The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

• Citation: S.I. 2026/106
• Sections: 10

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 3rd March 2026.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Section 2 Amendments to the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013

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

(2) Schedule 2 is amended as set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

(3) Schedule 4 is amended as set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Section 3 Application and transitional provision

(1) These Regulations apply to services provided following a relevant determination.

(2) In this regulation, “ relevant determination ” means a determination made on an application for services under section 13 (advice and assistance for individuals in custody), 15 (advice and assistance for criminal proceedings) or 16 (representation for criminal proceedings) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 on or after 3rd March 2026.

Section 1

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 and guilty pleas) substitute—

Basic fees for cracked trials and guilty pleas (£)

Section 2

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—

Basic fees for trials (£)

Section 3

In paragraph 8 (cracked trials and guilty pleas where the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-off), for the two tables following sub-paragraph (2) (table of final fees in cracked trials and table of final fees in guilty pleas) substitute—

Table of final fees in cracked trials

Table of final fees in guilty pleas

Section 4

In paragraph 9 (trials where the number of pages of prosecution evidence exceeds the PPE Cut-off), for the table following sub-paragraph (2) (table of final fees in trials) substitute—

Table of final fees in trials

Section 5

For the table following paragraph 19 (fixed fees), substitute—

Fixed fees

Section 1

In paragraph 9 (representation on an appeal by way of case stated), for the table following sub-paragraph (1) substitute—

Representation on an appeal by way of case stated in the High Court

Section 2

In paragraph 12 (payment for Assigned Counsel)—

(a) for sub-paragraph (1), substitute—

(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies to the fees payable to Assigned Counsel for representation in the High Court, the family court or a county court in proceedings prescribed as criminal proceedings under section 14(h) of the Act.

(b) for sub-paragraph (3) and the table following sub-paragraph (3), substitute—

(3) The fees payable to Assigned Counsel for representation in a magistrates’ court or youth court or in the High Court on an appeal by way of case stated are subject to the limits specified in the table following this paragraph.

Payment for Assigned Counsel for representation in a magistrates’ court or youth court or in the High Court on an appeal by way of case stated