Payment dates

On this page:

Payment dates
When casework is processed
When we pay you
Civil processing update
How we notify you
Where applications and bills are processed
Updating your details

Payment dates

See the table for payment dates up to Apr 11

The payment date is the day it goes into bank accounts (day 3 of BACS)

BACS statements

We have received a number of calls from our providers who have not received their BACS remittance advice for the week ending 17 September. We can confirm that the BACS payments themselves haven’t been delayed. We apologise for any inconvenience and will provide you with an update when we have identified the cause of the problem.

Settlement 1 (including contract payments)	2nd settlement of the month	3rd settlement of the month	4th settlement of the month	5th settlement of the month
6 Jul 10	8 Jul 10	15 Jul 10	22 Jul 10	29 Jul 10
5 Aug 10	12 Aug 10	19 Aug 10	26 Aug 10
6 Sep 10	9 Sep 10	16 Sep 10	23 Sep 10	30 Sep 10
7 Oct 10	14 Oct 10	21 Oct 10	28 Oct 10
4 Nov 10	11 Nov 10	18 Nov 10	25 Nov 10
6 Dec 10	9 Dec 10	16 Dec 10	23 Dec 10
7 Jan 11	14 Jan 11	21 Jan 11	28 Jan 11
4 Feb 11	11 Feb 11	18 Feb 11	25 Feb 11
4 Mar 11	11 Mar 11	18 Mar 11	25 Mar 11	2 Apr 11

When casework is processed

We process applications and bills as quickly as we can - the vast majority within our published targets.

To help you know when to contact us with queries, the table below shows the oldest date of receipt of bills currently being worked on in each category. We aim to update this each week.

Any work received earlier than the date shown will already have been processed. Work received later than the date shown may not have been dealt with.

When we pay you

Once processing is complete and your bill is ready for payment, it takes up to eight working days for the money to reach your account if you are paid by BACS.

Please wait until this time has elapsed before contacting our Customer Service Team – this will help us to keep processing all your work more quickly.

Sometimes there are variations in processing times between our teams and we may be able to process your work quicker than the oldest date shown.

Civil processing update

National Civil Processing - w/c Monday 11 October

Area of work	Work type	Oldest date of receipt by LSC of work now being processed	Latest date of notification by LSC	Latest date of BACS payment clearance
App 1	Non Family	13 September	7 October
App 3	Family	13 September	7 October
App 5	Children Act	20 September	7 October
App 8	Amendments	20 September	7 October
App 9	Legal appeals	19 August	7 October
App 11	Discharges	13 September	7 October
	Means reassessments	6 September	7 October
	Means representations	13 September	7 October
	Legal representations	14 September	7 October
	Means correspondence	8 September	7 October
	Legal correspondence	10 September	7 October
Claim 1	Taxed with stat charge decision	13 September	7 October	13 October
Claim 1	Taxed without stat charge decision	13 September	7 October	13 October
Claim 1	Assessed with stat charge decision	13 September	7 October	13 October
Claim 1	Assessed without stat charge decision	8 September	7 October	13 October
Claim 5	FGF counsel claim	13 September	7 October	13 October
Claim 4	Payment on account	20 September	7 October	13 October
Claim 2	Settlement	13 September	7 October
	Finance correspondence	14 September	7 October
App 10	Cost appeals	8 September	7 October	13 October

Please note that different time standards may apply in High Cost cases.

Any queries in relation to funding applications in High Cost civil cases should be directed to the Special Cases Unit in our Brighton Office on 01273 878870.

Queries concerning funding applications in High Cost Family cases should be referred to the Family Team in South Tyneside by calling 0300 200 2020 and choosing the first option

How we notify you

We notify you as soon as we have processed your application or bill. It normally takes 3 working days for you to receive this. The notification will tell you if:

your application has been accepted
payment by cheque is enclosed or is about to be made by BACS
we need further information from you
we need further information from HMCS or CPS about your claim – eg the number of pages of prosecution evidence.

Payment will be delayed until we receive all the further information we need.

Where applications and bills are processed

It’s important to send your application or bill to the right office as processing and payment may be delayed if you don’t. We have specialist processing teams across England and Wales, handling a large number of transactions each week. To find the right team, use the interactive guide ‘where work is processed’ under Documents on the right of this page. For new civil application forms see the civil forms page.

Updating your details

We hold your details in a database.

Please keep your details up to date by sending any relevant changes in writing to:

Legal Services Commisson

Provider Records Section, second floor

4 Abbey Orchard Street

London

SW1P 2BS

DX: 328 London

Last updated: 13 October 2010