For the first time in history, bailiff enforcement action has been suspended.
The source is from within the enforcement industry about 45 minutes ago.
One company has told its bailiffs to release clamped vehicles and TFL has ordered one of its enforcement contractors to return outstanding warrants.
Enforcement of high court writs have not been stayed but court service is not processing N293 transfer applications until further notice.
Vehicles held in compounds will remain there unless a court orders its return. Injunction application can still be filed but court service is staying them pending staff availability.
I'll bring more news as I receive it.
Bailiff industry is shut down
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TFL suspended it's no emission zone cameras earlier today.
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Private parking companies are still giving and enforcing private land tickets.
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The bailiff industry continues its shut down, bailiffs use their vans to help the NHS.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... g-NHS.html
The head of the UK's bailiff association has confirmed that debt collections will be put on hold, and in extraordinary measures bailiffs will instead use their vans to deliver essential supplies and volunteer with the NHS.
...
'Despite the false information circulated by debt advice charities, enforcement agents are not enforcing debts,' he said, as report the Mirror.
False information also circulated here:
https://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/t ... x-baliffs/
There have been various 'rumours' posted on the net claiming that bailiffs have been instructed by councils not to enforce debts at this present time given the 'virus' outbreak. This is clearly NOT the case. This position will no doubt change over the coming days.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... g-NHS.html
The head of the UK's bailiff association has confirmed that debt collections will be put on hold, and in extraordinary measures bailiffs will instead use their vans to deliver essential supplies and volunteer with the NHS.
...
'Despite the false information circulated by debt advice charities, enforcement agents are not enforcing debts,' he said, as report the Mirror.
False information also circulated here:
https://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/t ... x-baliffs/
There have been various 'rumours' posted on the net claiming that bailiffs have been instructed by councils not to enforce debts at this present time given the 'virus' outbreak. This is clearly NOT the case. This position will no doubt change over the coming days.
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Latest projection for the bailiff industry to return to work is 14 May 2020.
Figures calculated from
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/
And projection going forward is:
29/03/2020 17089 increase of 2546
30/03/2020 19652 increase of 5109
31/03/2020 22600 increase of 8057
01/04/2020 25990 increase of 11447
02/04/2020 29888 increase of 15345
03/04/2020 34371 increase of 19828
04/04/2020 39527 increase of 24984
05/04/2020 45456 increase of 30913
06/04/2020 52274 increase of 37731
07/04/2020 60115 increase of 45572
08/04/2020 69132 increase of 54589
09/04/2020 79502 increase of 64959
10/04/2020 91427 increase of 76884
11/04/2020 105141 increase of 90598
12/04/2020 120912 increase of 106369
13/04/2020 139049 increase of 124506
14/04/2020 159906 increase of 145363
15/04/2020 183892 increase of 169349
16/04/2020 211476 increase of 196933
17/04/2020 243197 increase of 228654
18/04/2020 279677 increase of 265134
19/04/2020 321629 increase of 307086
20/04/2020 369873 increase of 355330
21/04/2020 425354 increase of 410811
22/04/2020 489157 increase of 474614
23/04/2020 562531 increase of 547988
24/04/2020 646911 increase of 632368
25/04/2020 743948 increase of 729405
26/04/2020 855540 increase of 840997
27/04/2020 983871 increase of 969328
28/04/2020 1131452 increase of 1116909
29/04/2020 1301170 increase of 1286627
30/04/2020 1496346 increase of 1481803
01/05/2020 1720798 increase of 1706255
02/05/2020 1978918 increase of 1964375
03/05/2020 2275756 increase of 2261213
04/05/2020 2617119 increase of 2602576
05/05/2020 3009687 increase of 2995144
06/05/2020 3461140 increase of 3446597
07/05/2020 3980311 increase of 3965768
08/05/2020 4577358 increase of 4562815
09/05/2020 5263962 increase of 5249419
10/05/2020 6053556 increase of 6039013
11/05/2020 6961589 increase of 6947046
12/05/2020 8005827 increase of 7991284
13/05/2020 9206701 increase of 9192158
14/05/2020 10587706 increase of 10573163
15/05/2020 12175862 increase of 12161319
16/05/2020 14002241 increase of 13987698
17/05/2020 16102577 increase of 16088034
18/05/2020 18517964 increase of 18503421
19/05/2020 21295659 increase of 21281116
20/05/2020 24490008 increase of 24475465
21/05/2020 28163509 increase of 28148966
22/05/2020 32388035 increase of 32373492
23/05/2020 37246240 increase of 37231697
24/05/2020 42833176 increase of 42818633
25/05/2020 49258152 increase of 49243609
26/05/2020 56646875 increase of 56632332
27/05/2020 65143906 increase of 65129363
28/05/2020 74915492 increase of 74900949
Uk total population is: 67794737.
During this time, the level of statutory debts such as council tax will continue to accrue as people's income fall, but new court fines and traffic debt cases will decrease during the lockdown.
We will not see an avalanche of enforcement when the lockdown is released.
People are still getting demands for private parking tickets, but the enforcement is put on ice.
There has been a sharp increase in people in the UK making wills and registering a Lasting Power of Attorney. But there is a drop in the number of people creating will trusts. They are short term simple wills. As home-visit will writers can't make home visits, they are turning to take instructions online and creating the documents digitally for clients to print and sign. Something never seen before in will writing.
When we emerge from post-coronavirus, there will be a new round of austerity on a level never seen before.
Figures calculated from
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/
And projection going forward is:
29/03/2020 17089 increase of 2546
30/03/2020 19652 increase of 5109
31/03/2020 22600 increase of 8057
01/04/2020 25990 increase of 11447
02/04/2020 29888 increase of 15345
03/04/2020 34371 increase of 19828
04/04/2020 39527 increase of 24984
05/04/2020 45456 increase of 30913
06/04/2020 52274 increase of 37731
07/04/2020 60115 increase of 45572
08/04/2020 69132 increase of 54589
09/04/2020 79502 increase of 64959
10/04/2020 91427 increase of 76884
11/04/2020 105141 increase of 90598
12/04/2020 120912 increase of 106369
13/04/2020 139049 increase of 124506
14/04/2020 159906 increase of 145363
15/04/2020 183892 increase of 169349
16/04/2020 211476 increase of 196933
17/04/2020 243197 increase of 228654
18/04/2020 279677 increase of 265134
19/04/2020 321629 increase of 307086
20/04/2020 369873 increase of 355330
21/04/2020 425354 increase of 410811
22/04/2020 489157 increase of 474614
23/04/2020 562531 increase of 547988
24/04/2020 646911 increase of 632368
25/04/2020 743948 increase of 729405
26/04/2020 855540 increase of 840997
27/04/2020 983871 increase of 969328
28/04/2020 1131452 increase of 1116909
29/04/2020 1301170 increase of 1286627
30/04/2020 1496346 increase of 1481803
01/05/2020 1720798 increase of 1706255
02/05/2020 1978918 increase of 1964375
03/05/2020 2275756 increase of 2261213
04/05/2020 2617119 increase of 2602576
05/05/2020 3009687 increase of 2995144
06/05/2020 3461140 increase of 3446597
07/05/2020 3980311 increase of 3965768
08/05/2020 4577358 increase of 4562815
09/05/2020 5263962 increase of 5249419
10/05/2020 6053556 increase of 6039013
11/05/2020 6961589 increase of 6947046
12/05/2020 8005827 increase of 7991284
13/05/2020 9206701 increase of 9192158
14/05/2020 10587706 increase of 10573163
15/05/2020 12175862 increase of 12161319
16/05/2020 14002241 increase of 13987698
17/05/2020 16102577 increase of 16088034
18/05/2020 18517964 increase of 18503421
19/05/2020 21295659 increase of 21281116
20/05/2020 24490008 increase of 24475465
21/05/2020 28163509 increase of 28148966
22/05/2020 32388035 increase of 32373492
23/05/2020 37246240 increase of 37231697
24/05/2020 42833176 increase of 42818633
25/05/2020 49258152 increase of 49243609
26/05/2020 56646875 increase of 56632332
27/05/2020 65143906 increase of 65129363
28/05/2020 74915492 increase of 74900949
Uk total population is: 67794737.
During this time, the level of statutory debts such as council tax will continue to accrue as people's income fall, but new court fines and traffic debt cases will decrease during the lockdown.
We will not see an avalanche of enforcement when the lockdown is released.
People are still getting demands for private parking tickets, but the enforcement is put on ice.
There has been a sharp increase in people in the UK making wills and registering a Lasting Power of Attorney. But there is a drop in the number of people creating will trusts. They are short term simple wills. As home-visit will writers can't make home visits, they are turning to take instructions online and creating the documents digitally for clients to print and sign. Something never seen before in will writing.
When we emerge from post-coronavirus, there will be a new round of austerity on a level never seen before.
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Re: Bailiff industry is shut down
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The lockdown still in force, private parking companies have re-opened and re-started giving out private parking tickets on private land from today.
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The private parking companies are back with a vengeance handing out parking charge notices and defending them, is well underway.
Bailiffs due to be back on the Streets on 23 June, might come sooner because councils are running out of money from the fall in the number of traffic offences due to COVID lockdown.
County Courts are processing claims at fractional speed, but High Court applications for stays, set-asides and variations are back to normal.
The Traffic Enforcement Centre has staff working from home taking calls for the Northampton call centre.
Notices of Enforcement before the lockdown may expire, but bailiffs may gamble their chances and start clamping cars after their expiry.
I’ll bring more news as I receive it.
Bailiffs due to be back on the Streets on 23 June, might come sooner because councils are running out of money from the fall in the number of traffic offences due to COVID lockdown.
County Courts are processing claims at fractional speed, but High Court applications for stays, set-asides and variations are back to normal.
The Traffic Enforcement Centre has staff working from home taking calls for the Northampton call centre.
Notices of Enforcement before the lockdown may expire, but bailiffs may gamble their chances and start clamping cars after their expiry.
I’ll bring more news as I receive it.
Re: Bailiff industry is shut down
Unofficially, bailiffs have been knocking up debtors for council tax. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... ments.html
Previously CIVEA said that enforcement will be contactless. https://www.civea.co.uk/news-and-media/ ... pport-plan
It's not understood what contactless enforcement means because paragraph 24(2) of Schedule 12 of the TCEA made all enforcement contactless since 2014, repealing CIVEA's former self, lobbying to give bailiffs immunity from liability for using violence against debtors in section 27 of the Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004.
Helplines are ringing again, suggesting some bailiffs are unofficially back on the streets. Its mostly High Court and drive-by clamping matters.
The temporary amendments to the regs, including 30-day NOE's, still apply: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/451/made
And still no sign of an official end-date to the lockdown rules: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/202 ... ion/3/made
CIVEA says bailiffs to get rubber gloves and masks for contactless enforcement.
Previously CIVEA said that enforcement will be contactless. https://www.civea.co.uk/news-and-media/ ... pport-plan
It's not understood what contactless enforcement means because paragraph 24(2) of Schedule 12 of the TCEA made all enforcement contactless since 2014, repealing CIVEA's former self, lobbying to give bailiffs immunity from liability for using violence against debtors in section 27 of the Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004.
Helplines are ringing again, suggesting some bailiffs are unofficially back on the streets. Its mostly High Court and drive-by clamping matters.
The temporary amendments to the regs, including 30-day NOE's, still apply: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/451/made
And still no sign of an official end-date to the lockdown rules: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/202 ... ion/3/made
CIVEA says bailiffs to get rubber gloves and masks for contactless enforcement.
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COVID-19: Bailiffs are back on the streets on 24 August 2020
Social distancing rules still apply, but it's unknown how that will work in the confrontational nature of civil enforcement.
Social distancing rules still apply, but it's unknown how that will work in the confrontational nature of civil enforcement.
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The death of the bailiff industry would be one huge silver lining to this virus cloud business.