Construction adjudication deadline
Construction adjudicator decision deadline guide
Under the Scheme, an adjudicator must normally reach a decision no later than 28 days after receiving the referral notice. The period becomes 42 days if the referring party consents, and can be longer if the parties agree after notice of adjudication.
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At a glance
What this source guide covers
- Period
- 28 days by default; 42 days with referring-party consent; longer by later party agreement
- Trigger
- Receipt of the referral notice by the adjudicator
- Direction
- Forward from receipt of the referral notice
- Counting method
- The statutory default runs from receipt of the referral notice. The 28-day calculator path is useful only where no valid extension has been agreed.
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- Example input
- 03/08/2026
Start with 03/08/2026 as the receipt of the referral notice by the adjudicator. The calculator applies the statutory default runs from receipt of the referral notice. the 28-day calculator path is useful only where no valid extension has been agreed. and housing grants, construction and regeneration act 1996, section 116 excludes christmas day, good friday and the relevant bank holidays from the statutory day count. before it shows the cited output and the checks that may change it.
Calculation basis
How the date is counted
The statutory default runs from receipt of the referral notice. The 28-day calculator path is useful only where no valid extension has been agreed.
Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, section 116 excludes Christmas Day, Good Friday and the relevant bank holidays from the statutory day count.
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Exceptions and matter facts
- This is the Scheme default. Check the adjudication provisions of the contract and every consent or agreement extending time.
- A failure to decide in time has the consequences set out in paragraph 19(2); it does not turn the original date into a safe assumption.
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