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registered interest
date	25/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Debt Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of current regulations on the conduct of bailiffs.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	212591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the enforcement of court judgments is effective whilst protecting debtors from aggressive behaviour from enforcement agents. We have launched a call for evidence on how enforcement agents operate as part of our review of the implementation of the enforcement agent provisions in the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007. The call for evidence closes on 17 February 2019. We shall consider the need for further reform of the powers and regulation of enforcement agents in the light of that evidence.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 31/01/2019 13:49:11 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 98595 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1019812

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debt Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidelines his Department issues on appropriate working practices for the debt collection industry.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	198727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulation of debt collection agencies (DCAs) provides strong protections for consumers.</p><p> </p><p>In particular, DCAs under FCA regulation have to comply with the FCA’s high-level principle to treat customers fairly, offer appropriate forbearance, and signpost individuals to free, impartial debt advice should a consumer be in default, or in arrears difficulty.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 10/12/2018 15:11:06 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

943825

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Debt Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release, Crackdown on rogue bailiffs, published on 2 April 2018, on how many occasions (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have met with representatives of the bailiff industry to discuss bailiff reform.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	165459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government intends to launch its call for evidence to evaluate the enforcement agent reforms introduced by Tribunals, Court and Enforcement Act 2007 soon after the summer recess.</p><p> </p><p>Minsters have had no recent meetings with representatives from the bailiff industry to discuss bailiff reform. My officials have met with representatives of the bailiff industry on one occasion since the publication of the one-year review of the 2007 Act in April this year, when the issue of reform was raised.</p><p> </p><p>My officials plan meetings both with representatives of the bailiff industry and with debt advice organisations to inform the call for evidence. I recently met with a representative from StepChange at a meeting where I also met the family of Jerome Rogers, where we discussed the bailiff reforms.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 165460 165461 question first answered 24/07/2018 15:23:42 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

943826

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Debt Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to meet debt advice charities to discuss the scope of the upcoming call for evidence on bailiff reform announced by his Department on 2 April 2018.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	165460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government intends to launch its call for evidence to evaluate the enforcement agent reforms introduced by Tribunals, Court and Enforcement Act 2007 soon after the summer recess.</p><p> </p><p>Minsters have had no recent meetings with representatives from the bailiff industry to discuss bailiff reform. My officials have met with representatives of the bailiff industry on one occasion since the publication of the one-year review of the 2007 Act in April this year, when the issue of reform was raised.</p><p> </p><p>My officials plan meetings both with representatives of the bailiff industry and with debt advice organisations to inform the call for evidence. I recently met with a representative from StepChange at a meeting where I also met the family of Jerome Rogers, where we discussed the bailiff reforms.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 165459 165461 question first answered 24/07/2018 15:23:42 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

943827

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Debt Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release, Crackdown on rogue bailiffs, published on 2 April 2018, when his Department plans to launch its call for evidence.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	165461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government intends to launch its call for evidence to evaluate the enforcement agent reforms introduced by Tribunals, Court and Enforcement Act 2007 soon after the summer recess.</p><p> </p><p>Minsters have had no recent meetings with representatives from the bailiff industry to discuss bailiff reform. My officials have met with representatives of the bailiff industry on one occasion since the publication of the one-year review of the 2007 Act in April this year, when the issue of reform was raised.</p><p> </p><p>My officials plan meetings both with representatives of the bailiff industry and with debt advice organisations to inform the call for evidence. I recently met with a representative from StepChange at a meeting where I also met the family of Jerome Rogers, where we discussed the bailiff reforms.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 165459 165460 question first answered 24/07/2018 15:23:42 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham