The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

• Citation: S.I. 2021/80
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 19th February 2021.

Section 2 Amendment of the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013

(1) The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013 are amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 1 (advocates’ graduated fee scheme)—

(a) in the table that follows paragraph 17A(2), for “£59.01” substitute “£59.09”.

(3) In Schedule 2 (litigators’ graduated fee scheme)—

(a) for paragraph 20A(2), substitute—

(2) In any case to which this paragraph applies, a fee (“the basic consideration fee”) is payable to a litigator in respect of the consideration of unused material whether or not such consideration has actually occurred.

(b) omit the table that follows paragraph 20A(2);

(c) after paragraph 20A(2), insert—

(2A) The basic consideration fee in sub-paragraph (2) is £64.68.

Section 3 Savings

The amendments made by these Regulations have no effect in relation to representation orders made before 19th February 2021.