Paragraph 6 Own client work

England and Wales

(1)

The fixed amounts and hourly rates for Pre-Order Cover, Early Cover and means test form completion are specified in the table following this paragraph.

(2)

The amount payable for Pre-Order cover is subject to an Upper Limit of—

(a)

F1£60.65 per claim in London; and

(b)

F2£57.37 per claim outside London (“National”).

(3)

The Fixed Fee for Early Cover is F3£86.58.

(4)

The refused means test completion fee is F4£28.85.

F5Work undertaken prior to a determination that an individual is not eligible for criminal legal aid

	London (£)	National (£)
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item	4.69	4.50
Preparation hourly rate	60.65	57.37
Advocacy (including applications for bail and other applications to the court) hourly rate	71.96	71.96
Travelling and waiting hourly rate (only applicable where the undesignated area fees apply)	N/A	30.36

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sum in Sch. 4 para. 6(2)(a) 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. 7(a) (with reg. 5)
F2: Sum in Sch. 4 para. 6(2)(b) 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. 7(b) (with reg. 5)
F3: Sum in Sch. 4 para. 6(3) 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. 7(c) (with reg. 5)
F4: Sum in Sch. 4 para. 6(4) 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. 7(d) (with reg. 5)
F5: Sch. 4 para. 6(4) 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. 7(e) (with reg. 5)