What is the deadline for el/pl portal response?
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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This page explains the cited rule. It does not generate an automated date. Check the trigger, service facts, time-counting treatment and any order before you use the period in your diary.
- Start point
- The first business day after the CNF was sent through the Portal
- Stated period
- 30 business days for employers’ liability; 40 business days for public liability
Worked source check
- Example input
- 03/08/2026
- Expected result
- No automated date. Confirm the applicable Portal route and its first business-day trigger.
A Portal CNF was sent, but it is not yet confirmed whether the claim follows the employers’ or public-liability route.
The guide prevents the 30-business-day employers’ liability period being confused with the 40-business-day public-liability period.
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
The current protocol, Portal event, insurer route and any exit must be checked before diarising a date.
Civil Procedure Rules pre-action protocols. Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury Claims (Employers’ Liability and Public Liability), paragraphs 5.3, 5.4 and 6.11. EL/PL low-value protocol checked 07/08/2026
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.
Deadline Engine is calculation software, not legal advice. Check the current rule, any order and the facts before adding a date to your diary.