England and Wales · Civil enforcement
When must the interim third party debt order reach the third party?
CPR 72.5(1)(a) requires service of the interim order, application notice and supporting documents on the third party at least twenty-one days before the hearing.
- Period
- At least twenty-one clear days before the hearing
- Trigger
- Actual fixed final-order hearing date
- Rule
- CPR 72.5(1)(a), (2)
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Check the applicable procedure
Serve the complete source-prescribed bundle on the actual third party. The hearing date is the backward anchor; the order date does not replace it. The ordinary twenty-one-day service requirement is fixed. A useful service date still requires the complete bundle, actual recipients, permitted service method, hearing and any actual direction.
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When must the interim third party debt order reach the third party?
CPR 72.5(1)(a) requires service of the interim order, application notice and supporting documents on the third party at least twenty-one days before the hearing.
Responsible actor. The judgment creditor or person arranging the required third-party service.
Actual fixed final-order hearing date.
Serve the complete source-prescribed bundle on the actual third party. The hearing date is the backward anchor; the order date does not replace it.
Serve the complete source-prescribed bundle on the actual third party. The hearing date is the backward anchor; the order date does not replace it.
CPR 72.5(1)(a), (2)How does this provision count time?
- Keep service and hearing outside twenty-one intervening dates under CPR 2.8. The period is longer than five days, so ordinary intervening weekends remain counted.
- A closed court office does not itself extend service on the third party. Preserve effective-service method and any actual court direction affecting the hearing or period.
Keep service and hearing outside twenty-one intervening dates under CPR 2.8. The period is longer than five days, so ordinary intervening weekends remain counted.
A closed court office does not itself extend service on the third party. Preserve effective-service method and any actual court direction affecting the hearing or period.
CPR 72.5(1)(a), (2)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Serve the complete source-prescribed bundle on the actual third party. The hearing date is the backward anchor; the order date does not replace it. The ordinary twenty-one-day service requirement is fixed. A useful service date still requires the complete bundle, actual recipients, permitted service method, hearing and any actual direction.
Serve the complete source-prescribed bundle on the actual third party. The hearing date is the backward anchor; the order date does not replace it. Keep service and hearing outside twenty-one intervening dates under CPR 2.8. The period is longer than five days, so ordinary intervening weekends remain counted. At least twenty-one clear days before the hearing. Establish the actual applicable procedure before completing the act.
A closed court office does not itself extend service on the third party. Preserve effective-service method and any actual court direction affecting the hearing or period. Keep service and hearing outside twenty-one intervening dates under CPR 2.8. The period is longer than five days, so ordinary intervening weekends remain counted. No automatic computed date or purchase.
The ordinary twenty-one-day service requirement is fixed. A useful service date still requires the complete bundle, actual recipients, permitted service method, hearing and any actual direction. The third-party service event also starts the debtor’s earliest-service condition under rule 72.5(1)(b)(i). The third-party and debtor service steps cannot be collapsed. Check the identified alternate procedure and actual direction or events.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Identified actor and operative event
- Serve the complete source-prescribed bundle on the actual third party. The hearing date is the backward anchor; the order date does not replace it.
- Provision-specific counting and closure
- Keep service and hearing outside twenty-one intervening dates under CPR 2.8. The period is longer than five days, so ordinary intervening weekends remain counted. A closed court office does not itself extend service on the third party. Preserve effective-service method and any actual court direction affecting the hearing or period.
- Required completion and separate procedural route
- The ordinary twenty-one-day service requirement is fixed. A useful service date still requires the complete bundle, actual recipients, permitted service method, hearing and any actual direction.
- Serve the complete source-prescribed bundle on the actual third party. The hearing date is the backward anchor; the order date does not replace it.
- The third-party service event also starts the debtor’s earliest-service condition under rule 72.5(1)(b)(i). The third-party and debtor service steps cannot be collapsed.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must the interim third party debt order reach the third party?
Does service of the interim order alone satisfy the required bundle?
Rule 72.5(1) also requires the application notice and documents filed in support. Retain service of the complete bundle.
CPR 72.5(1)Does the twenty-one-day period run from the interim order date?
This service requirement counts backward from the actual fixed hearing. Rule 72.4(5) separately measures the hearing minimum from the interim order.
CPR 72.5(1)(a); 72.4(5)When does the interim third party debt order bind the third party?
It becomes binding when served on the third party under rule 72.4(4), not merely when the judge makes it.
CPR 72.4(4)Does the creditor have to file a service certificate before the hearing in every case?
Rule 72.5(2) permits filing at least two days before the hearing or producing the certificate at the hearing where the creditor serves the order.
CPR 72.5(2)Can debtor service be planned without knowing third-party service?
No. The debtor’s source window includes at least seven days after third-party service as well as the hearing-side limit.
CPR 72.5(1)(b)(i)–(ii)Does the source-guide label remove the twenty-one-day service requirement?
No. The source fixes an ordinary twenty-one-day requirement. This guide requires the actual service method, complete bundle, recipients, hearing and any directions before one applicable service date can be selected.
CPR 72.5(1)(a)Official sources and review
Provisions used (9)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| CPR 72.5(1)(a), (2) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 2.8(2)–(5) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 72.5(1) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 72.5(1)(a) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 72.4(5) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 72.4(4) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 72.5(2) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 72.5(1)(b)(i)–(ii) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 72.5(1)(a); 72.4(5) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |