Bailiff Register

Visit the Ministry of Justice Public Register of Certificated Bailiffs.

If the register fails to show a current valid certificate then telephone 020 3334 6355 and make a further enquiry to be certain.

A person holding a bailiff's certificate means he has passed a CRB check and lodged a security or policy with the court to the value £10,000. It protects the authority if the bailiff absconds with the money. This is why bailiff companies must assign a named Bailiff in Charge of each case. The certificate excludes the bailiff from liability from committing trespass and the document itself is a form of permission from the court to enter aa debtors home without permission.

This is not the same as breaking & entering, pushing past an occupant or subjecting someone to violence; it only means he can take control of goods and handle money.

Bailiffs qualifying criteria is provided in Regulation 3, Regulation 4 & Regulation 6 of the Certification of Enforcement Agents Regulations 2014

It is a criminal offence for a bailiff to take control of goods without a certificate

Example bailiff's certificate.

If your bailiff does not have a valid certificate then you can make a formal complaint here