Payment and processing dates
On this page:
- Payment dates
- Civil processing timetable
- Where to send your applications and bills
- Updating your details
Payment dates
See the table for payment dates
The payment date is the day it goes into bank accounts (day 3 of BACS)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 11 | 22 Dec 11 | |||
| 6 Jan 12 | 12 Jan 12 | 19 Jan 12 | 26 Jan 12 | |
| 6 Feb 12 | 9 Feb 12 | 16 Feb 12 | 23 Feb 12 | 1 Mar 12 |
| 8 Mar 12 | 15 Mar 12 | 22 Mar 12 | 29 Mar 12 |
Civil processing timetable
These are the timescales we work to when processing your work.
|
Civil applications |
This is an application for civil legal aid funding | 90% in 20 working days |
|
Civil amendments/authorities |
When a solicitor wants us to fund more work to progress a case | 90% in 10 working days |
|
Civil Bills |
This is when a solicitor submits a bill for us to check and process* | 90% in 30 working days |
|
Correspondence |
Written correspondence sent to any of our Regional Offices | 90% in 5 working days |
|
Complaints |
This is any expression of dissatisfaction | 100% in 10 working days |
*With the weekly payment system currently in place it takes between 4 and 9 days for Providers to receive payment once a bill has been authorised. As a result while we aim to process bills within 30 days it may be up to 40 days from receipt before payment is expected.
The table below shows our timetable for processing forms and payments. We can only respond to queries about work that falls outside these timescales, other than in exceptional circumstances, eg, when a court case is imminent.
National Civil Processing - Thursday 9 February
| Area of work | Work type | Oldest date of receipt by LSC of work now being processed |
|---|---|---|
| App 1 | Non Family | 17 January |
| App 3 | Family |
17 January |
| App 5 | Children Act | 30 January |
| App 8 | Amendments | 31 January |
| App 8 | Prior Authority | 07 February |
| App 9 | Legal appeals | 16 January |
|
App 11 |
Discharges | 02 February |
|
|
Means reassessments | 04 January |
| Means representations | 22 November | |
| Legal representations | 19 December | |
| Means correspondence | 01 February | |
| Legal correspondence | 07 February | |
| Claim 1 | Taxed with stat charge decision | 30 December |
| Claim 1 | Taxed without stat charge decision | 09 January |
| Claim 1 | Assessed with stat charge decision | 09 January |
| Claim 1 | Assessed without stat charge decision | 16 January |
| Claim 1A | Fixed Fee | 13 January |
| EC Claim 1 | Civil Exceptional Case | 27 January |
| Claim 5 | FGF counsel claim | 16 January |
| Claim 4 | Payment on account | 20 January |
| Claim 2 | Settlement | 11 January |
| Finance Correspondence | 02 January | |
| App 10 | Cost Appeals | 30 December |
| App 1 | Mental Health - Non Family - Urgent | 03 February |
| App 1 | Mental Health - Non Family | 31 January |
| App 8 | Mental Health - Amendment - Urgent | 07 February |
| App 8 | Mental Health - Amendment - Non Urgent | 06 February |
| App 9 | Mental Health - Legal Appeals | 27 January |
| Mental Health - Non Business Initial Assessments | N/A | |
| Mental Health - Business Initial Assessments - Urgent | N/A | |
| Mental Health - Business Initial Assessments | N/A | |
| Mental Health - Non Business Reassessments | N/A | |
| Mental Health - Business Reassessments | N/A | |
| App 9 | Mental Health - Ex Cases Legal Appeal | 11 November |
| Mental Health - Legal Correspondence | 07 February | |
| Claim 1 | Mental Health - Batch A Claim 1 | N/A |
| App 10 | Mental Health - Cost Appeals | N/A |
| Claim 1 | Mental Health - Ex Cases Claim 1 | 02 December |
| VHCC - New Case Plans | 23 November | |
| VHCC - Ongoing Case Plans (and CLAIM1) | 23 November | |
| VHCC - Correspondence | 21 December | |
| Claim 1 | VHCC - Claim 1 (with contract agree) |
03 January |
|
Claim 5 |
VHCC - Claim 5 |
09 January |
| Claim 4 | VHCC - Payment on account | 06 January |
| NIAT App 1 | 31 January | |
| NIAT App 8 | 03 February | |
|
NIAT Exceptional Cases |
06 January | |
| NIAT Exceptional Cases Amendments | 07 February |
For queries on funding applications for High Cost civil cases, call the Special Cases Unit in our Brighton Office on 01273 878870.
For queries about funding applications for High Cost Family cases, call the Family Team in South Tyneside on 0300 200 2020 and choose the first option.
Where to send your applications and bills
To avoid delay make sure you send your forms to the right office. Check the document ‘where work is processed’ on the right of this page or the information on the form page itself. For new civil application forms see the civil forms page.
Updating your details
To keep our records up to date send any changes to your details in writing to:
Provider Records
12th Floor, Exchange Tower
2 Harbour Exchange Square
London E14 9GE
DX 100170 Docklands 2
Direct Tel: (020) 7718 8096
Fax: (020) 7718 8125
Last updated: 09 February 2012
