Consultation outcome

Reforming the Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme

From:
Ministry of Justice and Legal Aid Agency
Published
5 January 2017
Last updated
26 April 2018 — See all updates
This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
This consultation has concluded

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Consultation response

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Equalities statement

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Impact assessment

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Impact assessment: additional tables

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Crynodeb Cymraeg – Diwygio’r Cynllun Ffioedd Graddedig i Eiriolwyr

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Detail of outcome

This is the government response to the consultation, it provides a summary of the responses received on our proposals, our conclusions and next steps in relation to the consultation.

Annex 3: Banding of offences in the Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme

Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on proposals for the reform of the funding scheme which pays advocates to defend clients in the Crown Court.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
to

Consultation description

This consultation paper sets out proposals for the reform of the funding scheme which pays advocates to defend clients in the Crown Court. The government is seeking views on all aspects of these proposals. In particular, the government would like to hear views specifically on:

  • the graduated fee bundle
  • categorisation of offences and standard cases
  • early guilty pleas and cracked trials
  • special preparation
  • other aspects of the scheme design
  • equalities matters

Updates to this page

Published 5 January 2017
Last updated 26 April 2018 + show all updates

  1. Impact assessment: additional tables published.

  2. Consultation response published.

  3. First published.

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