§ Lord Morris of Manchesterasked Her Majesty's Government:
What representations they have had from the Zacchaeus 2000 Trust in regard to the execution of warrants against vulnerable people; and what action they are taking. [HL4711]
§ The Lord Chancellor (Lord Irvine of Lairg)The Zacchaeus 2000 Trust has contributed to Professor Beatson's Review of Bailiff Law, published in July 2000. I am grateful to all who contributed to this independent review and I am currently considering Professor Beatson's recommendations.
In addition, on 23 October the trust responded to proposals for secondary legislation that will transfer responsibility for warrant execution from the police to magistrates' courts committees. The trust's recommendations go far wider than the draft regulations in question, and I shall therefore want to consider them, where possible, in the broader context of the review of enforcement of civil court judgments which my department is currently undertaking.