# The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013, Paragraph 3: Work conducted outside the Police Station

Extent: E+W

(1) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for free standing Advice and Assistance conducted outside the Police Station are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph and this Unit of Work is subject to an Upper Limit of £314.81.
Free standing Advice and Assistance
London (£)
National (£)
Routine letters written and routine telephone calls per item
4.04
3.89
Preparation hourly rate
52.15
49.22
Travel and waiting hourly rate
27.60
27.6
(2) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for Advocacy Assistance on a warrant of further detention are specified in Tables A and B following this sub-paragraph and this Unit of Work is subject to an Upper Limit of £1,574.06.
Table A
Advocacy Assistance on a warrant of further detention – magistrates’ court or judicial authority
London (£)
National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls (per item)
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor
4.04
3.89
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)
5.35
5.14
Preparation hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor
52.15
49.22
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)
69.58
65.58
Advocacy hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor
61.92
61.92
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)
82.54
82.54
Travel and waiting hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor
27.60
27.60
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)
36.78
36.78
Table B
Advocacy Assistance on a warrant of further detention – High Court or a senior judge
London (£)
National (£)
Routine letter out per item
7.87
7.87
Routine telephone calls per item
4.36
4.36
All other preparation work hourly rate
83.42
78.71
Attending counsel in conference or at the trial or hearing of any summons or application at court or other appointment, hourly rate
38.82
38.82
Attending without counsel at the trial or hearing of any cause or the hearing of any summons or application at court, or other appointment, hourly rate
78.71
78.71
Travelling and waiting, hourly rate
34.89
34.89
(3) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for Advocacy Assistance in armed forces custody hearings are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph and this Unit of Work is subject to an Upper Limit of £1,574.06.
Advocacy Assistance for armed forces custody hearings
London (£)
National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls (per item)
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor
4.04
3.89
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)
5.35
5.14
Preparation hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor
52.15
49.22
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)
69.58
65.58
Advocacy hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor
61.92
61.92
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)
82.54
82.54
Travel and waiting hourly rate
Own Solicitor and Duty Solicitor
27.60
27.60
Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours)
36.78
36.78
(4) The fixed amounts and hourly rates for Advocacy Assistance in magistrates’ courts in connection with an application relating to police bail are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph and this Unit of Work is subject to an Upper Limit of £1,574.06.
Advocacy Assistance in magistrates’ courts in connection with an application relating to police bail
London (£)
National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item
4.26
4.09
Preparation hourly rate
55.14
52.15
Advocacy hourly rate
65.42
65.42
Travelling and waiting hourly rate
27.60
27.60
(5) The Upper Limits prescribed in this paragraph may be extended upon application in accordance with the 2025 Standard Crime Contract.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/435/schedule/4/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-aid-remuneration-regulations-2013/schedule-4/paragraph-3
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