Advocacy
Through continued negotiation with the Bar Council, the CPS has laid the foundation for new remuneration arrangements and allowed for the creation of Advocate Panels. Both the new fee scheme and Advocate Panels will be introduced in 2011-12. The Advocate Panel application process was launched on 31 March 2011, with applications due by 31 July. The process will conclude in autumn 2011. The development of Advocate Panels will create smaller, time-limited panels of high quality self-employed advocates to meet the CPS business need. Monitoring of our Core Quality Standards will help us to ensure that the new panels deliver high quality advocacy while delivering improved value for money. The new fee arrangements, which will help reduce the cost of Crown Court advocacy and simplify the administration of fees, are an important strand in our approach to meeting the demands of the spending review.
