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been paid into the
Court Funds Office
You can ask for money owed to you that’s held in
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It will be money a defendant paid in (/pay-court- Pay money into the

funds-office) either: Court Funds Office
(/pay-court-funds-office)
to use a defence that they made an offer to settle
before the case started and you turned it down
(sometimes called a ‘defence of tender before
claim’)
when the court has ordered them to pay it in as
part of a settlement that you’ve accepted
as part or all of a ‘part 36 offer’ to settle made
before April 2007 but you’ve only now accepted it

You can ask for the money to be paid into either:

your bank account

your solicitor’s bank account

If you have legal aid charges to pay, the money

must be paid into your solicitor’s bank account.

Money paid in as part of a defence of

tender before claim or a settlement
you’ve accepted

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Apply to get money you’re owed by sending the

Court Funds Office both:

a request for payment (CFO 201)

(/government/publications/court-funds-ask-for-
payment-for-a-part-36-offer) signed by you or your
solicitor - if you sign it, your signature must be
witnessed
a notice of consent (CFO 202)
(/government/publications/court-funds-notice-of-
consent-to-pay-out-of-money-in-court) signed by the
defendant or their solicitor - if the defendant signs
it, their signature must be witnessed

Include a copy of a bank statement or letter from

your bank dated within the last 3 months if you want
the money paid into your bank account rather than
your solicitor’s.

Court Funds Office

Sunderland
SR43 3AB

Court Funds Office should pay the money within 5

days if they approve your request.

Money paid in as part of a ‘part 36

offer’ to settle before April 2007
Apply to get money you’re owed by sending the
Court Funds Office a request for payment (CFO
201) (/government/publications/court-funds-ask-for-
payment-for-a-part-36-offer) signed by you or your
solicitor - if you sign it, your signature must be
witnessed.

Include a copy of a bank statement or letter from

your bank dated within the last 3 months if you want
the money paid into your bank account rather than
your solicitor’s.

Court Funds Office

Sunderland
SR43 3AB

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Court Funds Office should pay the money within 5

days if they approve your request.

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