The Civil Legal Aid (Procedure and Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
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3 Amendments to the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013
(1) Schedule 1 to the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013 is amended as follows. (2) In Part 1 (Civil Standard Fees)— (a) for paragraph (2) substitute— 2 The fees in Table 1 for Housing do not apply to the Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service. The fees for that service are contained in Table 6(a) in this Part. ; (b) in paragraph 3, in Table 1, in the fourth row (Debt)— (i) in the second column (Standard Fee), for £180 substitute £256, and (ii) in the third column (Escape Fee Threshold), for £540 substitute £768; (c) in paragraph 3, in Table 1, in the sixth row (Housing)— (i) in the second column (Standard Fee), for £157 substitute £223, and (ii) in the third column (Escape Fee Threshold), for £471 substitute £669; (d) for Table 4(a) substitute— Table 4(a): Immigration and Asylum Standard Fees Immigration and Asylum Type of matter | Stage 1 (legal help) | Stage 2a (controlled legal representation) | Stage 2b (controlled legal representation) Asylum | £559 | £274 | £685 Immigration – non asylum | £317 | £274 | £549 (e) for Table 4(aa) substitute— Table 4(aa): Immigration and Asylum Standard Fees – online system appeals Immigration and Asylum: online procedure appeals Type of matter | Stage 2d (appeals without a hearing) | Stage 2e (appeals with a hearing) Asylum | £808 | £1,219 Immigration – non asylum | £759 | £1,033 (f) in Table 4(b) (Additional Payment – UKVI Interview), for “£266” substitute “£360”; (g) in Table 4(ba) (Additional Payment – National Referral Mechanism), for “£150” substitute “£203”; (h) for Table 4(c) substitute— Table 4(c): Additional Payments for Advocacy (including Online Procedure Advocacy) Services Activity | Advocacy Services Standard Fee Oral Case Management Review Hearing | £183 Telephone Case Management Review Hearing | £99 Substantive Hearing in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal | Asylum - £332 Substantive Hearing in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal | Immigration - £261 Additional Day Substantive Hearing | Asylum - £177 Immigration - £177 (i) omit Table 4(ca); (j) for Table 4(d) substitute— Table 4(d): Immigration Removal Centres Standard Fees (for Exclusive Schedule Holders only) On Site Surgery – advising 5 or more clients | £497 On Site Surgery – advising 4 clients or fewer | £249 Standby Payment | £47 (k) omit Table 6; (l) for Table 6(a) substitute— Table 6(a): Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS) Activity | Standard Fee | Escape Fee Threshold HLPAS Stage One: early legal advice | £223 | £669 HLPAS Stage Two: in-court duty scheme | £108 (London rate) | N/A £102 (Non-London rate) (3) In Part 2 (Hourly Rates - Controlled Work)— (a) for the heading in Table 7(a) substitute “Mental Health, Claims Against Public Authorities, Public Law, Education and Community Care”; (b) after Table 7(a) insert— Table 7(aa): Immigration and Asylum and Housing and Debt Activity | London Rate | Non-London Rate Preparation, Attendance and Advocacy | £69.30 per hour | £65.35 per hour Travel and Waiting Time | £34.65 per hour | £32.70 per hour Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls | £5.35 per item | £5.20 per item (c) for the heading in Table 7(b), substitute “Family and Miscellaneous (employment)”; (d) for the heading of Table 7(c), substitute “Family help (lower) and related legal help in relation to section 31 of the Children Act 1989”; (e) omit Table 7(d); (f) for Table 8(a) substitute— Table 8(a): Immigration and Asylum - Escape Fee Cases Controlled Legal Representation Activity | London Rate | Non-London Rate Preparation and Attendance | £69.30 per hour | £65.35 per hour Travel and Waiting Time | £34.65 per hour | £32.70 per hour Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls | £5.35 per item | £5.20 per item Advocacy | £72.35 per hour | £72.35 per hour (g) for Table 8(c) substitute— Table 8(c): Controlled Legal Representation — Immigration and Asylum hourly rates cases Activity | London Rate | Non-London Rate Preparation and Attendance | £69.30 per hour | £65.35 per hour Travel and Waiting Time | £34.65 per hour | £32.70 per hour Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls | £5.35 per item | £5.20 per item Advocacy | £69.30 per hour | £68.90 per hour
3 Amendments to the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013
(1) Schedule 1 to the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013 is amended as follows. (2) In Part 1 (Civil Standard Fees)— (a) for paragraph (2) substitute— 2 The fees in Table 1 for Housing do not apply to the Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service. The fees for that service are contained in Table 6(a) in this Part. ; (b) in paragraph 3, in Table 1, in the fourth row (Debt)— (i) in the second column (Standard Fee), for £180 substitute £256, and (ii) in the third column (Escape Fee Threshold), for £540 substitute £768; (c) in paragraph 3, in Table 1, in the sixth row (Housing)— (i) in the second column (Standard Fee), for £157 substitute £223, and (ii) in the third column (Escape Fee Threshold), for £471 substitute £669; (d) for Table 4(a) substitute— Table 4(a): Immigration and Asylum Standard Fees Immigration and Asylum Type of matter | Stage 1 (legal help) | Stage 2a (controlled legal representation) | Stage 2b (controlled legal representation) Asylum | £559 | £274 | £685 Immigration – non asylum | £317 | £274 | £549 (e) for Table 4(aa) substitute— Table 4(aa): Immigration and Asylum Standard Fees – online system appeals Immigration and Asylum: online procedure appeals Type of matter | Stage 2d (appeals without a hearing) | Stage 2e (appeals with a hearing) Asylum | £808 | £1,219 Immigration – non asylum | £759 | £1,033 (f) in Table 4(b) (Additional Payment – UKVI Interview), for “£266” substitute “£360”; (g) in Table 4(ba) (Additional Payment – National Referral Mechanism), for “£150” substitute “£203”; (h) for Table 4(c) substitute— Table 4(c): Additional Payments for Advocacy (including Online Procedure Advocacy) Services Activity | Advocacy Services Standard Fee Oral Case Management Review Hearing | £183 Telephone Case Management Review Hearing | £99 Substantive Hearing in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal | Asylum - £332 Substantive Hearing in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal | Immigration - £261 Additional Day Substantive Hearing | Asylum - £177 Immigration - £177 (i) omit Table 4(ca); (j) for Table 4(d) substitute— Table 4(d): Immigration Removal Centres Standard Fees (for Exclusive Schedule Holders only) On Site Surgery – advising 5 or more clients | £497 On Site Surgery – advising 4 clients or fewer | £249 Standby Payment | £47 (k) omit Table 6; (l) for Table 6(a) substitute— Table 6(a): Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS) Activity | Standard Fee | Escape Fee Threshold HLPAS Stage One: early legal advice | £223 | £669 HLPAS Stage Two: in-court duty scheme | £108 (London rate) | N/A £102 (Non-London rate) (3) In Part 2 (Hourly Rates - Controlled Work)— (a) for the heading in Table 7(a) substitute “Mental Health, Claims Against Public Authorities, Public Law, Education and Community Care”; (b) after Table 7(a) insert— Table 7(aa): Immigration and Asylum and Housing and Debt Activity | London Rate | Non-London Rate Preparation, Attendance and Advocacy | £69.30 per hour | £65.35 per hour Travel and Waiting Time | £34.65 per hour | £32.70 per hour Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls | £5.35 per item | £5.20 per item (c) for the heading in Table 7(b), substitute “Family and Miscellaneous (employment)”; (d) for the heading of Table 7(c), substitute “Family help (lower) and related legal help in relation to section 31 of the Children Act 1989”; (e) omit Table 7(d); (f) for Table 8(a) substitute— Table 8(a): Immigration and Asylum - Escape Fee Cases Controlled Legal Representation Activity | London Rate | Non-London Rate Preparation and Attendance | £69.30 per hour | £65.35 per hour Travel and Waiting Time | £34.65 per hour | £32.70 per hour Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls | £5.35 per item | £5.20 per item Advocacy | £72.35 per hour | £72.35 per hour (g) for Table 8(c) substitute— Table 8(c): Controlled Legal Representation — Immigration and Asylum hourly rates cases Activity | London Rate | Non-London Rate Preparation and Attendance | £69.30 per hour | £65.35 per hour Travel and Waiting Time | £34.65 per hour | £32.70 per hour Routine Letters Out and Telephone Calls | £5.35 per item | £5.20 per item Advocacy | £69.30 per hour | £68.90 per hour
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