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<p>Since 2011/12, £1,468,660 has been spent between Central Government bodies and
Equita. The departmental breakdown is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Department</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HM
Revenue and Customs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£167,243</p></td><td><p>£854,917</p></td><td><p>£406,224</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department
for Communities and Local Government</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£279</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>£4,335</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department for Business, Innovation
and Skills</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£2,498</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£4,015</p></td><td><p>£11,375</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department
of Health</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£10,184</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ministry of Justice</strong></p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£1,752</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ministry
of Defence</strong></p></td><td><p>£2,133</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department of Energy and Climate
Change</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£1,649</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department for Education</strong></p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>£1,460</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Home
Office</strong></p></td><td><p>£480</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department for Environment, Food
and Rural Affairs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£115</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since January 2011, details of central
government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder.
Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive"
target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</a></p><p> </p><p>Those
published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search"
target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a></p><p> </p><p>The
Government is clear that aggressive enforcement action is not acceptable. In April
2014 reforms were introduced to deliver protections from aggressive bailiff behaviour.
The reforms introduced a simple set of rules which detail, amongst other things, what
goods an enforcement agent can and cannot take, how and when they can enter premises
and what fees they can charge.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes the package of
reforms introduced in April 2014 provided essential protection to debtors from the
aggressive pursuit of their debt whilst balancing the need for effective enforcement
and the rights of creditors.</p>
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