APPENDIX O
Magistrates’ court fees
These figures apply to all cases with a representation order dated on or after 1 April 2016.
This table sets out the fees and fee limits for the standard fee payment scheme for representation in a magistrates’ court.
Higher and lower standard fees table
| Lower Standard Fee (£) | Lower Standard Fee Limit (£) | Higher Standard Fee (£) | Higher Standard Fee Limit (£) |
Designated area standard fees | | | | |
Category 1A | 248.71 | 272.34 | 471.81 | 471.85 |
Category 1B | 202.20 | 272.34 | 435.64 | 471.85 |
Category 2 | 345.34 | 467.84 | 723.35 | 779.64 |
Undesignated area standard fees | | | | |
Category 1A | 194.68 | 272.34 | 412.30 | 471.85 |
Category 1B | 158.27 | 272.34 | 380.70 | 471.85 |
Category 2 | 279.45 | 467.84 | 640.94 | 779.64 |
Representation in a magistrates’ court
Hourly rates (for recording time and to determine whether the lower or -higher standard fee limit has been reached; and for claiming costs in cases which fall outside the standard fee payment scheme).
| All areas |
Routine letters written and telephone calls per item | £3.56 |
Preparation hourly rate | £45.35 |
Advocacy hourly rate (including applications for bail and other applications to the court) | £56.89 |
Hourly rate for attendance at court where counsel is assigned (including conferences with counsel at court) | £31.03 |
Travelling and waiting hourly rate (only claimable where the undesignated area fees apply) | £24.00 |