Guidance

HMCTS Civil Business Centres performance information

Details of processing or reply times for work at the County Court Money Claims Centre (Salford) and the County Court Business Centre (Northampton).

Applies to Northern Ireland and Scotland

Details of processing or reply times for work at the County Court Money Claims Centre (Salford) and the County Court Business Centre (Northampton).

Customers should consider the processing times in the table before contacting the Business Centres or Contact Centre to make enquiries about progress of work.

The Money Claim Online Helpdesk can be contacted by email or by telephone on 0300 123 1057.

The County Court Business Centre can be contacted by email or by telephone on 0300 123 1056.

The County Court Money Claims Centre can be contacted by email or by telephone on 0300 123 1372.

Information correct as at 1825 July 2022.

Type of process Number of working days from receipt to processing or reply Money Claims Centre Salford Number of working days from receipt to processing or reply Business Centre Northampton
Issue of new claim 910 Automated online issue
Help with fees application 1112 N/A
Acknowledgement of service 1211 Day of receipt
Defence and /or counterclaim prior to issue of the directions questionnaire 11 Day of receipt
Processing a directions questionnaire 1112 68
Entry of judgment (online) N/A Automated online issue
Entry of judgment (manual) 12 1820
Correspondence and letters received via post or email 1213 1820
Writs of Control N/A 4
General application (does not include any judicial action) 910 19
Total processing time from receipt of application to order or comment being typed 2529 3839
Time from referral to judge to making order 1619 414
Issue of charging order application 1110 N/A
Charging orders awaiting judicial decision 79 N/A
Final charging orders to be drawn 910 N/A
Issue of attachment of earnings application 1310 N/A
N56 statement of means 1 N/A
Issue of warrant of control 711 Automated online issue
Transfer of file to a local court from date of order /notice of transfer 5 1413
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