Bailiffs and Enforcement Officers are people authorized to remove and sell your possessions in order to pay the money you owe to a person or an organization, conduct evictions, and arrest people.
County court bailiffs - are employed by the county courts and are responsible for enforcing court orders by recovering money owed under a county court judgment. They can seize and sell your goods to recover the amount of the debt. They also effect and supervise the possession of property and the return of goods under hire purchase agreements, and serve court documents.
Enforcement Officers - are responsible for enforcing court orders by recovering money owed under a High Court judgment, or a county court judgment transferred to the High Court. They can seize and sell your goods to cover the amount of the debt. They also effect and supervise the possession of property and the return of goods.
Certificated bailiffs - enforce a variety of debts on behalf of organizations such as local authorities. They can seize and sell your goods to cover the amount of the debt you owe. They also hold a certificate which enables them, and them alone, to levy distress for rent, road traffic debts, council tax and non-domestic rates. They cannot enforce the collection of money due under High Court or county court orders.
Non-certificated bailiffs - are entitled to recover the money owed for a variety of debts by seizing and selling your goods but cannot levy distress for rent, road traffic debts, council tax or non-domestic rates, or enforce the collection of money due under High Court or county court orders.
