Court Funds Office: change to interest rate for basic accounts

Friday 27 May 2016 @ 16:15
Ministry of Justice

The Court Funds Office is changing the interest rate payable on funds held in the basic account to 0.1% with effect from 6 June 2016.

The rate was previously 0.3%.

The basic account holds funds paid into court in respect of civil court cases in England and Wales.

For more details, contact the Court Funds Office.

Channel website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

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