Revised standard fees in the magistrates' court

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New fees in urban areas
Fees outside these areas
For more information

New fees in urban areas

On 16 April 2007 revised standard fees came into effect in 16 main urban areas.

These fees include a standard element for travel and waiting, which are no longer paid separately to firms working under the scheme.

Revised standard fees apply to work done at courts in an urban area, and to all work done by providers based in an urban area, wherever the work is completed.

The 16 areas where the revised fees apply are:

Brighton and Hove
Bristol
Cardiff
Derby & Erewash
Greater Manchester
Kingston upon Hull
Leeds & Bradford
Leicester
London
Merseyside
Newcastle upon Tyne, including Gateshead, Sunderland, North Tyneside and South Tyneside
Nottingham
Portsmouth
Sheffield
Southampton
West Midlands.

Details of the new fees are in Part E of the General Criminal Contract.

Fees outside these areas

Outside these areas the original system of standard fees continues to apply.

Providers working under this scheme receive a lower standard fee than providers in urban areas. They claim travel and waiting separately using hourly rates.

For more information

We consulted on this scheme. View the paper and response on the CDS>Consultations pages.

Read more about our plans for magistrates’ court work on the Criminal areas of work pages.

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Last updated: 01 November 2007