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Protect vulnerable debtors in enforceable Taking Control of Goods Regulations
Closed
3,495 signatures
What the petition asks
Taking Control of Goods National Standards contains guidance for Enforcement Agents when dealing with vulnerable debtors - this guidance is unclear and results in vulnerable people being exploited unnecessarily and new Regulations to clarify this should be debated by Parliament
Give stronger support to vulnerable council tax debtors than provided in Taking Control of Goods, National Standards for Enforcement Agents paras 70-78 Vulnerable Situations. Local Authority should be advised not to send bailiffs to collect the tax from households which have no income due to zero hours contract, benefit sanction or Universal Credit. Bailiffs should be required to report those circumstances in households they call on to the local authority with out taking any further action.
Timeline
| 6 Nov 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 May 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
3,495
Status
Closed
Opened
6 Nov 2017
Closed
6 May 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.