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CHAPTER 2
 
CHAPTER 2
Criminal investigations and freestanding advice1Provided for by Standard Crime Contract (SCC) B.9 and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013 SI No 435 (‘Remuneration Regulations’) reg 8 and Sch 4. See Criminal Bills Assessment Manual (CBAM) 5.
2.1Work types and definitions
2.2Criminal matter type code table
2.3Definition of business day and hours
2.5Investigations conducted other than by a constable2Eg Department for Work and Pensions; Department for Business, Innovation and Skills; local authorities (SCC B0.117–0.144). The definition of constable is at SCC A1.13 ‘Constable’ means a police officer, a British Transport Police officer, an officer of HM Revenue and Customs and any other official with a power of arrest by virtue of his or her office. and all attendances upon witnesses;3SCC B9.3–9.4 states that you may only provide advice and assistance to a witness if there is a complicating factor (as specified in the Contract Guide) but this cannot override the statutory provision. The suggestion in contract guidance that the provision for witnesses is wider than the statutory provision does not appear to be correct. freestanding advice
2.5Claims and claim codes
2.6Outcome codes
2.7Payment
2.10Investigations conducted by a constable4Eg police, HM Revenue and Customs; National Crime Agency. in relation to both suspects and volunteers5SCC B.9.
2.10Advice and assistance
2.11Claims
2.12Claim codes
2.13Outcome codes
2.14Payment
2.14Definition of a matter
2.22Volunteers
2.24Agreements under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
2.25Detainees under Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000
2.26Telephone-only advice
Claim rates
2.28Telephone-only cases
2.31Attendance cases
2.32Fixed fees
Claiming; and claiming more than the fixed fee
Limitation on claims
2.46Definition of duty solicitor cases and enhanced cases
2.48Restrictions on number of claims on the same matter
Bails to return
2.63Escape provisions
Value of claim6See SCC B9.98–9.100.
Calculating the value
2.63Cases outside fixed fees
Advocacy assistance
2.71Disbursements
Method of claiming
 
1     Provided for by Standard Crime Contract (SCC) B.9 and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013 SI No 435 (‘Remuneration Regulations’) reg 8 and Sch 4. See Criminal Bills Assessment Manual (CBAM) 5. »
2     Eg Department for Work and Pensions; Department for Business, Innovation and Skills; local authorities (SCC B0.117–0.144). The definition of constable is at SCC A1.13 ‘Constable’ means a police officer, a British Transport Police officer, an officer of HM Revenue and Customs and any other official with a power of arrest by virtue of his or her office. »
3     SCC B9.3–9.4 states that you may only provide advice and assistance to a witness if there is a complicating factor (as specified in the Contract Guide) but this cannot override the statutory provision. The suggestion in contract guidance that the provision for witnesses is wider than the statutory provision does not appear to be correct. »
4     Eg police, HM Revenue and Customs; National Crime Agency. »
5     SCC B.9. »
6     See SCC B9.98–9.100. »
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