Consultation outcome

Amending the Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme

This consultation has concluded

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Detail of outcome

This is the government response to the consultation, it provides a summary of the responses received on our proposals, our conclusions and next steps in relation to the consultation.

Following a Freedom of Information request, a list of organisations that responded to the consultation has also been published.


Original consultation

Summary

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.

This consultation was held on another website.

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Consultation description

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.

Published 31 August 2018
Last updated 14 January 2019 + show all updates
  1. List of organisations that responded to the consultation published.

  2. Consultation response published.

  3. Deadline extended to 12 October 2018.

  4. First published.