Pay money into the Court Funds Office

You must pay into the Court Funds Office if:

  • you바카라 사이트™ve been ordered to make a payment to settle a court case
  • you offered to settle in full before the case started - but it was not accepted and you want to use a 바카라 사이트˜defence of tender before claim바카라 사이트™
  • you have to refund an overpayment

Check the court ordered you to pay into the Court Funds Office. Sometimes they바카라 사이트™ll order you to pay the claimant directly.

There바카라 사이트™s a different process if you바카라 사이트™re managing money as someone바카라 사이트™s deputy or managing money as a child바카라 사이트™s litigation friend.

Making a payment

Send the Court Funds Office:

  • your completed request for deposit form CFO 100
  • a copy of the court order (one with a seal on it)
  • a cheque dated in the last 6 months and made payable to the 바카라 사이트˜Accountant General of the Senior Courts바카라 사이트™

You must physically sign the deposit form - this is also known as a 바카라 사이트˜wet signature바카라 사이트™. Electronic signatures will not be accepted.

If you바카라 사이트™re paying in under 바카라 사이트˜defence of tender바카라 사이트™ you must include a copy of the defence and a sealed copy of the claim form.

Court Funds Office
Sunderland
SR43 3AB

You바카라 사이트™ll get a receipt for your payment about 1 week after the Court Funds Office receives your cheque.

Payments for a 바카라 사이트˜defence of tender before claim바카라 사이트™

Inform the claimant that you바카라 사이트™ve made a payment to the Court Funds Office by giving them a copy of your completed request for deposit form (CFO 100) (sometimes called 바카라 사이트˜serving the form바카라 사이트™).

Send the court confirming that you gave the form to the claimant

Your money will be held in a Court Funds Office basic account until the case is settled and the claimant or the court makes a request to pay it out.

Basic accounts currently pay 3.19% interest. The rate is not fixed - it is set by the Lord Chancellor. You바카라 사이트™ll be told if the rate changes.

Payments in foreign currency

You can pay into the Court Funds Office from a foreign currency account if you바카라 사이트™ve got permission from the court. Ask the judge at your hearing or contact the relevant court to ask how to apply for permission.

Send the Court Funds Office:

  • your deposit form (CFO 100)
  • a copy of the court order with an official seal (a 바카라 사이트˜sealed바카라 사이트™ copy)

The Court Funds Office will confirm their bank details for you to pay by either:

  • electronic transfer from your bank - 4 to 5 days to clear
  • banker바카라 사이트™s draft - 6 to 8 weeks to clear

Tell the Court Funds Office when you바카라 사이트™ve requested the transfer. Make sure you include money for bank charges when you pay.

You바카라 사이트™ll get a temporary receipt when the money arrives and a final receipt when it clears into the Court Funds Office account.

Interest on foreign currency accounts

You바카라 사이트™ll get details of interest-paying accounts you can use from the Court Funds Office. Tell the court which one you want to use and they바카라 사이트™ll arrange for the money to be held in that type of account.

The Court Funds Office uses Royal Bank of Scotland interest rates for foreign currency accounts.

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