§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish a table showing the total number of (i) community care grants and (ii) loans from the social fund made in 1988–89 and 1989–90 broken down into pensioners, couples with children, lone parents, sick and disabled people and others.
§ Mr. Scott[holding answer 21 June 1990]: Information is not available on the number of individuals receiving an award in each client group. The available information set out in the table relates to the total number of awards made to the relevant client groups:
§ The Attorney-GeneralThere are no educational qualifications required to be employed as a bailiff. Bailiffs are trained by their line managers at the court or group of courts where they are employed. This training is supplemented by a five day departmental procedural and job skills training course.
§ Mr. WareingTo ask the Attorney-General if he will publish in theOfficial Report the criteria needed to pass the Certificated Bailiffs Association examination.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe Lord Chancellor's Department is not responsible for the criteria needed to pass the Certificated Bailiffs Association examination. Under the Distress for Rent Rules 1988 those seeking certification must apply to a county court and are required to supply two references, one of which may be from the 733W applicant's employer or an approved officer of the Certificated Bailiffs Association of England and Wales, together with a certificated copy of the result of a serach of the register of county court judgments and confirmation that he is able to provide a security totalling £10,000.
§ Mr. WareingTo ask the Attorney-General how many county court bailiffs there are in(a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe number of county court bailiffs employed in England and Wales is 839 and 71 respectively. There are no county court bailiffs in Northern Ireland. There is, however, an analogous post of enforcement officer and there are 16 officers in post at present.
§ Mr. WareingTo ask the Attorney-General how many bailiffs operating under section 7 of the Law of Distress Amendment Act 1888, certificated by a county court judge, are operating in(a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThere are currently 889 certificated bailiffs operating in England and 40 in Wales. There is no certificated bailiff system in Northern Ireland. The number of certificated bailiffs on the register maintained by the Lord Chancellor's Department does, however, frequently change as fresh applications for general certificates are granted by the county courts.
§ Mr. WareingTo ask the Attorney-General how many certificated bailiffs there are operating within the county courts in(a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThere are no certificated bailiffs operating within the county courts in England, Wales or Northern Ireland. All bailiffs operating within the county courts in England and Wales are employees of the Lord Chancellor's Department.