The bill requires the government to assess how well bailiffs are currently regulated and report on whether stronger rules should be legally enforced to protect vulnerable people from aggressive debt collection.
A Bill to require the Secretary of State to publish an assessment of the effectiveness of current regulation of the debt collection and civil enforcement sectors and to report to Parliament on the potential merits of statutory regulation of those sectors; and for connected purposes.
Status: In Progress
Current House: Commons
Stage: 1st reading
Sponsored by: Mr Luke Charters
Introduced: 2025-05-21