This document is intended to clarify the Manual of Guidance (MoG) in relation to:

This guidance is provided in order to assist with the practical application of the Crown Prosecution Service Fee Schemes with reference to the Long Stop Date (1st August 2012).

This document is intended to assist with the payment of the more complex fee scenarios in Graduated Fee Scheme C.

The CPS Very High Cost Cases Terms of Appointment has been revised. The document defines the services which the CPS expects of internal and external advocates in the preparation of cases and invoicing of fees which fall to be paid in accordance with the Very High Cost Case (VHCC) fee scheme.

This document is intended to assist with the payment of the more complex fee scenarios in Graduated Fee Scheme C.

This bulletin deals with how to remunerate counsel for hearings held in accordance with the Better Case Management initiative, including remuneration for Plea and Trial Preparation hearings (PTPH) Further Case Management Hearings (FCMH) and Compliance Hearings. The bulletin also contains guidance on the payment of main hearings at these hearings.

This fees bulletin details the position in relation to the remuneration of advocates, should a QC or level 4 advocate be instructed to conduct Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) preparation and advocacy work.

This fees bulletin clarifies a number of points raised recently in relation to page counts and the formal definition of a case being adjourned for trial.

This bulletin amends and clarifies Fees Bulletin number 2 of 2015 in relation to Practice Direction on Better Case Management (BCM).

This is the second Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Annual Hate Crime Report, and brings together information on CPS performance in prosecuting racist and religious hate crime, transphobic and homophobic crime and disability incidents.