With regard to fees I copied this from
http://www.publicguardian.gov.uk/docs/OPG506_fees.pdf
Part D: Exemptions and remissions
questions and answers
This section applies to the person who is responsible for paying
the fee (see Part C).
Am I eligible for a fee exemption?
You are eligible for a fee exemption if you receive any of the
following means-tested benefits and you have not been awarded
damages of more than £16,000, which were disregarded when
determining your eligibility for the benefit:
• Income Support;
• Income-based Job-Seeker’s Allowance;
• State Pension Guarantee Credit;
• A combination of Working Tax Credit and either Child Tax
Credit, Disability Element or Severe Disability Element;
• Housing Benefit; or
• Council Tax Benefit.
Am I eligible for a fee remission?
If you do not qualify for a fee exemption, you may be eligible for
a fee remission if your gross annual income* is within the bands
shown in Table 1.
Income Remission
Up to £11,500 no fee to pay
£11,501 to £13,000 75% remission -you need to enclose 25% of fee
£13,001 to £14,500 50% remission -you need to enclose 50% of fee
£14,501 to £16,000 25% remission -you need to enclose 75% of fee
Over £16,000 You are not entitled to a fee remission.
Table 1
*Gross annual income is the amount received before you pay tax
and national insurance. It may come from:
• employment;
• non-means-tested benefits;
• pensions; and/or
• Interest from capital investments.
What if I am not eligible for an exemption or remission but
still cannot afford the fee?
It is possible that you may not be eligible for an exemption or
remission under the criteria set out in Part D, however payment
of the fee would nevertheless cause you or your dependents
undue hardship.
For example, it may be that payment of a fee would make it
difficult to meet your normal living expenses such as food
costs and bills. Or you may need to make a number of repeat
applications relating to a single matter and feel that paying a fee
on each occasion would cause hardship.
In such circumstances you may apply for the fee to be waived by
writing a letter explaining your situation and including it with your
application to the Court or the OPG. At this stage you do not
need to send payment.
Incidentally it would appear that the current registration fee is £120
