# The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013, Paragraph 11: Advice and Assistance provided pursuant to a determination made under section 15 of the Act in Prison Law cases

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(1) The Fixed Fee for Advice and Assistance in ...Sentence Cases, Disciplinary Cases and Parole Board Cases is £248.93 and the Escape Fee Threshold is £746.79.
(2) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for recording time and to determine whether the Escape Fee Threshold has been reached are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph.
Hourly rates for determining whether Escape Fee Threshold reached
All areas (£)
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item
4.19
Preparation hourly rate
53.07
Travel and waiting hourly rate
29.76
(3) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for Advocacy Assistance in Disciplinary Cases and Sentence Cases, for recording time and to determine whether the Lower or Higher Standard Fee is claimable or whether the case is claimable on an non-Standard Fee basis, are specified in the tables following this sub-paragraph.
Hourly rates in Disciplinary Cases and Sentence Cases for determining application of Standard Fees
All areas (£)
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item
4.59
Preparation hourly rate
63.54
Advocacy hourly rate
77.23
Travel and waiting hourly rate
29.76
Higher and Lower Standard Fees table for Disciplinary Cases and Sentence Cases
Lower Standard Fee (£)
Lower Standard Fee Limit (£)
Higher Standard Fee (£)
Higher Standard Fee Limit (£)
252.87
442.75
699.56
2,097.70
(4) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for Advocacy Assistance in Parole Board Cases, for recording time and to determine whether the Lower or Higher Standard Fee is claimable or whether the case is claimable on an non-Standard Fee basis, are specified in the tables following this sub-paragraph.
Hourly rates in Parole Board cases for determining application of Standard Fees
All areas (£)
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item
4.59
Preparation hourly rate
63.54
Advocacy hourly rate
77.23
Travel and waiting hourly rate
29.76
Higher and Lower Standard Fees table for Parole Board cases
Lower Standard Fee (£)
Lower Standard Fee Limit (£)
Higher Standard Fee (£)
Higher Standard Fee Limit (£)
542.14
1,158.07
1,803.51
5,409.55

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/435/schedule/4/paragraph/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-aid-remuneration-regulations-2013/schedule-4/paragraph-11
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