A consultation launched today (17 February) sets out proposals that will seek to prohibit the use of force by bailiffs and provide specific safeguards to protect children.
Regulations will eventually be produced outlining circumstances in which a bailiff must not take control of goods.
Children under the age of 16 and vulnerable people who are not the debtor will be protected where they are the only people present, meaning bailiffs will not be able to enter the property.
Justice minister Jonathan Djanogly said: "Too many people have experienced intrusive, expensive and stressful bailiff action and more often than not the public do not hold bailiffs in high regard, despite the fact most bailiffs carry out their work professionally.
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