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When money can be paid into a Court Funds Office account

Deputies can be appointed by the Court of Protection to make decisions for someone else. If you have been appointed someone’s deputy, you can pay money into their Court Funds Office account. This could be money from savings, the sale of a house, inheritance or from the sales of stocks or shares in a company.

Money can also be paid into the Court Funds Office as the result of a court case or settlement. If money is to be paid as the result of a court case, the defendant will be instructed to do so by the court.

Opening a Court of Protection account

If you have been appointed as a deputy you can open an account with the Court Funds Office for someone else. If you have not opened an account yet, you can do so by completing form A and form L.

Form A and form L can be downloaded using the links below.

For more information about opening an account for someone else use the link 'A guide for deputies using the Court Fund Office'.

• A guide for deputies using the Court Funds Office

• Download 'Form A - authority to access the Court Funds Office account' (PDF, 124K) Opens new window

• Download 'Form L - payment into the Court Funds Office' (PDF, 33K) Opens new window

• Help with PDF files

Making a payment into a Court of Protection account

To pay money into an account that you have opened as a deputy, the Court Funds Office needs:

• form L (payments into the Court Funds Office)
• a sealed copy of the original court order where you were appointed as deputy
• a cheque for the amount to be paid in, made payable to the 'Accountant General of the Senior Courts'

To complete form L, you will need to make sure the following are filled in:

• the full name of the client (the person you are acting as a deputy for)
• the case number (you can find this on the court order)
• the amount of money to be paid in (in words and numbers)
• your contact details, making sure you sign and date the form

The completed form L, your cheque and a sealed copy of the court order should be sent to:

Court Funds Office
Glasgow
G58 1AB

The Court Funds Office will send you a receipt to acknowledge your payment within five working days.

Making a payment as the result of a court case

If you have to make a payment to the Court Funds Office as the result of a court case, you will need to provide the following:

• a completed Form 100
• a sealed copy of the court order

You must then send these to the Court Funds Office at the following address:

Court Funds Office
Glasgow
G58 1AB

You must also include a cheque made payable to the ‘Accountant General of the Senior Courts’. You can download Form 100 using the link below.

• Download 'Form 100 - request for lodgment' (PDF, 221K) Opens new window

• Help with PDF files

Making a payment in foreign currency

Foreign currency payments can only be made to the Court Funds Office if the court order allows you to. In all other cases the payment must be made in UK sterling.
You can make foreign currency payments to the Court Funds Office by electronic transfer. This means your bank can directly transfer the money to the Court Funds Office. Your bank will be able to help you arrange this.

In some circumstances payments can be made by cheque or banker's draft (made payable to the 'Accountant General of the Senior Courts').

To make a payment to the Court Funds Office in a foreign currency, you will need to provide the following:

• a sealed copy of the court order
• your cheque or banker’s draft (unless you are making an electronic payment)
• a completed form 100

You should then send these to the following address:

Court Funds Office
Glasgow
G58 1AB

If you are making an electronic payment, you will need to contact the Court Funds Office in advance to make the arrangements. You will be told where to transfer the money once you have sent this information and it has been approved.