Is a certificate of satisfaction necessary?

RunDeckardRun

Hello All, 
I was going to obtain a certificate of satisfaction for a settled matter that I had to attend court for. The court want a further £14 for the certificate, further increasing the amount of money I've already paid. I'm currently receiving Universal Credit: I thought I had read that I wouldn't have to pay because of this but I cannot find the source now. My main question is this: Do I actually need a certificate of satisfaction when I have e-mails from the legal people confirming that the matter has been settled? Would it only be required if I ever needed to contest a credit score rating, for example? 
Many thanks  

MovingForwards

As long as the claimant updates the court to say it's settled, that's all you need as it gets cascaded to the Registry trust etc.

I never applied for one as the above was done.

If the above isn't done then you need to prove it's been settled so it gets marked as satisfied. Satisfied is much better than outstanding until it drops off after 6 years.

HMCTS website will list all the fees and what a fee remission can be used on.