Submit a Bulk Claim (SaBC)
How SaBC works: how to claim, bulkloading, fee codes and guidance.
Applies to England and Wales
Submit a Bulk Claim enables providers to upload Legal Help, Crime Lower and Mediation monthly submissions.
Changes for providers
The new service will require you to submit claims either via a revised Bulk Upload Spreadsheet or through updated CSV, XML, and TXT exports.
Each claim will need to include a new, single fee code
This change has been required to enable us to deliver the new service at speed.
You will need to include the new fee codes in October submission (due to be submitted in November 2025) for them to be accepted by the new system.
The CWA monthly submissions contingency will end on Monday 20 October and claims must be made in Submit a Bulk Claim in order to receive future monthly payments.
To support you to make this change, we are working with software vendors who are updating their systems to accommodate and enable the new fee codes. Most vendors have confirmed that they are going to auto-generate the codes in the claim exports.
Most vendors have also confirmed that they can enable claim exports generated during the contingency period to be re-run with the new codes included, which supports our intention to require all April 25 – Sept 25 submissions to be made in Submit a Bulk Claim. However, we recognise that there may be additional work for you to update claim exports from the contingency period and we are continuing to explore options to minimise this. We will confirm how we will ask you to approach these in the next 2 weeks.
We acknowledge that this is a considerable change and we are working as hard as possible to minimise the impact for providers, including working with a group of providers to design the service. However, due to the need to deliver a working service as early as possible, the initial release will only support the submission and pricing of claims.
We are developing a full suite of training and guidance and will begin rolling this out as soon as possible. As a first step, we wanted to provide you with key information on the new system to help you prepare for implementation.
You can find the following documents on GOV.UK:
- New fee codes with mapping (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 173 KB)
- Updated bulk upload spreadsheet (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 10 MB)
- Validation overview for providers (PDF, 143 KB, 3 pages)
You will need to include the new fee codes in October submissions as they are prepared this month.
SaBC Guidance
We understand this is a significant change, at short notice, and are committed to working closely with you to support a smooth transition.
We are keen to understand more about your monthly submissions, how you usually submit and the impacts of this change on your usual operations, you can help us by sharing your feedback using this link - New ‘Submit a Bulk Claim’ service - Provider feedback form
If you have any questions, feedback, or require further clarification, please contact SubmitABulkClaimQueries@justice.gov.uk
Updates to this page
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