CPS witness expenses: overnight allowances
Overnight allowances are where you, as a witness, have to spend the night away from home.
| Allowances payable | Amount |
|---|---|
| Either attendance overnight in inner London (within five miles of Charing Cross), Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and Newcastle upon Tyne | £95.00 |
| Or attendance overnight elsewhere | £65.00 |
| Plus: night subsistence allowance | £21.00 |
| Plus: personal incidental allowance | £5.00 |
The CPS will normally arrange the hotel accommodation and pay for it. In such circumstances, the witness will receive only the night subsistence allowance and the personal incidental allowance.
These are fixed amounts towards the cost of meals, refreshments, accommodation and other expenses where you have to stay away from home. The overnight allowance covers an absence of 24 hours and day subsistence is then only paid if you were away for more than 24 hours.
Witnesses who stay with family or friends overnight will receive, in place of the above, a single payment:
| Allowance when staying with family or friends | Amount |
|---|---|
| Night subsistence allowance | £25 |
