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Amending the Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme

Seeking views on proposals for allocating an additional £15 million of spending to the Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme and proposals for distributing this additional expenditure.

Last fetched 03 May 2026 · gov.uk

Detail

This consultation brings forward proposals for allocating an additional £15 million of spending to the Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS). AGFS is the fee scheme through which criminal defence advocates are paid for carrying out publicly funded work in the Crown Court.

Documents

Consultation response application/pdf Impact assessment application/pdf Equality statement application/pdf Welsh language translation (executive summary) application/pdf Banding of Offences in the Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme (Version 1.2) application/pdf List of responding organisationsapplication/pdf