# The Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings (Costs) Regulations 1988, Paragraph 2


In respect of any item of work, the appropriate authority may allow fees at less than the relevant basic rate specified in paragraph 1 where it appears to the appropriate authority reasonable to do so having regard to the competence and dispatch with which the work was done.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/423/schedule/1/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-in-criminal-proceedings-costs-regulations-1988/schedule-1/paragraph-2
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