PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Barristers: Fees and Charges (21 March 2023)
Question Asked
To ask the Attorney General, what her Department's policy is on the parity of fees for prosecution and defence counsels.
Asked by:
Janet Daby (Labour)
Asked by:
Janet Daby (Labour)
Answer
Equality of arms between defence and prosecution is an important principle within the criminal justice system. Following last year’s increase to defence counsel fees, as recommended by the Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid, this Government is providing additional funding to uplift the fees CPS pays to prosecution counsel. This funding restores parity between defence and prosecution counsel. |
Answered by:
Michael Tomlinson (Conservative)
28 March 2023
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