.2022) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1035), regs. 1(1), 2(1))
- F5
Sch. 1 para. 7 Table B omitted (17.9.2020) by virtue of The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/903), regs. 1(2), 4(7) (with reg. 7)