The Criminal Defence Service (Funding) (Amendment) Order 2008

• Citation: S.I. 2008/957
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Defence Service (Funding) (Amendment) Order 2008 and comes into force on 24th April 2008.

(2) In this Order “the 2007 Order ” means the Criminal Defence Service (Funding) Order 2007 .

Section 2 Amendments to the 2007 Order

In article 3(6A) of the 2007 Order, after “Cases” insert “, except as provided in paragraph 25 of Schedule 2”.

Section 3 Amendments to the 2007 Order

After paragraph 24 of Schedule 2 to the 2007 Order insert—

Very High Cost Cases

(25)

(1) This paragraph applies where, in a Very High Cost Case, a litigator instructs an advocate who is not a member of a Very High Cost Case (Crime) Panel, in accordance with the contract.

(2) The litigator may claim payment from the Commission in respect of work undertaken by the advocate and authorised in accordance with the contract.

(3) Where such a claim is made, the Commission must pay the litigator at rates no higher than the rates set out in the tables following this paragraph.

(4) In this paragraph “the contract” means the Very High Cost Case contract for panel members, made between the Commission and panel members and dated 2nd April 2008 .

(5) In the tables following this paragraph—

(a) a reference in the first table to a category is a reference to that category as defined in the contract;

(b) a reference in the first table to a level A or B solicitor-advocate is a reference to a level A or B solicitor-advocate as defined in the contract;

(c) a reference in the second table to a junior includes a solicitor-advocate.

Category 1

£

Category 2

£

Category 3

£

Category 4

£

Preliminary hearing

£

Half day

£

Full day

£