Personal injury portal deadline
EL and PL portal response deadline guide
The Stage 1 response period is normally 30 business days for employers’ liability and 40 business days for public liability, starting from the defined Portal event.
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At a glance
What this source guide covers
- Period
- 30 business days for employers’ liability; 40 business days for public liability
- Trigger
- The first business day after the CNF was sent through the Portal
- Direction
- Forward from the Portal event
- Counting method
- Business days as defined by the protocol
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- Example input
- 03/08/2026
Start with 03/08/2026 as the the first business day after the cnf was sent through the portal. The calculator applies business days as defined by the protocol and the current protocol, portal event, insurer route and any exit must be checked before diarising a date. before it shows the cited output and the checks that may change it.
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How the date is counted
Business days as defined by the protocol
The current protocol, Portal event, insurer route and any exit must be checked before diarising a date.
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Exceptions and matter facts
- Do not use the 30-day employers’ liability route for public liability, or the 40-day public-liability route for employers’ liability.
- This is a protocol response period, not a general personal-injury limitation date.
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