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What is the BACS payment cycle?

BACS processing of Direct Debits operates on a three day cycle.

• Day 1 (Input) – Electronic submission to BACS of payment request data.
• Day 2 (Processing) – All data is processed.
• Day 3 (Entry) – Direct Debits are debited from the payers bank account and credited to the Originator’s nominated bank account.