§ Mr. Michael Brownasked the Attorney-General what level of remuneration the Crown Prosecution Service is offering to banisters for (i) a half day's session and (ii) a whole day's session in the magistrates' court.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe level of remuneration that the Crown prosecution service is at present offering to banisters for a half-day's session of full-list advocacy in the magistrates courts is £60; for a whole-day session, the remuneration is £85. These are minimum rates, and chief Crown prosecutors have discretion to pay higher rates having regard to(a) the distance of the nearest barristers' chambers to the court; and (b) the level of remuneration prevailing before the establishment of the Crown prosecution service. Further discussions with the Bar on the level of remuneration are envisaged. The Crown prosecution service is only established in the former metropolitan counties outside London and in Northumberland and Durham.
§ Mr. Michael Brownasked the Attorney-General what is the level of remuneration (a) currently paid and (b) proposed to be paid by the Crown prosecution service to solicitors who undertake (i) a half day's session and (ii) a whole day's session in the magistrates' court.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe level of remuneration currently paid and proposed to be paid by the Crown prosecution service to solicitors who undertake advocacy in magistrates' courts is at the discretion of chief Crown prosecutors. The rates vary from area to area and between different localities within the same area, having regard to local circumstances.