Paragraph 6 Cracked trial or guilty plea where the number of pages of prosecution evidence is less than or equal to the PPE Cut-off
England and Wales
Where in a cracked trial or guilty plea the number of pages of prosecution evidence is less than or equal to the PPE Cut-off specified in the table following paragraph 5(1) as appropriate to the Class of Offence with which the assisted person is charged, the total fee payable to the litigator is—
the basic fee, calculated in accordance with the table following sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph;
the defendant uplift, if any, calculated in accordance with the table following paragraph 12; and
the adjustment for transfers and retrials, if any, calculated in accordance with paragraph 13.
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), the basic fee appropriate to a cracked trial or a guilty plea is specified in the table following this sub-paragraph, in accordance with the type of case and Class of Offence with which the assisted person is charged.
F1Basic fees for cracked trials and guilty pleas (£)
| Class of offence | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of case | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K |
| Cracked trial | 1,265.79 | 946.73 | 637.90 | 1,202.50 | 410.38 | 410.38 | 410.38 | 410.38 | 410.38 | 1,265.79 | 889.94 |
| Guilty plea | 1,097.02 | 820.50 | 552.84 | 1,042.16 | 355.66 | 355.66 | 355.66 | 355.66 | 355.66 | 1,097.02 | 771.28 |
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 2 para. 6(2) table substituted (3.3.2026) by The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/106), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 1 (with reg. 3)