HL Deb 29 June 1995 vol 565 cc63-4WA
Lord Cochrane of Cults

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What progress has been made on the review of the organisation and management of civil enforcement agents.

The Lord Chancellor (Lord Mackay of Clashfern)

I have considered carefully the responses to my public consultation paper on this subject and I am now considering how the regulation, licensing and control of those who enforce judgments of the courts in England and Wales might best be effected, so as to ensure that both debtors and creditors receive a proper, efficient and professional service. I am anxious that those parts of the established system which work well should be preserved, and I intend to undertake detailed consultation with the Under Sheriffs' and Sheriffs' Officers' Associations and other relevant bodies in order to determine how best this might be achieved within a new statutory framework. I will announce the outcome of these deliberations by the end of the year.