England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

England and Wales

Schedule 12, the Taking Control of Goods Regulations, the Fees Regulations and the Civil Procedure Rules form key parts of the England-and-Wales framework, but specialist debt regimes may modify or supplement the general procedure.

Scotland

Sheriff officers and messengers-at-arms operate within Scottish diligence and court procedure. Attachment, exceptional attachment, earnings arrestment, bank arrestment, charge for payment, inhibition and eviction are not simply English enforcement under different names.

Northern Ireland

The Enforcement of Judgments Office and Northern Ireland court rules form a separate system. English County Court bailiffs, HCEOs and controlled goods agreements should not be assumed to apply.

Sources

1. mygov.scot: sheriff officer powers and your rights
2. Northern Ireland Enforcement of Judgments Office
3. Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013