Core Documents

Practice Direction

Practice Direction – Costs in Criminal Cases

Primary legislation

Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 ss 16–21

Access to Justice Act 1999 ss 12–18

Secondary legislation

Crown Court Rules 1982 - SI 1982/1109

Costs in Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986 - SI 1986/1335

Crown Prosecution Service (Witnesses’ etc Allowances) Regulations 1988 – SI 1988/1862

Criminal Defence Service (Funding) Order 2001 - SI 2001/855
Criminal Defence Service (Recovery of Defence Costs Orders) Regulations 2001 - SI 2001/856

Criminal Defence Service (Choice in Very High Cost Cases) Regulations 2001 – SI 2001/1169
Criminal Defence Service (General) (No.2) Regulations 2001 - SI 2001/1437

Crown Court (Confiscation, Restraint and Receivership) Rules 2003 – SI 2003/421

Guidance Notes

Guidance Notes: Costs orders against an LSC funded client and against the LSC under Section 11(1) of the Access to Justice Act 1999 http://www.courtservice.gov.uk/using_courts/guides_notices/notices/scco/guide/section25.htm