The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

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CitationSI 2014/415

2014No. 415

LEGAL AID AND ADVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

26thFebruary2014

27thFebruary2014

20thMarch2014

The Lord Chancellor makes these Regulations( 1) in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(3) and 41(1) to (3) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012( 2).

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 20th March 2014.

(2) In these Regulations, "the 2013 Regulations" means the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013( 3).

Amendments to the 2013 Regulations

2. (1) The 2013 Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) The amendments to Schedule 2 to the 2013 Regulations (Litigators' Graduated Fee Scheme) set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations have effect.

(3) The amendments to Schedule 3 to the 2013 Regulations (Proceedings in the Court of Appeal) set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations have effect.

(4) The amendments to Schedule 4 to the 2013 Regulations (Rates payable for the claims specified in Regulation 8) set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations have effect.

Application and transitional provisions

3. (1) These Regulations apply to matters in which a relevant determination is made on or after 20th March 2014.

(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.

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

Shailesh Vara

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

26th February 2014

SCHEDULE 1

Regulation 2(2)

Amendments to Schedule 2 to the 2013 Regulations

1. Schedule 2 (Litigators' Graduated Fee Scheme) to the 2013 Regulations is amended as follows.

2. In paragraph 6 (Cracked trial or guilty plea where the number of pages of prosecution evidence is less than or equal to the PPE Cut-off), for the table following sub-paragraph (2) (Basic fees for cracked trials of guilty pleas), substitute the following table-

"Basic fees for cracked trials and guilty pleas (£)

Class of Offence

Type of case

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

Cracked trial

904.58

707.32

524.83

859.35

233.03

224.23

224.23

237.00

253.67

904.58

773.86

Guilty plea

680.39

556.11

442.91

646.36

184.70

195.81

195.81

190.97

174.60

680.39

640.84"

3. In paragraph 7 (Trial where the number of pages of prosecution evidence is less than or equal to the PPE Cut-off), for the table following sub-paragraph (2) (Basic fees for trials), substitute the following table-

"Basic fees for trials (£)

Class of Offence

Type of case

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

Trial

1,467.58

1,097.66

739.59

1,394.20

352.72

357.60

357.60

357.75

357.44

1,467.58

1,031.82"

4. In paragraph 7, for the table following sub-paragraph (3) (Length of trial proxy), substitute the following table-

"Length of Trial Proxy

Trial Length in Days

Trial length proxy A

Trial length proxy B

Trial length proxy C

Trial length proxy D

Trial length proxy E

Trial length proxy F

Trial length proxy G

Trial length proxy H

Trial length proxy I

Trial length proxy J

Trial length proxy K

1

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

2

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

3

252.54

452.88

432.51

239.92

716.58

644.94

644.94

703.69

862.39

252.54

574.13

4

769.79

879.65

843.33

731.30

1,033.65

898.77

898.77

1,009.83

1,320.93

769.79

1,140.63

5

1,261.16

1,285.08

1,233.61

1,198.10

1,334.86

1,139.90

1,139.90

1,300.64

1,756.54

1,261.16

1,678.81

6

1,761.17

1,695.98

1,621.20

1,673.12

1,617.11

1,386.43

1,386.43

1,589.05

2,200.59

1,761.17

2,181.04

7

2,253.87

2,102.22

2,011.03

2,141.18

1,915.45

1,632.83

1,632.83

1,879.51

2,637.65

2,253.87

2,713.26

8

2,746.56

2,508.44

2,400.87

2,609.24

2,213.79

1,875.25

1,875.25

2,169.97

3,074.70

2,746.56

3,245.48

9

3,210.92

2,874.04

2,751.71

3,050.38

2,482.29

2,093.45

2,093.45

2,431.38

3,473.43

3,210.92

3,724.49

10

3,675.29

3,239.65

3,102.56

3,491.52

2,750.81

2,311.64

2,311.64

2,692.79

3,872.17

3,675.29

4,203.48

11

4,143.10

3,605.74

3,462.93

3,935.94

3,031.66

2,536.06

2,536.06

2,961.38

4,279.02

4,143.10

4,703.99

12

4,607.74

3,971.38

3,823.47

4,377.35

3,312.59

2,760.47

2,760.47

3,229.64

4,686.22

4,607.74

5,204.80

13

5,072.39

4,337.02

4,175.80

4,818.77

3,593.15

2,983.98

2,983.98

3,492.07

5,086.28

5,072.39

5,705.63

14

5,537.03

4,702.67

4,528.13

5,260.19

3,865.07

3,203.34

3,203.34

3,754.51

5,486.32

5,537.03

6,206.43

15

6,001.68

5,068.31

4,880.46

5,701.59

4,136.15

3,422.69

3,422.69

4,016.95

5,886.37

6,001.68

6,707.21

16

6,466.32

5,433.96

5,232.79

6,143.00

4,407.26

3,642.05

3,642.05

4,279.39

6,286.42

6,466.32

7,207.20

17

6,930.96

5,799.60

5,585.12

6,584.42

4,678.35

3,861.41

3,861.41

4,541.82

6,686.47

6,930.96

7,693.86

18

7,395.60

6,165.24

5,937.45

7,025.83

4,949.45

4,080.76

4,080.76

4,804.26

7,086.52

7,395.60

8,180.52

19

7,860.25

6,530.88

6,289.77

7,467.24

5,220.54

4,300.12

4,300.12

5,066.69

7,486.57

7,860.25

8,667.17

20

8,324.89

6,896.53

6,642.11

7,908.66

5,491.63

4,519.48

4,519.48

5,329.13

7,886.63

8,324.89

9,153.84

21

8,798.40

7,234.27

6,931.61

8,358.47

5,715.66

4,698.94

4,698.94

5,544.96

8,215.37

8,798.40

9,640.50

22

9,271.81

7,571.99

7,221.19

8,808.22

5,939.70

4,878.48

4,878.48

5,760.90

8,544.12

9,271.81

10,127.16

23

9,737.21

7,909.69

7,510.79

9,250.36

6,157.06

5,058.02

5,058.02

5,976.83

8,872.90

9,737.21

10,613.82

24

10,202.62

8,239.72

7,800.39

9,692.49

6,374.43

5,237.57

5,237.57

6,192.76

9,198.07

10,202.62

11,100.48

25

10,668.04

8,569.74

8,088.48

10,134.63

6,591.80

5,417.10

5,417.10

6,405.21

9,519.15

10,668.04

11,587.14

26

11,133.44

8,899.77

8,371.53

10,576.78

6,809.17

5,596.65

5,596.65

6,615.99

9,840.24

11,133.44

12,073.81

27

11,598.84

9,229.80

8,654.60

11,018.90

7,026.53

5,776.19

5,776.19

6,826.76

10,161.33

11,598.84

12,560.46

28

12,064.25

9,559.83

8,937.65

11,461.05

7,243.91

5,955.73

5,955.73

7,037.54

10,482.41

12,064.25

13,047.13

29

12,529.67

9,889.86

9,220.70

11,903.18

7,461.27

6,133.18

6,133.18

7,248.30

10,803.51

12,529.67

13,533.78

30

12,995.07

10,219.88

9,503.75

12,345.31

7,678.63

6,309.59

6,309.59

7,459.07

11,124.59

12,995.07

14,020.44

31

13,460.48

10,549.91

9,786.81

12,787.46

7,896.01

6,486.01

6,486.01

7,669.85

11,445.67

13,460.48

14,507.11

32

13,925.88

10,879.95

10,069.87

13,229.59

8,113.38

6,662.43

6,662.43

7,880.61

11,766.76

13,925.88

14,993.76

33

14,391.30

11,209.97

10,352.92

13,671.73

8,330.74

6,838.84

6,838.84

8,091.39

12,087.84

14,391.30

15,480.43

34

14,856.70

11,540.00

10,635.97

14,113.87

8,548.11

7,015.26

7,015.26

8,302.16

12,408.93

14,856.70

15,967.09

35

15,322.11

11,870.03

10,919.03

14,556.01

8,765.48

7,191.68

7,191.68

8,512.93

12,730.02

15,322.11

16,453.75

36

15,787.52

12,200.05

11,202.09

14,998.14

8,982.84

7,368.10

7,368.10

8,723.70

13,051.10

15,787.52

16,940.41

37

16,252.93

12,530.09

11,485.14

15,440.28

9,200.22

7,544.51

7,544.51

8,934.48

13,372.19

16,252.93

17,427.07

38

16,718.33

12,860.11

11,768.20

15,882.42

9,417.58

7,720.93

7,720.93

9,145.25

13,693.28

16,718.33

17,913.73

39

17,183.74

13,190.13

12,051.25

16,324.55

9,634.94

7,897.35

7,897.35

9,356.02

14,014.36

17,183.74

18,400.40

40

17,622.38

13,492.13

12,163.57

16,741.26

9,722.09

8,027.76

8,027.76

9,447.16

14,282.00

17,622.38

18,865.89

41

18,063.40

13,796.43

12,277.13

17,160.24

9,811.54

8,158.44

8,158.44

9,539.40

14,551.22

18,063.40

19,334.83

42

18,504.54

14,100.82

12,390.73

17,579.32

9,901.04

8,289.12

8,289.12

9,631.68

14,820.51

18,504.54

19,803.93

43

18,945.79

14,405.31

12,504.33

17,998.51

9,990.58

8,419.82

8,419.82

9,723.97

15,089.84

18,945.79

20,273.20

44

19,387.15

14,709.89

12,617.96

18,417.79

10,080.16

8,550.52

8,550.52

9,816.28

15,359.23

19,387.15

20,742.61

45

19,828.61

15,014.56

12,731.61

18,837.18

10,169.77

8,681.22

8,681.22

9,908.63

15,628.69

19,828.61

21,212.18

46

20,270.18

15,319.32

12,845.28

19,256.68

10,259.43

8,811.94

8,811.94

10,000.97

15,898.19

20,270.18

21,681.91

47

20,711.85

15,624.18

12,958.98

19,676.26

10,349.13

8,942.66

8,942.66

10,093.35

16,167.76

20,711.85

22,151.80

48

21,153.65

15,929.14

13,072.69

20,095.97

10,438.87

9,073.39

9,073.39

10,185.75

16,437.38

21,153.65

22,621.84

49

21,595.54

16,234.19

13,186.44

20,515.76

10,528.64

9,204.12

9,204.12

10,278.16

16,707.05

21,595.54

23,092.04

50

22,037.53

16,539.33

13,300.19

20,935.66

10,618.45

9,334.88

9,334.88

10,370.61

16,976.79

22,037.53

23,562.39

51

22,479.65

16,844.56

13,413.98

21,355.67

10,708.32

9,465.63

9,465.63

10,463.06

17,246.59

22,479.65

24,032.91

52

22,921.86

17,149.88

13,527.78

21,775.77

10,798.21

9,596.40

9,596.40

10,555.54

17,516.43

22,921.86

24,503.58

53

23,364.19

17,455.30

13,641.60

22,195.99

10,888.15

9,727.16

9,727.16

10,648.04

17,786.33

23,364.19

24,974.41

54

23,806.62

17,760.82

13,755.44

22,616.29

10,978.13

9,857.94

9,857.94

10,740.56

18,056.29

23,806.62

25,445.40

55

24,249.16

18,066.42

13,869.31

23,036.69

11,068.14

9,988.72

9,988.72

10,833.10

18,326.31

24,249.16

25,916.54

56

24,691.80

18,372.13

13,983.20

23,457.22

11,158.20

10,119.52

10,119.52

10,925.66

18,596.39

24,691.80

26,387.85

57

25,134.56

18,677.92

14,097.11

23,877.83

11,248.29

10,250.32

10,250.32

11,018.24

18,866.52

25,134.56

26,859.31

58

25,577.42

18,983.81

14,211.04

24,298.55

11,338.39

10,381.13

10,381.13

11,110.84

19,136.71

25,577.42

27,330.92

59

26,020.39

19,289.79

14,325.00

24,719.38

11,428.49

10,511.95

10,511.95

11,203.47

19,406.96

26,020.39

27,802.70

60

26,463.47

19,595.86

14,438.97

25,140.29

11,518.59

10,642.77

10,642.77

11,296.10

19,677.26

26,463.47

28,274.63

61

26,906.66

19,902.03

14,552.97

25,561.32

11,608.70

10,773.60

10,773.60

11,388.77

19,947.62

26,906.66

28,746.72

62

27,349.94

20,208.30

14,666.99

25,982.45

11,698.80

10,904.44

10,904.44

11,481.46

20,218.04

27,349.94

29,218.96

63

27,793.35

20,514.64

14,781.02

26,403.69

11,788.90

11,035...

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