Bailiffs have given case back to enforcment after a month?

lauren_1

Any ideas?

I was told that the bailiffs would have the case for 3 months giving them enough time to trace and track him down but i have been advised this orning that they have handed the case back but no reason as to why?

Anyone else had this happen to them

johnwayne

I wouldnt worry about it. Bailiffs had my case for months and months and still didnt get anywhere!!

NACSA_CHAIR

instructing bailiffs can sometimes be a "box ticking" exercise as they need to have used this method before certain other options are explored. If the debt is large, bailiffs may not have been successful anyway - but you do need to keep the pressure on the CSA to make sure that they continue with other measures

fermi

This is from the website of an expert in bailiff law/practice and relates here to CSA collections rather than other actions:

http://www.bailiffadviceonline.co.uk/csa_csa.htm

On receipt of a referral from the Agency, the Bailiffs will take initial action to levy distress within seven days.

If they are unable to contact the non-resident parent on the first visit, a contact letter will be left warning of Bailiff Action. If the non-resident parent fails to respond, a further visit will be made within 14 days of the warning letter. If the second visit fails to result in contact being made, the case will be returned to the Agency.

If contact is unsuccessful, the Bailiffs should not hold on to a case for more than 13 weeks, unless:

• An arrangement to pay is in place, or;
• The Agency have specifically advised them to keep the case for longer

Bailiffs usually try to make an arrangement where the debt will be cleared within 13 weeks, but this is not always possible, depending on both the size of the debt and the non-resident parent’s ability to pay.

In exceptional circumstances, the Bailiffs may return a case earlier if:

• The Agency may have asked for the return of the case if the non-resident parent’s situation has changed, he has paid the debt in full or the parent with care has withdrawn their authority
• The non-resident parent may be untraceable, the case would then need to have trace action taken on it
• The agreement with the non-resident parent has fallen through and they are unable to levy distress

NACSA_CHAIR

thats an excellent site, and the lady behind it has a vast amount of knowledge - she did have a helpline available - so anyone with queries can speak directly to her if needed.

fermi

NACSA_CHAIR wrote: »

thats an excellent site, and the lady behind it has a vast amount of knowledge - she did have a helpline available - so anyone with queries can speak directly to her if needed.

The helpline is on a premium rate so people might not like to use that.

However, the owner/author of that site is a regular(ish) poster on the DFW forum and will often help people on MSE with out charge.

Username is Herbie21. No promises, but may be worth a PM.