Payment dates

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

Payment dates

See the table for payment dates up to April 11.

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
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 8 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 services team with an enquiry as this will help us process all claims 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.

Crime processing update

National Crime Processing - w/c Monday 23 August

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
CDS4	Application for Prior Authority (disbursement)	20 August	26 August
CDS5	Application for Prior Authority (costs)	20 August	26 August
CDS7	Non-standard Magistrates' Court claim	12 August	26 August	1 September
CDS18	Police station exceptional claim	20 August	26 August	1 September
LF1 (final)	Litigator Graduated Fee claim	23 July	26 August	1 September
LF1 (interim)	Litigator Graduated Fee disbursement	16 August	26 August	1 September
LF2	Redetermination request	6 August	26 August	1 September

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. We will tell you if:

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

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

Where bills are processed

It’s important to send your bill to the right office as processing and payment may be delayed if you don’t. We have 3 specialist crime processing teams in Nottingham, Liverpool and Chester, 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 CDS application forms, see the CDS 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 Commission

Provider Records Section, second floor

4 Abbey Orchard Street

London

SW1P 2BS

DX: 328 London

Last updated: 24 August 2010