SCHEDULE 1
Article 2
Fees to be taken
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Column 1 Number and description of fee |
Column 2 Amount of fee |
1 Attendance |
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1.1 On an application for a justice of the peace to view deserted premises in order to affix notice or to give possession thereof, or to view a highway, bridge or nuisance. |
£50 |
2 Case for the opinion of High Court |
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2.1 On an application to state a case for the opinion of the High Court under section 111 Magistrates’ Courts Act 19803: drawing of case, copies, taking recognizance as required by section 114 of that Act and enlargement and renewal of such recognizance. |
£400 |
2.2 On a request for a certificate of refusal to state a case. |
£100 |
3 Certificate |
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3.1 On a request for a certificate not otherwise charged. |
£40 |
4 Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines |
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4.1 On a request for a certificate of satisfaction. |
£15 |
5 Council tax and rates |
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5.1 On an application for a liability order (each defendant). |
£3 |
Commitment |
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5.2 On a request for the issue of a complaint (or application) and the issue of a summons or a warrant of arrest without issuing a summons. |
£25 |
5.3 On a request for the issue of a warrant of arrest if the summons is not obeyed. |
£25 |
5.4 On a request for the making of a commitment order. |
£40 |
6 Copy Documents |
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6.1 On a request for a copy of a document (other than where fee 6.2 applies)— |
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(a) for ten pages or less; |
£5 |
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(b) for each subsequent page. Where a fee has been paid for a summons, order or warrant no fee will be charged for a copy of that document. |
50p |
6.2 On a request for a copy of a document on a computer disk or in other electronic form, for each such copy. |
£5 |
7 Duplicate |
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7.1 On a request for the duplicate of a document. Fee 7.1 includes a copy or part copy (extract) of a document that is held or supplied by the court that is not otherwise charged (including the transcription of the notes of a justices’ clerk or an assistant to a justices’ clerk). |
£15 |
8 Proceedings under the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 19784 |
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8.1 On an application for an order for financial provision (excluding an application to vary or revoke such an order or in respect of an application for an order made to the benefit of, or against, a person residing outside the United Kingdom). |
£175 |
9 Proceedings under the Family Law Act 19865 |
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9.1 On an application for a declaration of parentage (each child). |
£130 |
10 Proceedings under the Children Act 19896 |
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10.1 On an application for an order in form C1 (free-standing application) or form C2 (application in existing proceedings) or request for permission to apply for an order in form C2 under the following provisions of the Children Act 1989— |
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(a) section 4(1)(c) or (3) or 4A(1)(b) or (3)7 (parental responsibility); |
£175 |
(b) section 5(1) or 6(7) (guardians); |
£175 |
(c) section 10(1) or (2) (section 8 orders); |
£175 |
(d) section 13(1) (change of child’s surname or removal from jurisdiction while residence order in force); |
£175 |
(e) section 14A(3) or (6)(a), 14C(3) or 14D(1)8 (special guardianship orders); |
£140 |
(f) section 25 (secure accommodation order); |
£150 |
(g) section 33(7) (change of child’s surname or removal from jurisdiction while care order in force); |
£150 |
(h) section 34(2), (3), (4) or (9) (contact with child in care); |
£150 |
(i) section 36(1) (education supervision order); |
£150 |
(j) section 39 (variation or discharge etc of care and supervision orders); |
£150 |
(k) section 43(1) (child assessment order); |
£150 |
(l) sections 44, 45 and 46 (emergency protection order); |
£150 |
(m) section 48 (warrant to assist person exercising powers under emergency protection order); |
£150 |
(n) section 50 (recovery order); |
£150 |
(o) section 79K (cancellation, variation or removal or imposition of condition of registration of child minder or day carer); |
£150 |
(p) section 102 (warrant to assist person exercising powers to search for children or inspect premises); |
£150 |
(q) paragraph 1(1) or (4), 2(1) or (5), 5(6), 6(5), (7) or (8), 8(2), 10(2), 11 or 14(1) of Schedule 1 (financial provision for children); |
£175 |
(r) paragraph 19(1) of Schedule 2 (approval of court for child in care of local authority to live abroad); |
£150 |
(s) paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 (extension of supervision order); |
£150 |
(t) paragraph 15(2) or 17(1) of Schedule 3 (extension or discharge of education supervision order); |
£150 |
(u) paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 8 (appeals concerning foster parenting). |
£150 |
10.2 In relation to proceedings under section 31 of the Children Act 1989 (care and supervision orders)— |
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(a) on an application; |
£2,225 |
(b) where an issues resolution hearing or pre-hearing review has been listed, at least 14 days before the day on which that hearing is listed; |
£700 |
(c) where a final hearing has been listed, at least 14 days before the day on which the final hearing is listed; |
£1900 |
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Notes to fee 10.2 only Where a final order is made at a case management conference, £500 of the amount paid under fee 10.2(a) will be refunded. |
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Where the court lists more than one issues resolution hearing or pre-hearing review, the fee is payable only once. |
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Where proceedings are consolidated with other proceedings, any fee which falls to be paid after the date on which the proceedings are consolidated is payable only once. |
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Where a fee is paid under fee 10.2(b) or (c) in relation to a hearing that is cancelled, for example, because a final order is made at earlier hearing, the application is withdrawn, or the hearing is no longer needed, the fee will be refunded. A refund will not be given if the hearing is adjourned to a later date or to a date to be fixed. |
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Notes to fees 10.1 and 10.2 Where an application requires the permission of the court, the relevant fee is payable when permission is sought but no further fee will be charged if permission is granted and the application is made. |
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Where an application is made or permission is sought under or relating to provisions of the Children Act 1989 which are listed in two or more different numbered fees, only one fee is payable, and if those fees are different, only the highest fee is payable. |
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Where an application is made or permission is sought under or relating to two or more provisions of the Children Act 1989 which are listed in the same numbered fee, that fee is payable only once. |
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Where the same application is made or permission is sought in respect of two or more children at the same time, only one fee is payable in respect of each numbered fee. |
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11 Proceedings under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 19909 |
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11.1 On an application under section 30 (parental order). |
£175 |
12 Proceedings under the Child Support Act 199110 |
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12.1 On an application for a liability order. |
£40 |
12.2 On commencing an appeal under section 2011. |
£13... |
