# The Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2021, Schedule 13: Amendments to Part 2 of schedule 3 of the Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 1996


Criminal
Civil
Children
A.
Time occupied in carrying out work for the client other than work described in paragraphs B to E below—
(i)
Solicitor – per quarter hour (or part thereof);
£12.55
£13.80
£13.80
(ii)
Solicitor’s clerk – per quarter hour (or part thereof).
£6.25
£6.88
£6.88
B.
For short letters of a formal nature, short telephone calls (of up to 4 minutes duration), framing formal documents such as inventories and engrossing formal documents for signature – per sheet (or part thereof).
£2.86
£3.14
£3.14
C.
For letters other than B above – per page (or part thereof), framing non-formal documents other than precognitions – per sheet of 250 words (or part thereof) and lengthy telephone calls (of over 4 and up to 10 minutes duration).
£7.14
£7.85
£7.85
D.
For taking and drawing precognitions – for the first sheet of 250 words or less.
£25.05
£27.59
£27.59
for each subsequent sheet of 250 words.
£25.05
£27.59
£27.59
for each subsequent sheet of less than 250 words.
£12.55
£13.80
£13.80
DA.
The fee for each quarter of an hour (or part thereof) spent travelling—
(a)
by a solicitor;
£6.28
£6.91
£6.91
(b)
by a solicitor’s clerk.
£3.13
£3.45
£3.45
E.
(a)
There is no fee for photocopying—
(i)
where fewer than 20 sheets are copied at one time;
(ii)
in relation to the first 20 sheets copied at any one time.
(b)
Subject to sub-paragraph (a), the fee for all photocopying in the matter is—
(i)
5 pence for each sheet copied for up to 10,000 sheets; and
(ii)
1 penny per sheet for each sheet copied in addition to the first 10,000 sheets.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2021/56/schedule/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-and-advice-and-assistance-miscellaneous-amendment-scotland-regulations-2021/schedule-13
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