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<p>Figures provided in the statistical publication released on the 2nd January 2014
are available at <a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-aid-statistics-barrister-fee-income-from-public-sources-201213"
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-aid-statistics-barrister-fee-income-from-public-sources-201213"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-aid-statistics-barrister-fee-income-from-public-sources-201213</a>
and show that when including all 4,931 criminal barristers' payments, the mean average
payment for 2012/13 was £72,010. This includes those barristers that may have provided
legal assistance in only a small number of instances within this time period, and
payments from both the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and Legal Aid Agency (LAA).
The release also contains information on the data and methodology used.</p><p> </p><p>The
statistics provided in the publication and supporting documents included VAT and other
additional costs due to the structure of the data obtained from the administrative
systems within LAA, and also those provided by the CPS were aggregated figures that
already included VAT. The basis of the calculations were set out in the publication.</p><p>
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