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Supplementary written evidence submitted by Dr Olivia Smith Loughborough University (INV0026)

Costings research

FTE calculations

1 FTE = 1762.5 hours p/year (37.5 hours p/week, 5 national holidays, 4 weeks annual leave)
Mean time per case = 4.5 hours
Based on 60% uptake – see table below for FTE needs per police force area (60% of reported cases x 4.5 hours)
Average salaries based on research below.

Police Force Area	Recorded Rapes (19/20)	SVCA FTE	Staffing Costs
Avon and Somerset	1711	2.6	£116,377
Bedfordshire	707	1.1	£48,088
Cambridgeshire	831	1.3	£56,522
Cheshire	1101	1.7	£74,887
Cleveland	696	1.1	£47,340
Cumbria	451	0.7	£30,676
Derbyshire	920	1.4	£62,576
Devon and Cornwall	1620	2.5	£110,188
Dorset	778	1.2	£52,917
Durham	588	0.9	£39,994
Dyfed-Powys	435	0.7	£29,587
Essex	2174	3.3	£147,869
Gloucestershire	492	0.8	£33,464
Greater Manchester (2018/19)	3809	5.8	£259,077
Gwent	501	0.8	£34,077
Hampshire	2183	3.3	£148,481
Hertfordshire	800	1.2	£54,414
Humberside	935	1.4	£63,596
Kent	2133	3.3	£145,080
Lancashire	1,361	2.1	£92,571
Leicestershire	902	1.4	£61,351
Lincolnshire	895	1.4	£60,875
Merseyside	1200	1.8	£81,620
Metropolitan Police + City of London	7885	12.1 (20% uplift in staff costs)	£643,577
Norfolk	1094	1.7	£74,411
North Wales	702	1.1	£47,748
North Yorkshire	601	0.9	£40,878
Northamptonshire	860	1.3	£58,495
Northumbria	1506	2.3	£102,434
Nottinghamshire	1175	1.8	£79,920
South Wales	1180	1.8	£80,260
South Yorkshire	1602	2.5	£108,963
Staffordshire	1003	1.5	£68,221
Suffolk	997	1.5	£67,813
Surrey	704	1.1	£47,884
Sussex	1677	2.6	£114,065
Thames Valley	2078	3.2	£141,339
Warwickshire	556	0.9	£37,817
West Mercia	1227	1.9	£83,457
West Midlands	3029	4.6	£206,024
West Yorkshire	3409	5.2	£231,870
Wiltshire	510	0.8	£34,689
TOTAL	59,018	-	£4,121,491

Expenses calculations

SVCA expenses range = £1.08 - £68.04 per case
Mean expenses per case = £3.44

Expenses used in 18 cases of the 84 where expenses data were available (22%)
Mean expenses amongst cases where expenses occurred = £16.10

Extrapolated costs @ £3.44 per case = £121,814
Extrapolated costs @ £16.10 per case = £570,117

Advocacy calculations

Used in 1% cases & cost £2415 p/case
If adding London weighting, it’s £2898 p/case
Total 1% (no London weighting) = £855,176
Total 1% (with 47 cases @ London weighting) = £991,382

Training calculations

Cost to set up training depends on desired length and mode of delivery - If universities were able to charge tuition fees, they’d develop the courses at no cost to the taxpayer
Tuition fees for a PGCert are approx. £2000 – 4000 at universities
This would be covered by the solicitor themselves?

Indemnity & Insurance

Cost of solicitors’ insurance etc = approx. £2500 p/year for a firm, although potential 30% increase in premiums
This would be covered by the solicitor themselves?

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Defence solicitor salaries

Average salary	Additional info	Source
£38,392	£31,486 for 1-4 years’ experience, £39,998 for 5-9 years’ experience, £45,000+ for 10+ years’ experience	https://www.payscale.com/research/UK/Job=Criminal_Defense_Lawyer/Salary
£32-,500-£52,500	Wales: £42,968. North West: £32,500. North East: £35,000. West Mids: £37,500. East Mids: £37,500. South West: £47,500. South East £42,500. London £52,500.	https://blog.simplylawjobs.com/average-criminal-lawyer-salary-uk/
£20,000-£50,000	Various job adverts (many don’t provide salary info), snapshot on 15/06/2020. Stratford-upon-Avon: £35,00-£50,000. Essex: £32,000-£40,000. Bristol: £30,000-£40,000. Lancashire: £20,000-£32,000. Birmingham: £25,000-£35,000. London: £30,000-£40,000. Birmingham: £45,000-£55,000.	https://www.indeed.co.uk/Criminal-Defence-Solicitor-jobs?vjk=e4d4311775af43e4
£36,704	Salaries range from £32,761 to £43,666 based on snapshot on 15/06/2020.	https://www.reed.co.uk/average-salary/average-criminal-solicitor-salary
£38,500	More experienced earn £45,000	https://neuvoo.co.uk/salary/?job=Criminal%20Defence%20Solicitor
£25,000 to £40,000	£25,000 to £40,000 outside London. £58,000-£80,000 in London.	https://www.allaboutlaw.co.uk/stage/becoming-a-lawyer/the-truth-about-lawyers-salaries
£32,000-£52,500	£52,500 in London. £32,000-42,000 outside London. In Scotland and Wales, the average salary of a criminal lawyer is just under £43,000 whilst in Northern Ireland the average is around £33,000.	https://www.thelawyerportal.com/free-guides/what-is-a-solicitor/solicitor-salaries/ https://www.thelawyerportal.com/free-guides/areas-legal-practice/how-to-become-a-criminal-lawyer-criminal-law/
£43,000-88,000	Average salaries for all solicitors (not criminal) by region: Greater London - £88,000 South of England - £56,000 Midlands & Wales - £46,000 North of England - £43,000 Average salaries for all solicitors (not criminal) by seniority: Equity partner - £130,000 Salaried partner – £75,000 Associate solicitor - £65,000 In 2018, 49% of private practitioners working full time received a bonus. The median bonus was £5,000 and the mean was £10,725.	https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/law-careers/becoming-a-solicitor/how-much-do-solicitors-earn/
£50-70 an hour		https://fullfact.org/law/legal-aid-lawyers-arent-200-hour/
£24,000-£32,000		https://thesecretbarrister.com/2017/02/24/guest-post-by-defencegirl-the-fallacy-of-the-fat-cat-legal-aid-lawyer/

September 2021

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Legal aid fees

Advocate figures:

All fees listed here are for Junior advocates

Serious sexual offences = Bands 4 (children) and 5 (adult).

Graduated Fee = Basic fee + (No. of days or part days x Daily attendance fee)

	Trial	Guilty or cracked [1] (1st or 2nd third)	Guilty or cracked (final third)
4.1 Rape / Assault by penetration Basic fee Daily attendance fee	£2,000 £525	£1,000	£1,700
4.2 Sexual Assault. Basic fee Daily attendance fee	£1,400 £500	£700	£1,190
4.3 All other offences (unless standard). Basic fee Daily attendance fee	£1,000 £475	£500	£850
5.1 Rape / Assault by penetration Basic fee Daily attendance fee	£1,800 £525	£900	£1,530
5.2 Sexual Assault. Basic fee Daily attendance fee	£1,400 £500	£700	£1,190
5.3 All other offences (unless standard). Basic fee Daily attendance fee	£1,000 £475	£500	£850

If not held on during trial or on first day of main trial listing:

Standard Appearance	£90 per day
Hearings relating to disclosure	£238 full day £130 half day
Hearings relating to the admissibility of evidence	£238 full day £130 half day
Further case management hearing	£100 per day

[1] The ‘guilty or cracked’ refers to cases where there is a guilty plea or other delay on the morning of trial which means that it does not go ahead.