LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 6th December 2024. 2 These Regulations extend to England and Wales. Amendments to the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013 2 1 Schedule 4 to the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013 is amended as follows. 2 For the table following paragraph 2(8) (work conducted at the Police station: Police Station advice and assistance), substitute— Police Station Attendance – Fixed Fees and Escape Fee Thresholds Criminal Justice System Area Scheme Fixed Fee (£) Escape Threshold (£) Cleveland Hartlepool 223.52 588.99 Teeside 223.52 588.99 Durham Darlington 223.52 588.99 South Durham 223.52 588.99 Durham 223.52 588.99 Derwentside 223.52 588.99 Easington 223.52 588.99 Northumbria South East Northumberland 223.52 588.99 Newcastle upon Tyne 223.52 588.99 Gateshead 223.52 588.99 North Tyneside 223.52 588.99 South Tyneside 223.52 588.99 Sunderland / Houghton Le Spring 223.52 588.99 Berwick & Alnwick 223.52 588.99 Tynedale & Hexham 223.52 588.99 Avon & Somerset Avon North & Thornbury 223.52 588.99 Bath 223.52 588.99 Mendip & South Somerset 249.17 747.52 Bristol 223.52 588.99 Sedgemore / Taunton Deane 223.52 588.99 Weston-Super-Mare 223.52 588.99 Dorset Central Dorset 223.52 588.99 Bournemouth & Christchurch 223.52 588.99 Poole East Dorset 223.52 588.99 Bridport / West Dorset 223.52 588.99 Wiltshire Salisbury 223.52 588.99 Chippenham / Trowbridge 223.52 588.99 Swindon 223.52 588.99 Gloucestershire Cheltenham 223.52 588.99 Gloucester 223.52 588.99 Stroud 223.52 588.99 Devon & Cornwall Barnstaple 223.52 588.99 Exeter 223.52 588.99 Plymouth 223.52 588.99 East Cornwall 228.77 776.99 Carrick / Kerrier (Camborne) / Penwith 223.52 588.99 Teignbridge / Torbay 223.52 588.99 Staffordshire Stoke on Trent / Leek 223.52 588.99 Stafford / Cannock & Rugeley 223.52 588.99 Lichfield & Tamworth / Burton Upon Trent / Uttoxeter 223.52 588.99 Warwickshire Leamington / Nuneaton / Rugby 223.52 588.99 West Mercia Hereford / Leominster 223.52 588.99 Kidderminster / Redditch 228.63 685.88 Shrewsbury 223.52 588.99 Telford 223.52 588.99 Worcester 223.52 588.99 West Midlands Sandwell 223.52 588.99 Wolverhampton & Seisdon 223.52 588.99 Dudley & Halesowen 223.52 588.99 Walsall 223.52 588.99 Birmingham 223.52 588.99 Solihull 223.52 588.99 Coventry 223.52 588.99 Dyfed Powys Amman Valley 223.52 588.99 Carmarthen East Dyfed 232.21 696.61 Llanelli 223.52 588.99 Brecon & Radnor 233.99 701.97 Mid Wales 223.52 588.99 North Ceredigion / South Ceredigion 234.88 704.64 Pembrokeshire 223.52 588.99 Gwent East Gwent 223.52 588.99 Newport 223.52 588.99 Lower Rhymney Valley / North Bedwellty / South Bedwellty 223.52 588.99 North Wales Bangor & Caernarfon 223.52 588.99 Colwyn Bay 223.52 588.99 Denbighshire 223.52 588.99 Dolgellau 223.52 588.99 Mold & Hawarden 223.52 588.99 North Anglesey 226.85 680.54 Pwllheli 223.52 588.99 Wrexham 223.52 588.99 South Wales Cardiff 223.52 588.99 Vale of Glamorgan 239.35 718.06 Cynon Valley 223.52 588.99 Mid Glamorgan & Miskin 223.52 588.99 Merthyr Tydfil 223.52 588.99 Port Talbot 251.85 852.01 Newcastle & Ogmore 223.52 588.99 Neath 223.52 588.99 Swansea 223.52 588.99 Merseyside Bootle & Crosby 223.52 588.99 Southport 223.52 588.99 Liverpool 223.52 588.99 St Helens 223.52 588.99 Knowsley 223.52 588.99 Wirral 223.52 588.99 Cheshire Crewe & Nantwich / Sandbach & Congleton / Macclesfield 223.52 588.99 Warrington / Halton 223.52 588.99 Chester / Vale Royal (Northwich) 223.52 588.99 Cumbria Barrow In Furness 223.52 588.99 Kendal & Windermere 223.52 588.99 Penrith / Carlisle 223.52 588.99 Whitehaven / Workington 223.52 588.99 Greater Manchester Manchester 223.52 588.99 Stockport 223.52 588.99 Trafford 223.52 588.99 Salford 223.52 588.99 Bolton 223.52 588.99 Bury 223.52 588.99 Wigan 223.52 588.99 Rochdale / Middleton 223.52 588.99 Tameside 223.52 588.99 Oldham 223.52 588.99 Lancashire Burnley / Rossendale 223.52 588.99 Blackburn / Accrington / Ribble Valley 223.52 588.99 Blackpool 223.52 588.99 Fleetwood 223.52 588.99 Lancaster 223.52 588.99 Chorley / Ormskirk / South Ribble & Leyland 223.52 588.99 Preston 223.52 588.99 Kent Dartford & Gravesend 267.93 803.78 Ashford & Tenterden / Dover / Folkestone 236.11 801.10 Medway 235.77 707.32 Swale 279.53 838.60 Maidstone & West Malling 249.17 747.52 Canterbury / Thanet 223.52 588.99 West Kent (Tonbridge) 239.35 718.06 Surrey Guildford & Farnham 223.52 588.99 North West Surrey (Woking) 225.62 766.26 South East Surrey 238.21 809.13 Epsom 241.36 819.87 Staines 277.04 937.73 Sussex Brighton & Hove & Lewes 223.52 588.99 Chichester & District 223.52 588.99 Crawley / Horsham 262.57 787.69 Hastings 223.52 588.99 Worthing 223.52 588.99 Eastbourne 223.52 588.99 Derbyshire East Derbyshire (Ripley) / Ilkeston 237.56 712.68 Ashbourne / Matlock / High Peak (Buxton) 223.52 588.99 Chesterfield 223.52 588.99 Derby / Swadlincote 223.52 588.99 Leicestershire Ashby & Coalville / Loughborough / Melton Mowbray 223.52 588.99 Leicester 223.52 588.99 Hinckley / Market Harborough 232.21 696.61 Lincolnshire Boston / Bourne / Stamford 223.52 588.99 Skegness 223.52 588.99 Lincoln / Gainsborough 223.52 588.99 Grantham & Sleaford 223.52 588.99 Nottinghamshire Mansfield 223.52 588.99 Newark 223.52 588.99 Nottingham 223.52 588.99 Worksop & East Retford 223.52 588.99 Northamptonshire Corby (Kettering) / Wellingborough 223.52 588.99 Northampton 223.52 588.99 Bedfordshire Bedford 223.52 588.99 Luton 223.52 588.99 Cambridgeshire Cambridge 223.52 588.99 Ely 223.52 588.99 Huntingdon 223.52 588.99 March & Wisbech 223.52 588.99 Peterborough 223.52 588.99 Essex Basildon 223.52 588.99 Brentwood 286.48 972.58 Braintree 228.77 774.32 Clacton & Harwich / Colchester 223.52 588.99 Grays 267.59 908.27 Harlow & Loughton 267.59 908.27 Stansted 295.93 1,004.72 Rayleigh / Southend On Sea 223.52 588.99 Chelmsford / Witham 223.52 588.99 Hertfordshire Dacorum (Hemel Hempstead) 241.36 817.16 Bishop's Stortford / East Hertfordshire 292.78 993.99 Stevenage & North Hertfordshire 271.79 921.68 St Albans 246.61 807.59 Watford 242.41 822.54 Norfolk Cromer & North Walsham 223.52 588.99 Great Yarmouth 223.52 588.99 Kings Lynn & West Norfolk 223.52 588.99 Norwich & District 223.52 588.99 Diss / Thetford 223.52 588.99 Dereham 227.71 771.64 Suffolk Lowestoft / Beccles & Halesworth / Aldeburgh 223.52 588.99 Felixstowe / Ipswich & District / Woodbridge 223.52 588.99 Sudbury & Hadleigh / Bury St Edmunds / Haverhill / Newmarket 223.52 588.99 Thames Valley Abingdon, Didcot & Witney (South Oxfordshire) 240.30 814.49 Aylesbury 228.63 685.88 High Wycombe & Amersham 223.52 588.99 Milton Keynes 223.52 588.99 Bicester / North Oxon (Banbury) 223.52 588.99 Oxford 223.52 588.99 Reading 223.52 588.99 Slough (East Berkshire) 240.30 814.49 West Berkshire (Newbury Etc) 223.52 588.99 Hampshire Aldershot / Petersfield (North East Hampshire) 229.82 779.67 Andover / Basingstoke / Winchester (NW Hants) 242.03 726.09 Isle Of Wight 223.52 588.99 Portsmouth / Waterlooville (South East Hampshire) 223.52 588.99 Gosport & Fareham 247.38 742.14 Southampton (South West Hampshire) 228.63 685.88 Humberside Grimsby & Cleethorpes 223.52 588.99 Scunthorpe 223.52 588.99 Hull 223.52 588.99 Beverley / Bridlington 223.52 588.99 Goole 223.52 588.99 North Yorkshire Northallerton & Richmond 223.52 588.99 Harrogate & Ripon 223.52 588.99 Skipton, Settle & Ingleton 223.52 588.99 Scarborough / Whitby 223.52 588.99 Malton & Ryedale 223.52 588.99 York / Selby 223.52 588.99 South Yorkshire Barnsley 223.52 588.99 Doncaster 223.52 588.99 Rotherham 223.52 588.99 Sheffield 223.52 588.99 West Yorkshire Halifax 223.52 588.99 Huddersfield 223.52 588.99 Dewsbury 223.52 588.99 Bradford 223.52 588.99 Keighley & Bingley 223.52 588.99 Leeds 223.52 588.99 Pontefract & Castleford 223.52 588.99 Wakefield 223.52 588.99 London Barking 264.45 852.79 Bexley 264.45 852.79 Bishopsgate 269.69 913.62 Brent 264.45 852.79 Brentford 264.45 852.79 Bromley 264.45 852.79 Camberwell Green 264.45 852.79 Central London 272.84 924.35 Clerkenwell/Hampstead 264.45 852.79 Croydon 264.45 852.79 Ealing 264.45 852.79 Enfield 264.45 852.79 Greenwich/Woolwich 264.45 852.79 Haringey 264.45 852.79 Harrow 264.45 852.79 Havering 264.45 852.79 Heathrow 315.86 1,071.72 Hendon/Barnet 264.45 852.79 Highbury Corner 264.45 852.79 Kingston-Upon-Thames 264.45 852.79 Newham 264.45 852.79 Old Street 264.45 852.79 Redbridge 264.45 852.79 Richmond-Upon-Thames 277.04 937.73 South London 264.45 852.79 Sutton 264.45 852.79 Thames 264.45 852.79 Tower Bridge 267.59 908.27 Uxbridge 264.45 852.79 Waltham Forest 264.45 852.79 West London 270.74 918.97 Wimbledon 264.45 852.79 ; 3 After paragraph 2, insert— Police station attendance: travel fee for the purposes of attendance at a Destination Police Station 2A 1 The fees listed in the table following sub-paragraph (2) are payable in addition to any other fee which is payable under this Schedule. 2 The hourly rates for travel for the purposes of attendance to which sub-paragraph (3) applies are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph. Travel hourly rates Hourly rate (£) Own Solicitor 30.22 Duty Solicitor 54.57 Duty Solicitor (Unsocial Hours) 72.46 3 This sub-paragraph applies to attendance at a Destination Police Station by an Attending Duty Scheme Solicitor or an Attending Own Solicitor. 4 Destination Duty Schemes and Attending Duty Schemes for the purposes of this paragraph are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph. Travel Scheme Table Destination Duty Scheme Attending Duty Scheme Skegness Skegness Lincoln Boston North & North East Lincolnshire Barnstaple Barnstaple Exeter Bridgwater (Weston-Super-Mare / Sedgemoor / Taunton Deane combined) East Cornwall Plymouth Berwick & Alnwick Berwick & Alnwick South East Northumberland Tynedale & Hexham Dolgellau Dolgellau Anglesey, Bangor & Caernarfon North Ceredigion / South Ceredigion Newtown (Mid Wales) Pwllheli Denbighshire Colwyn Bay Wrexham Newark Newark Mansfield Worksop & East Retford Nottingham Loughborough Grantham Lincoln Isle of Wight Isle of Wight Portsmouth / Waterlooville (South East Hampshire) South West Hants (Southampton) 5 In this paragraph— “ Destination Police Station ” means a police station listed in the Police Station Table as being within a Duty Scheme listed in column 1 of the Travel Scheme Table. In relation to a particular Destination Police Station— the “ Destination Duty Scheme ” is the Duty Scheme listed in the Police Station Table as including that Destination Police Station; an “ Attending Duty Scheme ” is a Duty Scheme listed in column 2 of the Travel Scheme Table as corresponding to the Destination Duty Scheme; an “ Attending Duty Scheme Solicitor ” is a Duty Solicitor who is a member of an Attending Duty Scheme; an “ Attending Own Solicitor ” is an Own Solicitor whose Office(s) are situated within the area covered by an Attending Duty Scheme (as set out in the October 2021 version of the Duty Solicitor Postcode Tool ); “ the Police Station Table ” is the table set out in Annex A to version 16 (December 2023) of the 2022 Standard Crime Contract Guidance for reporting crime lower work ; “ the Travel Scheme Table ” is the table following sub-paragraph (4). ; 4 In paragraph 5 (Representation in the Magistrates’ Court)— a in sub-paragraph (A1), after “5A”, insert “or paragraph 5B” ; b in sub-paragraph (2), after “5A”, insert “or paragraph 5B” ; c in sub-paragraph (3)(a)— i after “is a reference to the following proceedings”, insert “other than proceedings referred to in paragraph (c)” ; ii in sub-paragraph (i), after “guilty pleas”, insert “(other than in proceedings referred to in paragraph (b)(vii)); iii omit sub-paragraph (ii); iv in sub-paragraph (iii)— aa after “either way offences”, insert “(other than proceedings referred to in paragraph (b)(vii))” ; and bb at the end, omit “and”; v in sub-paragraph (iv)— aa after “either way offences”, insert “(other than proceedings referred to in paragraph (b)(vii))” ; and bb at the end, insert “and” ; and vi after sub-paragraph (iv), insert— v proceedings arising out of a deferment of sentence (including any subsequent sentence hearing) under Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Sentencing Code relating to— aa either way offences (other than proceedings referred to in paragraph (b)(vii)); or bb low-value shoplifting as defined in section 22A(3) of the Magistrates’ Court Act 1980 (low-value shoplifting to be a summary offence) ; ; d in sub-paragraph (3)(b)— i after “(a)(ia)”, insert “or paragraph (c)” ; ii in sub-paragraph (v), for “Code;”, substitute “Code relating to summary offences (other than low-value shoplifting as defined in section 22A(3) of the Magistrates’ Court Act 1980 (low-value shoplifting to be a summary offence) )” ; 5 After paragraph 5A (Representation in proceedings relating to an injunction under Part 1 of the Antisocial Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 or related parenting order in any court), insert— Representation in the youth court 5B 1 Subject to sub-paragraph (2), this paragraph applies to— a proceedings in the youth court; b subject to sub-paragraph (3), proceedings in a magistrates’ court which is not a youth court— i to which sections 46(1)(a), (b) or (c) of the 1933 Act (assignment of certain matters to youth courts) apply; or ii to which section 18 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (jurisdiction of magistrates’ courts in certain cases involving children and young persons) applies; and c proceedings relating to bail or remand— i which fall within the jurisdiction conferred on the youth court; and ii are heard in a magistrates’ court which is not a youth court. 2 This paragraph does not apply where paragraph 5A applies. 3 a This paragraph does not apply to claims for fees by a litigator who is acting in proceedings referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b), where the condition in paragraph (b) of this sub-paragraph is met. b The condition is that if the charge were brought solely against the assisted person(s)— i the proceedings would not fall within the jurisdiction conferred on the youth court; ii section 46(1) of the 1933 Act (assignment of certain matters to youth courts) would not apply to the proceedings; and iii section 18 of the Child and Young Persons Act 1963 (jurisdiction of magistrates’ courts in certain cases involving children and young persons) would not apply to the proceedings. 4 The fixed amounts and hourly rates for representation in proceedings to which this paragraph applies for— a recording time and to determine whether the Lower or Higher Standard Fee Limit has been reached; and b claiming costs in cases which fall outside the Standard Fee payment schemes, are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph. Representation in the youth court All Areas (£) Routine letter written and telephone calls per item 4.09 Preparation hourly rate 52.15 Advocacy hourly rate (including applications for bail and other applications to the court) 65.42 Hourly rate for attendance at court where Counsel is assigned (including conferences with Counsel at court) 35.68 Travelling and waiting hourly rate (only claimable where the undesignated area fees apply) 27.60 Additional fee for cases which fall outside the Standard Fee payment schemes (only claimable in cases falling under Category 1A or 2A in the table following sub-paragraph (5)) 598.59 5 The fees and fee limits for the Standard Fee payment scheme for representation in proceedings to which this paragraph applies are specified in the table following this sub-paragraph. Higher and Lower Standard Fees table Lower Standard Fee (£) Lower Standard Fee Limit (£) Higher Standard Fee (£) Higher Standard Fee Limit (£) Designated Area Standard Fees Category 1A 884.61 313.19 1,141.17 542.63 Category 1B 232.53 313.19 500.99 542.63 Category 2A 995.73 538.02 1,430.44 896.59 Category 2B 397.14 538.02 831.85 896.59 Undesignated Area Standard Fees Category 1A 822.47 313.19 1,072.74 542.63 Category 1B 182.01 313.19 437.81 542.63 Category 2A 919.96 538.02 1,335.67 896.59 Category 2B 321.37 538.02 737.08 896.59 6 In the table following sub-paragraph (5)— a the reference to “ Category 1A” cases is a reference to the following proceedings (other than proceedings referred to in paragraph (c))— i guilty pleas in proceedings relating to— aa indictable only offences; bb either way offences (other than proceedings referred to in paragraph (b)(vii)); or cc low-value shoplifting as defined in section 22A(3) of the 1980 Act (low-value shoplifting to be a summary offence); ii proceedings relating to— aa indictable only offences; bb either way offences (other than proceedings referred to in paragraph (b)(vii)); or cc low-value shoplifting as defined in section 22A(3) of the 1980 Act (low-value shoplifting to be a summary offence), which are discontinued or withdrawn or where the prosecution offers no evidence; iii proceedings relating to— aa indictable only offences; bb either way offences (other than proceedings referred to in paragraph (b)(vii)); or cc low-value shoplifting as defined in section 22A(3) of the 1980 Act (low-value shoplifting to be a summary offence), which result in a bind over; and iv proceedings arising out of a deferment of sentence (including any subsequent sentence hearing) under Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Sentencing Code relating to— aa indictable only offences; bb either way offences (other than proceedings referred to in paragraph (b)(vii)); or cc low-value shoplifting as defined in section 22A(3) of the 1980 Act (low-value shoplifting to be a summary offence); b the reference to “ Category 1B” cases is a reference to the following proceedings (other than proceedings referred to in paragraph (d))— i summary only guilty pleas (other than proceedings referred to in paragraph (a)(i)(cc)); ii uncontested proceedings arising out of a breach of an order of a magistrates’ court; iii proceedings relating to summary offences which are discontinued or withdrawn or where the prosecution offers no evidence (other than proceedings referred to in paragraph (a)(ii)(cc)); iv proceedings relating to summary offences which result in a bind over (other than proceedings referred to in paragraph (a)(iii)(cc)); v proceedings arising out of a deferment of sentence (including any subsequent sentence hearing) under Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Sentencing Code relating to summary offences (other than proceedings referred to in paragraph (a)(iv)(cc)); vi proceedings prescribed under regulation 9 of the Criminal Legal Aid (General) Regulations 2013 , except where the case was listed and fully prepared for a contested hearing to decide whether an order should be made; and vii proceedings relating to either way offences which must be tried summarily in accordance with section 22 of the 1980 Act (certain offences triable either way to be tried summarily if value involved is small); c the reference to “Category 2A” cases is a reference to the following proceedings — i contested trials relating to— aa indictable only offences; bb either way offences (other than proceedings referred to in paragraph (b)(vii)); or cc low value shoplifting as defined in section 22A(3) of the 1980 Act (low-value shoplifting to be a summary offence); ii proceedings relating to— aa indictable only offences; bb either way offences (other than proceedings referred to in paragraph (b)(vii)); or cc low value shoplifting as defined in section 22A(3) of the 1980 Act (low-value shoplifting to be a summary offence), which were listed and fully prepared for trial but disposed of by a guilty plea on the day of trial before the opening of the prosecution case; iii proceedings relating to— aa indictable only offences; bb either way offences (other than proceedings referred to in paragraph (b)(vii)); or cc low value shoplifting as defined in section 22A(3) of the 1980 Act (low-value shoplifting to be a summary offence), which were listed and fully prepared for trial in the magistrates’ court but are discontinued or withdrawn or where the prosecution offers no evidence or which result in a bind over on the day of trial before the opening of the prosecution case; and iv proceedings relating to— aa indictable only offences; bb either way offences (other than proceedings referred to in paragraph (b)(vii)); or cc low value shoplifting as defined in section 22A(3) of the 1980 Act (low-value shoplifting to be a summary offence), where mixed pleas are entered; d the reference to “ Category 2B” cases is a reference to— i contested trials relating to— aa summary offences (other than proceedings referred to in paragraph (c)(i)(cc)); or bb either way offences which must be tried summarily in accordance with section 22 of the 1980 Act (certain offences triable either way to be tried summarily if value involved is small); ii proceedings relating to— aa summary offences (other than proceedings referred to in paragraph (c)(ii)(cc)); or bb either way offences which must be tried summarily in accordance with section 22 of the 1980 Act (certain offences triable either way to be tried summarily if value involved is small), which were listed and fully prepared for trial in a magistrates’ court but are disposed of by a guilty plea on the day of the trial before the opening of the prosecution case; iii proceedings relating to— aa summary offences (other than proceedings referred to in paragraph (c)(iii)(cc)); or bb either way offences which must be tried summarily in accordance with section 22 of the 1980 Act (certain offences triable either way to be tried summarily if value involved is small), which were listed and fully prepared for trial in the magistrates’ court but are discontinued or withdrawn or where the prosecution offers no evidence or which result in a bind over on the day of trial before the opening of the prosecution case; iv proceedings relating to— aa summary offences (other than proceedings referred to in paragraph (c)(iv)(cc)); or bb either way offences which must be tried summarily in accordance with section 22 of the 1980 Act (certain offences triable either way to be tried summarily if value involved is small), where mixed pleas are entered; v contested proceedings relating to a breach of an order of a magistrates’ court; and vi proceedings prescribed under regulation 9 of the Criminal Legal Aid (General) Regulations 2013 where the case was listed and fully prepared for a contested hearing to decide whether an order should be made. 7 The fees payable to Assigned Counsel for representation in the youth court are subject to the limits specified in the table following paragraph 12. 8 The fixed fee payable to a litigator in respect of a case sent for trial to the Crown Court is £208.61. 9 In this paragraph— “ the 1933 Act ” means the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 ; “ the 1980 Act ” means the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980; “ youth court ” has the same meaning as in section 45(1) (constitution of youth courts) of the 1933 Act. . Application 3 1 These Regulations apply to matters in which a relevant determination is made on or after 6th December 2024. 2 In this regulation, a “ relevant determination ” means a determination made under section 13 (advice and assistance for individuals in custody), section 15 (advice and assistance for criminal proceedings) or section 16 (representation for criminal proceedings) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. Heidi Alexander Minister of State Ministry of Justice 13th November 2024