1. This document sets out the approach taken by the Crown Prosecution Service to paying Graduated Fee Scheme (GFS) F cases where a Crown Advocate (CA) returns a brief to an external advocate at the Bar or an external advocate at the Bar returns a brief to a CA.
2. …
Information relating to external advocatesCPS operational information
This document provides a step-by-step guide to the processing of graduated fees and the appeal procedure.
The case concludes at court.
The Fees Clerk issues a Purchase Order which is sent to Chambers.
If Chambers agree that the payment is correct, the order is accepted (flipped) and a…
Table 1: Fees for confiscation proceedings with 50 pages or less and fees for second and subsequent days in all confiscation hearings
These rates apply to confiscation proceedings with 50 pages or less for each day or half day that the confiscation hearing lasts.
These rates should also…
Fixed Fees for which uplifts are paid for additional defendantsNo.Fee TypeJunior or Sole AdvocateLeading JuniorKing’s CounselCode1Plea & Trial Preparation Hearing (PTPH)£145£221£291BPD2Further Case Management Hearing (FCMH)£116£175£232FCM3Full Day Admissibility, Abuse of Process, Disclosure,…
Table of Fees for Effective Trial and Cracked Trial Main Hearings
Junior Alone
King's Counsel
Led Junior
Leading Junior
Table of Fees for Guilty Plea Main Hearings
Junior Alone
King's Counsel
Led Junior
Leading Junior
Table of Trial Daily (refresher)…
Class A: Homicide and related grave offences
Offence
Contrary to
Class
Murder
Common law
A
Manslaughter
Common law
A
Causing explosion likely to endanger…
N.B. - this list does not specify the Act and must therefore be cross-referenced with Graduated Fee Scheme F Annex 2 - Table of Offences - Class Order
Offence
Class
Abandonment of child under two
C
Abduction of defective from parent
D
…
Information relating to external advocatesCPS operational information
This Fees Bulletin outlines changes to the CPS fee arrangements relating to Unduly Lenient Sentence referrals, which will come into effect on 2 May 2023.
Initial advice from the Trial advocate
At the end of the substantive case, the trial advocate provides a written advice should they…
This fees bulletin outlines the CPS fee arrangements in respect of magistrates’ court and the Youth Court work undertaken by external advocates on or after 2 May 2023.
Sessional Fees
The table below sets out the fee rates which apply to all magistrates’ courts and Youth…
This fees bulletin outlines changes to the Very High Cost Case (VHCC) Fee Scheme, which will come into effect on 2 May 2023.
Rates of remuneration
With effect from 2 May 2023 a 15% increase will be applied to all VHCC fee rates. The new rates are set out in the table below and…
