Making a payment in
A Deputy appointed by the Court of Protection can pay money in to their Court Funds Office client account using form L (CoP payment into the CFO). If you have recently been appointed a Deputy and have not yet opened an account with the Court Funds Office, you can do this by requesting the CFO Deputies guidance pack, which contains the forms that you will require to set up your account (form L and form A). You can find a full list of our forms at the forms section of our website.
To pay money in we will require:
- form L (CoP payment into the CFO)
- A copy of the sealed order
- A cheque made payable to the 'Accountant General of the Senior Courts'
Please note that we cannot accept post-dated cheques or photocopies or faxes of the form L.
To complete the form L, you will need to ensure the following are filled in:
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Full name of the client
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The case number (available on the court order)
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The amount to be paid in (available on the court order)
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Your contact details, ensuring you sign and date the form
Please send the completed form L payment (cheque) and copy of the order directly to:
Court Funds Office
22 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6LE
CFO will send you a receipt to acknowledge your payment within 5 working days.
If you are paying money in for the first time, CFO will also require form A (authority to access the CFO account). This provides us with important account information about you. If your bank details change, you must always complete a new form A so that your details are always up-to-date.
To find out more details about opening an account, please click here.
Once CFO receive a client's funds, the CFO will put the money in an account held in the client's name, where it receives a variable rate of interest.