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Prosecuting Counsel are paid under the terms of the Prosecution Fee Scheme ruling at the point of briefing.
The scheme provides a formulaic approach to calculating fees taking into account a range of cost factors including the number of defendants, type of counsel, volume of evidence, number of witnesses and length of trial.
Payment is generally made at completion of a case on the basis of a detailed record of the work undertaken.
Certain work carried out can be paid on an hourly rate basis. Those rates and details of the type of work for which an hourly rate can be paid are available within the Scheme in Section 6.
The Fees Team can be contacted by email at counselfees@ppsni.gov.uk
All members of external counsel are required to comply with the PPS policies in the conduct of prosecutions, the PPS Advocacy Standards and the PPS Code of Ethics.
Prosecuting Counsel are paid under the terms of the Prosecution Fee Scheme ruling at the point of briefing. The most recent scheme, Scheme C, was introduced on 3rd August 2015.