As you know, Statutory Instrument 2025 No. 1251 gave us the increases in criminal legal aid fees for Lower crime work with effect from December 2025. Those increases will get a brief mention in the presentation and are also covered in Part 1 of this series, Criminal Legal Aid – The December 2025 Fee Increases.
They have now published Statutory Instrument 2026 No. 106 which gives us the increases for Crown Court legal aid with effect from this month – March 2026.
The presentation will concentrate heavily on the increases coming your way this month.
The Statutory Instrument is not an easy read and this presentation will cover the following points:
- The increases in relation to criminal legal aid for Crown Court work where the fee is essentially based upon a page count because the matter has been sent to the Crown Court
- The increases in relation to criminal legal aid for Crown Court work where the matter has been committed for sentence from the Magistrates’ Court to the Crown Court
- The increases in relation to criminal legal aid for Crown Court work where the matter is the subject of an appeal from the Magistrates’ Court to the Crown Court – that may be an appeal against sentence or an appeal against conviction
- The Statutory Instrument also deals with the increases for criminal legal aid fees when dealing with an appeal by way of case stated to the High Court
- The Statutory Instrument also deals with the fees available for assigned counsel in the Adult Magistrates’ Court, Youth Court or High Court
This session will be of use to anyone involved in any capacity in the criminal justice system.
All Levels – this can be picked up throughout anyone’s professional career regardless of experience
The object of the exercise during this presentation is to familiarise you with the important points mentioned in the Statutory Instrument such that you are billing your Crown Court cases correctly and not underclaiming
You will learn, amongst other things, the following 3 facts:
1 – The new fees based upon ages of prosecution evidence (PPE)
2 – The new fees regarding committals for sentence
3 – The new fees regarding appeals
This live webinar contains a 45-minute presentation from Colin Beaumont, a 15-minute Q&A session where you can ask any questions you'd like directly to Colin. You can download your own copy of the presentation and resources to refer to during and after the live webinar. The notes that accompany this presentation will contain all the relevant Statutory Instruments in full.
You will be able to actively listen to the course and ask questions to the speaker.
This live webinar provides you with 1 hour of learning.
Attendees will receive a CPD certificate upon completion of this course.
The live webinar begins at 4pm.
The £69 +VAT price includes:
- 45-minutes of topical content
- 15-minute interactive Q&A
- Comprehensive lecture notes
- Digital CPD certificate
Of course! Once you select the live webinar, you will have the option to select the number of tickets you want to purchase, then you can follow the instructions on the screen. Once your payment has been processed, you will then be asked to assign the tickets to those attending. Each delegate will then receive an email with instructions on how to finalise their booking.
Simply get in touch with team@formediagroup.co.uk to request an invoice, you will need to let us know which live webinar you are booking and how many attendees you need to book.
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Colin Beaumont
Colin Beaumont graduated in law in 1981 and qualified as a Barrister in 1982. Colin spent many years advising magistrates before re-qualifying as a solicitor in 1996 and spending 20 years as a solicitor practising/advising on defence work. Colin has been involved in teaching the profession (both solicitors and barristers) for more than 25 years, and continues to do so.
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