[insert date] [Insert] Employment Tribunal [Insert address] To the [insert] Employment Tribunal [Insert name of case, eg X v Y] Claim Number: [insert claim number] Rule 21—Application for an extension of time for presenting the response before the time limit has expired We apply on behalf of the Respondent, under rules 5(7) and 21 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024, SI 2024/1155, for an extension of time of [insert number of days] for presenting the response. Without the requested extension, the time limit for presenting the response is [insert date]. The extension of time is sought for the following reasons:[ insert reasons, eg:] [ [ Example 1: ]Despite the claim form being sent by the Tribunal to the Respondent on [insert date], it was not received by the Respondent until [insert date], presumably due to delays or disruptions