Statutory Instruments
2021 No. 497
Legal Aid And Advice, England And Wales
The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021
Made
21st April 2021
Laid before Parliament
23rd April 2021
Coming into force
7th June 2021
The Lord Chancellor makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(3) and 41(1)(a) and (b), and (2)(a) and (b) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012( 1 ).
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 7th June 2021.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
Amendment of the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013
2. In the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013( 2 ), in Schedule 4 (rates payable for the claims specified in regulation 8), after paragraph 3, insert—
“ Advice and Assistance for Pre-Charge Engagement
3A. —(1) The hourly rates for advice and assistance for Pre-Charge Engagement are—
(a) £51.28 in London;
(b) £47.45 outside London.
(2) This Unit of Work is subject to an Upper Limit of £273.75. ”
Robert Buckland
Lord Chancellor
Ministry of Justice
21st April 2021
S.I. 2013/435 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2015/325 , 1369 .