1. This Presidential Practice Direction, which sets out the methods by which a completed form may be presented, is made in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 11 of the Employment Tribunals (Constitution & Rules Procedure) Regulations 2013. The Practice Direction has effect on and from 14 December 2016.

1. Rule 8 (1) of Schedule 1 of the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013 ("the Rules") is in the following terms:

"Presenting the claim

8.—(1) A claim shall be started by presenting a completed claim form (using a prescribed form) in accordance with any practice direction made under regulation 11 which supplements this rule."

1. For the purpose of this Presidential Practice Direction "claims" are defined by Rule 1 of the Rules as any proceedings before an Employment Tribunal making a complaint. A "complaint" is also clarified as anything that is referred to as a claim, complaint, reference, application or appeal in any enactment which confers jurisdiction on the Tribunal.

4. Methods of starting a claim

A completed claim form may be presented to an Employment Tribunal in England & Wales:

Online by using the online form submission service provided by Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service, accessible at www.employmenttribunals.service.gov.uk;

By post to: Employment Tribunal Central Office (England & Wales), PO Box 10218, Leicester, LE1 8EG.

A claim may also be presented in person to an Employment Tribunal Office listed in the schedule to this Practice Direction.

1. The Tribunal shall reject a claim if it is not accompanied by the appropriate fee, a help with fees application (the reference in Rule 11 to "remission application" is now to be read as if it were a reference to "help with fees application") or an application for exceptional remission under the Lord Chancellor's exceptional power to remit fees where applicable.

1. The Presidential Practice Direction dated 10 March 2016 is hereby revoked.

Brian Doyle President, Employment Tribunals (England and Wales)
Dated: 14 December 2016 **

Additional Information for the Assistance of Individuals who wish to present claims **

The following information does not form part of this Practice Direction but is provided for the assistance of those who wish to present claims (hereafter 'claimants').

1. If a claim is rejected for not being accompanied by the relevant fee or help with fees application or application for a fee remission under the Lord Chancellor's exceptional power to remit fees (see item 5 above) for the purposes of the time limit which applies to presentation of the claim, time will continue to run.
2. Guidance on methods of payment is available at https://www.gov.uk/employmenttribunals/make-a-claim
3. The speediest and most efficient method of presenting a claim will normally be by using the online submission service. The online system will assist in calculating the fee which is due, will ensure that a claimant does remember to pay or apply for help with fees (since it will not allow the claim to be submitted otherwise) and will reach the fee processing centre very quickly. It also leaves no room for doubt about when the claim was presented since this is recorded electronically. That may be important if the claim is being presented close to the end of the limitation period. An electronic version of the claim form can be found at www.employmenttribunals.service.gov.uk.

Schedule

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**Region**	**Address**
London Central	Victory House 30-34 Kingsway London WC2B 6EX
London East	2nd Floor Anchorage House 2 Clove Crescent London E14 2BE
London South	Montague Court 101 London Road West Croydon CR0 2RF
Midlands West	9th Floor Centre City Tower 7 Hill Street Birmingham B5 4UU
Midlands East	Nottingham Justice Centre Carrington Street Nottingham NG2 1EE
Newcastle	2nd Floor, Kings Court Earl Grey Way Royal Quays North Shields Tyne & Wear NE29 6AR
North West	Alexandra House 14-22 The Parsonage Manchester M3 2JA
South East	Huntingdon Law Courts and Tribunals Centre Walden Road Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE29 3DW
South East	3rd Floor Radius House 51 Clarendon Road Watford Hertfordshire WD17 1HP
South West	Bristol Civil and Family Justice Centre 2 Redcliff Street Bristol BS1 6GR
Wales	Caradog House 1-6 St Andrews Place Cardiff CF10 3BE
Yorkshire and Humber	4th Floor City Exchange 11 Albion Street Leeds LS1 5ES