Saturday, 22 October 2011

Austin at the Minister's throat

Debt Collection: Local Government
Justice

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    Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby, Labour)
    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice who supervises the (a) activities of and (b) charges made by private bailiffs' companies recovering debts owing to local authorities; how many illegal actions by bailiffs engaged in this work have been prosecuted in the last year for which figures are available; and what plans he has to establish a regulator for the charges and practices of bailiffs.
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      Jonathan Djanogly (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (HM Courts Service and Legal Aid), Justice; Huntingdon, Conservative)
      There is no national body that supervises the activities and charges made by private bailiffs' companies recovering debts owing to local authorities. These activities and charges are governed by a combination of statute, secondary legislation and the individual contract arrangements agreed between the local authority and the bailiff company concerned. Concerns about the activities and charges of bailiffs, acting on behalf of a local authority, should be directed to the local authority or if appropriate, to the court for review. There are no figures available detailing the number of prosecutions against bailiffs for illegal action. The Government are clear that aggressive bailiff activity is unacceptable and are committed to bringing forward effective proposals which protect the public and ensure that bailiff action is proportionate. We will announce the details of these measures in due course.

      2 comments:

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      2. still sober lol chase them harder on the liability stuff foi for everything bu not vexatious in your grammer lol I WILL PERSIST UNTIL I SUCEEEEEEEED GREEN LID AND ALL THAT STUFF take care be brave following u now

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