HM Courts
& Tribunals
Service

A warrant for your immediate arrest has been issued by the criminal courts and sent to CDER Group for execution. The quickest and easiest way to resolve this is to pay the outstanding amount in full.

Either:

• Sign in to the customer portal (click here) and pay online using a debit or credit card. You will need your CDER Group and Client references, which are shown in all communications you have received from us.

Or

• Call our payment line on 0330 159 6553

If you are unable to pay, contact our Arrest Support team immediately on 0330 041 4890 to agree on a date for you to attend court voluntarily.

If you do not pay or contact us, an Arrest Officer will attend your property to arrest and transport you to court on sight. 

An arrest officer may enforce this warrant anywhere and at any time.

If arrested outside of court hours, you may be detained overnight in police custody until the court is available to hear the matter.

The warrant requires you to be arrested if you fail to pay the amount owed in full.

Please contact us as there are options which may mean that you can avoid immediate arrest:

1. CDER may be able to agree a payment plan with you providing that you have not previously had a plan in place that you have failed to pay. The agreement must clear the full
   balance owed within 90 days.
2. If you agree to attend court on a fixed date and time voluntarily, your attendance will close this arrest warrant action. Please be aware that if you fail to attend a planned surrender date, a further arrest warrant will be issued for your immediate arrest, and the court will consider your non-attendance when making any further orders.
3. If you are employed or in receipt of benefits and can make an initial instalment payment to us, you can apply to the court for the balance of the money owed to be collected directly from your wages (Attachment of Earnings) or Benefits (Deductions of Benefits). This option is only available if you have not previously broken a payment agreement with the court regarding this matter, and the warrant issued is not a Warrant of Commitment or Committal to Custody Overnight in a Police Station. You must make the initial payment before we can accept an application on your behalf. Please call us on 0330 041 4890 to speak to an advisor and ensure you have your employee/benefit details available, as these are required for the application. If the court refuses the application, a further warrant for your arrest will be sent to us for immediate execution.
4. If you can pay 50% or more of the amount owed to CDER immediately, you can apply to the court for a payment plan to clear the balance with them directly. This option is only available if you have not previously broken a payment agreement with the court regarding this matter, and the warrant issued is not a Warrant of Commitment or Committal to Custody Overnight in a Police Station. You must make the initial payment before we can accept an application on your behalf. Please call us on 0330 041 4890 to speak to an advisor. If the court refuses the application, a further warrant for your arrest will be sent to us for immediate execution.

If you have already agreed to attend a court appointment CDER cannot cancel the appointment and agree a payment plan. You must attend court, and the Magistrate will then consider whether a payment plan can be put in place. If you fail to attend court the Magistrates will consider the issue of further sanctions to recover the outstanding fine.

You must treat the court hearing date as a priority. Non-attendance may negatively influence the court's decision when making any order against you.

If you cannot attend due to unforeseen circumstances which cannot be avoided, please contact us immediately on 0330 041 4890.

Evidence will be required.

If you believe that this matter relates to a fine that you have already paid please provide evidence of your payment to us as soon as possible so that we can stop further action.

We require a copy of the receipt which should show clearly the amount paid, payment reference and date of payment. You should also include any supporting information (method of payment, to whom and where payment was made) which will assist in resolving this matter quickly.

Evidence should be sent quoting your case reference, name and address to

Email: hmcts-customer@contactcder.co.uk

or

Post: PO Box 58, Darlington, DL1 9AE

Please note that we may need to contact you further if the information provided is insufficient to confirm payment in respect of this specific debt and until we receive appropriate evidence we are required to continue recovery action.

The only way to avoid immediate arrest and detainment is to pay the amount you owe in full.

You can make an online payment now or call us on 0330 041 4890 (available 24 hours a day / seven days a week) using a debit or credit card. You will need your CDER Group and Client references, which are shown on all communications received from us.

If your circumstances have changed since the warrant was issued, you can be taken back before the court so they can re-consider whether immediate imprisonment remains appropriate.

CDER Arrest Officers executing a warrant can arrest you at any time and in any location in England and Wales.

Locations could include your home, your place of employment, friends' and neighbours' houses, the corner shop, your children's school, or the local pub.

Arrest Officers will make every effort to be discreet and avoid sensitive locations for arrest; however, if you consistently refuse to engage with us to resolve the matter, they are required to arrest you on sight, regardless of location.

If you are arrested outside of court hours, you may be held in police custody until a court is available to hear the matter.

Details of the warrant have been added to the Police National Computer system. This means that both the Police and CDER Arrest Officers have been requested to arrest you and bring you before the court.

The Police can arrest and detain you during any routine checks or enquiries they may make, including at airports when departing or arriving back from trips abroad.

If you fail to engage with us to agree attendance at court and actively avoid arrest, we have the power as Approved Enforcement Agents to force entry and search property and premises under the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, Schedule 4a. In such circumstances, we will apply to the court for authority to take such action and use locksmiths to enter a property where we believe you are present.

If we are required to use force to execute the warrant, the court will consider this when it considers any further orders it makes against you.