Judgment Debtors (Hansard, 27 March 2003)

HC Deb 27 March 2003 vol 402 c365W 365W

§ Mr. Chope
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will make it the policy of the Government to allow postal service of form N39 requiring a judgment debtor to attend an oral examination at the county court. [104773]

§ Yvette Cooper
No. The order must be served on the debtor personally and the creditor must file an affidavit by the person who served the order giving details of how and when it was served. This is because non-attendance at court by the debtor may be treated as contempt of court and result in his imprisonment.