Push to regulate UK bailiffs too slow, warns supervisory body
The UK bailiff sector is big business: more than 7m cases are sent to enforcement each year. Photograph: Alex Segre/AlamyView image in fullscreenThe UK bailiff sector is big business: more than 7m cases are sent to enforcement each year. “Every year hundreds of thousands of people are receiving enforcement action from unregulated providers.
- ▪The UK bailiff sector is big business: more than 7m cases are sent to enforcement each year.
- ▪Photograph: Alex Segre/AlamyView image in fullscreenThe UK bailiff sector is big business: more than 7m cases are sent to enforcement each year.
- ▪“Every year hundreds of thousands of people are receiving enforcement action from unregulated providers.
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| Publication time | Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:00:01 GMT |
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The UK bailiff sector is big business: more than 7m cases are sent to enforcement each year. Photograph: Alex Segre/AlamyView image in fullscreenThe UK bailiff sector is big business: more than 7m cases are sent to enforcement each year. Photograph: Alex Segre/AlamyRegulatorsPush to regulate UK bailiffs too slow, warns supervisory bodyA year after government pledge to regulate sector, ECB criticises ‘lack of visible progress’ and ‘no clear plan’Rupert JonesMon 8 Jun 2026 03.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe UK government has been accused of dragging its feet over plans for the mandatory regulation of bailiffs amid concerns about harmful practices in an industry that collects more than £1bn a year from indebted Britons.A year on from an announcement by the Ministry of Justice…
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