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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).

From:
HM Courts & Tribunals Service
Published
19 September 2017
Last updated
310 October 2022 — See all updates

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 3 October 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 12 Automated online issue
Help with fees application 109 N/A
Acknowledgement of service 1312 Day of receipt
Defence and /or counterclaim prior to issue of the directions questionnaire 1312 Day of receipt
Processing a directions questionnaire 1312 76
Entry of judgment (online) N/A Automated online issue
Entry of judgment (manual) 1413 1815
Correspondence and letters received via post or email 1413 1816
Writs of Control N/A1 4
General application (does not include any judicial action) 1110 15
Total processing time from receipt of application to order or comment being typed 3026 3935
Time from referral to judge to making order 86 711
Issue of charging order application 11 N/A
Charging orders awaiting judicial decision 8 N/A
Final charging orders to be drawn 11 N/A
Issue of attachment of earnings application 10 N/A
N56 statement of means 1 N/A
Issue of warrant of control 95 Automated online issue
Transfer of file to a local court from date of order /notice of transfer 45 3024
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