Police station fixed fees

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About these fees
Treatment of VAT when calculating exceptional cases

About these fees

Police station fixed fees came into effect on 14 Jan 08.

These fees control legal aid costs for representing clients in police stations.

The fees are:

sensitive to local conditions
structured to account for the differences in providing services in rural and urban areas.

Treatment of VAT when calculating exceptional cases

A police station fixed fee is paid for all cases that fall under the exceptional case limit. This is set at three times the fixed fee for each scheme.

If the total recorded cost of the case exceeds the exceptional limit, the costs incurred above the limit are paid on top of the fixed fee.

As these have been calculated including VAT, it is the value of the case including VAT that determines whether a case is exceptional or not.

We’ve sent a notice to providers to confirm the VAT position for fixed fees. This also explains the position for exceptional cases and gives an illustrated example.

Last updated: 19 March 2012