Family Graduated Fees

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About the scheme
Consultation launched
For more information

About the scheme

This scheme provides separate payment during the life of a case. It works alongside our existing arrangements for paying solicitors’ profit costs and disbursements.

Benefits include:

it provides payment as work is done
there is usually no assessment of costs at the end of the case
the amount paid is final and predictable, subject only to a review on the assessment of costs at the conclusion of the case
it provides certainty to both providers and clients.

Consultation launched

The Ministry of Justice and the LSC have published a joint three-month consultation: Reforming the Legal Aid Family Barrister Fee Scheme. It runs from 18 Jun 08 to 10 Sep 08. Visit the Ministry of Justice website to view the consultation.

For more information

See Documents for:

the Community Legal Service (Funding) (Counsel in Family Proceedings) (Amendment) Order 2008 SI 2008 No 666 - this makes consequential changes to the 2001 Order from 1 April 2008 following the introduction of the Public Law Outline, a new case management system for certain public law cases involving children
a marked up copy of the Community Legal Service (Funding) (Counsel in Family Proceedings) Order 2001(as amended) - 1 April 2008.

Please also see Guidance for guidance on the April 2008 FGF changes which support the Public Law Outline.

Please also see Documents for:·

the original Funding Order
the November 2003 Amendments to the Funding Order
explanatory document on the February 2005 changes
revised guidance measures (published February 2005)
a marked up copy of the Funding Order (February 2005)
old and new rates.

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Last updated: 20 June 2008