# The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013, Paragraph 22: Defendant uplifts


(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) The defendant uplift must be calculated in accordance with the table following this paragraph.
(3) In the table following this paragraph, the total fee means—
(a) the fee specified in sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 21 where that sub-paragraph applies;
(b) the basic fee (B) specified in the table following paragraph 6, or, where appropriate, the initial fee specified in paragraph 8, where paragraph 21(3), (4) or (5) applies, as appropriate for the circumstances set out in that sub-paragraph; or
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4) ...
Defendant uplifts
Total number of defendants represented by litigator
Percentage uplift to total fee
2-4
20%
5+
30%

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/435/schedule/2/paragraph/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-aid-remuneration-regulations-2013/schedule-2/paragraph-22
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