{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-aid-remuneration-regulations-2013/schedule-4/paragraph-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-aid-remuneration-regulations-2013/schedule-4/paragraph-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2013/435",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-legal-aid-remuneration-regulations-2013",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Advice and Assistance and Advocacy Assistance by a court Duty Solicitor and Advocacy Assistance at the virtual court",
  "text": "(1) The hourly rates for Advice and Assistance and Advocacy Assistance by a court Duty Solicitor are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph.\nAdvice and Assistance and Advocacy Assistance by a court Duty Solicitor\nWork type\nLondon (£)\nNational (£)\nStandard hourly rate (attendance and waiting at a magistrates’ court)\n63.66\n62.16\nEnhanced hourly rate (only payable in respect of work done on a day which is not a Business Day)\n79.53\n77.68\nTravelling hourly rate (only payable where the Duty Solicitor is called out (including being called to return) to the court from the Office or attends on a day that is not a Business Day. Reasonable travel expenses may also be claimed (where relevant)).\n30.36\n30.36\n(2) The Fixed Fees for Advocacy Assistance at the Virtual Court are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph.\nAdvocacy Assistance at the Virtual Court\nLondon (£)\nNational (£)\nVirtual Court Fixed Fee where the hearing is held during Business Hours\n230.87\n173.15\nVirtual Court Fixed Fee where the hearing is held during Unsocial hours\n277.04\n207.78",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 4(1) table substituted (22.12.2025) by The Criminal Legal Aid (General and Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1251), reg. 2(1), Sch. 2 para. 4(a) (with reg. 5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 4(2) table substituted (22.12.2025) by The Criminal Legal Aid (General and Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1251), reg. 2(1), Sch. 2 para. 4(b) (with reg. 5)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/435/schedule/4/paragraph/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:02:58.309346+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}