This guide will show you how to contact the person who raised the case.
Before you start
- The contact button is only available when you are working on a case as the case manager, it's not available via the case search
- It will only be present if there is an email address associated with the case
Steps
- Open the case.
- In the case actions, click "Contact".
![Contact Action]()
- Enter the message you'd like to send to the person who raised the case.
![Contact Question]()
- Press "Submit question".
Result
- A public note with a copy of the message is added to the case history
- The person who raised the case is sent an email with a link to view and respond to the message. This email uses the "Question for citizen" email template
Further Reading
See Contact for a full description of the contact process.
Last modified on 30 April 2026


