Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 19th February 2021.

Amendment of the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013

2. —(1)The Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013( 2 ) are amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 1 (advocates’ graduated fee scheme)—

(a) in the table that follows paragraph 17A(2), for “£59.01” substitute “£59.09”.

(3) In Schedule 2 (litigators’ graduated fee scheme)—

(a) for paragraph 20A(2), substitute—

“ (2) In any case to which this paragraph applies, a fee (“the basic consideration fee”) is payable to a litigator in respect of the consideration of unused material whether or not such consideration has actually occurred. ” ;

(b) omit the table that follows paragraph 20A(2);

(c) after paragraph 20A(2), insert—

“ (2A) The basic consideration fee in sub-paragraph (2) is £64.68. ” .

Savings

3. The amendments made by these Regulations have no effect in relation to representation orders made before 19th February 2021.