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Pay rates and schemes
On this page:
- Payment dates
- Summary of changes from 1 Jul 08
- Pay rates for cases started before 1 October 2007
- Fee schemes for cases started or certificates issued on or after 1 October 2007
- For more information
Payment dates
The proposed payment dates for the second half of 2007 are set out in the table on the Payment Dates page.
The dates may change but we will tell providers in advance where possible.
Summary of changes from 1 Jul 08
As part of our agreement with The Law Society, changes to fee schemes took effect on 1 Jul 08.
See Documents for a summary and the individual fee schemes pages below for full details.
Pay rates for cases started before 1 October 2007
| Scheme | Applicable |
|---|---|
| Cases covered by hourly rates | All cases |
| Tailored Fixed Fees | For cases started before 1 Oct 07 |
| Family Graduated Fees | All cases |
Please visit the Guidance on fees and funding page for further guidance.
Fee schemes for cases started or certificates issued on or after 1 October 2007
| Scheme | Applicable for all cases started on or after |
|---|---|
| Standard fee scheme | 1 Oct 07 |
| Immigration and asylum graduated fee scheme | 1 Oct 07 |
| Family mediation fee scheme | 1 Oct 07 |
| Public law care proceedings graduated fee scheme | 1 Oct 07 |
| Family help - private fee scheme | 1 Oct 07 |
| Mental health fee scheme | 1 Jan 08 |
For more information
See Documents for:
- a Provider Training Pack and update to insert at Section A
- Care proceedings Q&A
- Family Help (Private) Q&A
- Family Mediation Q&A
- Mental Health Q&A
- Immigration & Asylum Q&A.
Last updated: 04 July 2008