Ways to pay (paper applications only)

Any payment received without an accompanying application form will be held for a maximum of 30 days before we return it.

We do not provide receipts.

Payment by UK cheque (paper applications only)

We do not accept cheques for online applications submitted using mySRA.

• Make your cheque payable to The Law Society and put your SRA number on the back of the cheque.
• Send your completed application form and cheque to:
  Finance Department, Solicitors Regulation Authority, Ipsley Court, Berrington Close, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 0TD or DX19114 Redditch.

Payment from overseas by cheque or banker's draft (paper applications only)

Add £20 to your payment if you are

• based overseas and are paying by personal cheque
• paying by a banker's draft in a foreign currency, or
• paying sterling through an overseas bank.

This is to cover bank charges. All foreign cheques must be signed and dated on the reverse by the drawer.

Please note it may take up to eight weeks for a foreign cheque to clear, and we will not process your application until we have received the cleared money.

Payment by credit/debit card (paper applications only)

Please complete the relevant sections of our methods of payment form (PDF 3 pages, 64K) and return it with your completed application form.

The Law Society accepts

• Delta
• Electron
• Maestro
• Mastercard
• VISA

We recommend that you inform your bank so that the payment is not declined by your bank's standard security checks.

Payment direct to the Law Society from your bank (paper applications only)

You may pay direct to the Society's bank account. All charges must be paid by the remitter and the remitter's name and SRA number must be quoted as a reference.

You must ensure you instruct your bank to pay us, as we are unable to request the payment for you.

If payment is made by international bank transfer, please use:

IBAN:

GB90 BARC 2032 2920 4408 76

SWIFT:

BARCGB22

Please ensure your SRA number is quoted by your bank with the bank transfer.

Please complete the relevant sections of our methods of payment form (PDF 3 pages, 64K) and return it with your completed application once you have instructed your bank to make payment direct.

Please use www.sra.org.uk/payment to link to this page.