The SCCO has released a new update providing a further update on the current turnaround for COP assessments and e-filing.
In summary, the Costs Officers are currently assessing bills received around the middle of June 2023, and the Admin Team are working on returning bills that have been assessed, and were received by them in the 3rd week of April 2024.
With regards to e-filing, new filings submitted around the 2nd week of January 2024 are currently being dealt with, and final costs certificate requests received in the 4th week of April 2024 are being processed at present.
Whilst the SCCO have asked customers not to chase any bill that falls into the 15 month window, as outlined above, we recommend keeping a record of when bills were submitted and accepted at the SCCO and to chase anything that is now greater than 15 months.
You can contact the SCCO directly at scco@justice.gov.uk with any queries or speak to your Cost Draftsman who may be able to assist. When contacting the SCCO directly, please provide the SCCO reference for a quicker response.
Please see below the notice directly from the SCCO with guidance on what to expect with regards to the delays.
You can find out more about our services here or you can contact the Costs and Litigation Funding team at costs.support@clarionsolicitors.com