11/04/2025

As of 8 April 2025 a number of court fees have changed. 

These changes have been brought into effect by amendments to the Court of Protection Fees Order 2007, the Civil Proceeding Fees Order 2008, and the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008.

We’ve extracted some important changes for those working on Court of Protection, family, and civil/public law matters below:

Court of Protection Fees

Legislation reference Fee Current amount of fee Revised amount of fee
Court of Protection Fees Order 2007, Schedule 1 Application fee £408 £421
Court of Protection Fees Order 2007, Schedule 1 Appeal fee £257 £265
Court of Protection Fees Order 2007, Schedule 1 Hearing fee  £494 £259
Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008/1053, Schedule 1, para 6.1 On the filing of a request for detailed assessment for Court of Protection costs £96 £99
Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008/1053, Schedule 1, para 6.2 Appeal against a Court of Protection costs assessment decision £77 £79
Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008/1053, Schedule 1, para 6.3 Request to set aside a default Court of Protection costs certificate £72 £74

 

Civil Proceedings Fees

Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008/1053, Schedule 1 reference Fee Current amount of fee Revised amount of fee
1.5 Starting proceedings in the High Court £626 £646
1.5 Starting proceedings in the County Court £365 £377
1.8(a) On an application for permission to issue proceedings £65 £67
1.9(a) For permission to apply for judicial review £169 £174
1.9(c) If proceedings have been started by an application for permission to apply for judicial review £847 £874
1.9(d) If the claim for judicial review was started otherwise than by an application for permission to apply £169 £174
2.1a On the court fixing a trial date or trial period for a case
allocated to the intermediate track or multi-track		 £1,175 £1,334
2.1b On the court fixing a trial date or trial period for a
case allocated to the fast track		 £545 £619
2.4(a) On an application on notice where no other fee is specified £303 £313
2.5(a) On an application by consent or without notice where no other fee is specified £119 £123
2.6 On an application for a summons or order for a
witness to attend court		 £21 £4
3.11  On an application by consent or without notice within existing proceedings where no other fee is specified £29 £30
3.12 On an application with notice within existing proceedings where no other fee is specified £109 £112
5.3 On a request for the issue of a default costs certificate 
(does not apply to costs incurred in the CoP)		 £78 £80
5.4 On commencing an appeal against a decision made in
detailed assessment proceedings
(does not apply to costs incurred in the CoP)		 £274 £283
5.5 On an application to set aside a default costs certificate
(does not apply to costs incurred in the CoP)		 £143 £148

 

Court of Appeal fees, which apply to Court of Protection matters taken to the Court of Appeal:  

13.1(a)

Where in an appeal notice, permission to appeal or an extension of time for appealing is applied for (or both are applied for):

on filing an appellant’s notice; or

where the respondent is appealing, on filing a respondent’s notice.

 £626 £646
13.1(b)

Where permission to appeal is not required or has been granted by the lower court:

on filing an appellant’s notice, or

on filing a respondent’s notice where the respondent is appealing.

 £1,421 £1,466
13.1(c) On the appellant filing an appeal questionnaire (unless the appellant has paid fee 13.1(b)) or the respondent filing an appeal questionnaire (unless the
respondent has paid fee 13.1(b)		 £1,421 £1,466
13.3 On filing an application notice (not payable for an application made in an appeal notice) £626 £646

 

Family Court

Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008, Schedule 1 reference  Fee Current amount of fee Revised amount of fee
1.1 On filing an application to start proceedings where no
other fee is specified		 £270 £279
1.7 On applying for an order under Part 3 of the Solicitors Act 1974 for the assessment of costs payable to a solicitor by a client, or on the commencement of costs-only proceedings £55 £57
2.1 Applications for various orders (e.g., special guardianship orders, variation of care and supervision orders) £255 £263
2.2 On an application under section 31 of the Children Act 1989 (care and supervision orders) £2,437 £2,515
3.2 On applying under section 22 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (placement order)  £539 £556
3.3 On applying for the exercise by the High Court of its inherent jurisdiction with respect to children  £201  £207
5.1 On an application in existing proceedings without
notice or by consent, except where separately listed		  £58 £60 
5.3 On an application in existing proceedings on notice,
except where separately listed		  £184 £190 


Any process received by HM Courts and Tribunals Service on or after 8 April 2025 will be dealt with under the new fee order. If a valid process was received before 8 April 2025 in a fit state to issue, then the old fee will apply, even if it is actioned after the fee increase. Any process received before 8 April 2025 but returned because there was an error and then subsequently resubmitted after 8 April 2025, will attract the new fee.

If you have any questions regarding any of the fee changes, please do get in touch. 

 

Sarah Bennett-Jones
Hannah Taylor

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