Barristers: Fees and Charges
(asked on 21st March 2023) - View Source
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, what her Department's policy is on the parity of fees for prosecution and defence counsels.
This question was answered on 28th March 2023
Equality of arms between defence and prosecution is an important principle within the criminal justice system. Following last year’s increase to defence counsel fees, as recommended by the Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid, this Government is providing additional funding to uplift the fees CPS pays to prosecution counsel. This funding restores parity between defence and prosecution counsel. |