Take statutory declarations without the admin
Witnessly sends people who need a declaration sworn to qualified practitioners near them. They book and pay online. You take the declaration, and we pay you.
- £5
- each person declaring
- £2
- each exhibit
- £0
- None of the legal fee taken
How it works
- 1
Apply
Tell us your role, your register number and the documents you will take. We check the register before you go live.
- 2
Set up payouts
Stripe confirms who you are and pays you every Monday.
- 3
Set your hours
Customers only see times you are free.
- 4
Take the declaration
Mark the appointment done and your fee is released 24 hours later.
What you are paid
For statutory declarations and affidavits in England and Wales, you receive the fee set by law in full: £5 for each person declaring and £2 for each exhibit. We take nothing from it. For notarial work and certified copies, you set your own price. Customers pay our booking fee on top, which is how Witnessly earns. There is no joining fee and no monthly fee.
You choose the work
Switch document types on or off at any time. Take only parking forms, or everything you are qualified to witness.
Built around your obligations
Every customer sees our booking fee and our role before they pay, which helps you meet your duty to tell clients about an introducer's interest (SRA Code of Conduct, paragraph 5.1). Customers bring photo ID and the document unsigned, and you can decline any declaration you are not comfortable taking.
Who can apply
Solicitors in England and Wales, notaries public, and other authorised persons with the powers of a commissioner for oaths, such as CILEx lawyers and licensed conveyancers. Scotland and Northern Ireland are coming later.
Questions
Do you take any of my fee?
No. The fee set by law comes to you in full. We charge customers a separate booking fee.
When am I paid?
Your fee is released 24 hours after you mark the appointment done, and reaches your bank in Stripe's next Monday payout.
What if a customer does not turn up?
At the moment you are not paid for a no-show, because the fee set by law only covers taking a declaration.
Can I take declarations by video?
Not in England and Wales, where the law is unclear, so every declaration there is taken in person. Video will be offered in Scotland, where the law allows it, when we open there.
