The Sheriffs Office – recovering 60% more!
by David Carter on 11 September 2010
The Ministry of Justice has recently released new figures on enforcement and collection rates. 77,292 writs were successfully cleared in 2009 (a 13% increase over the previous year), 28% of which received payment in full (26% of writs were paid in full in 2008).
The national average was 57.7p in the £1 collected on enforceable writs. This is quite a drop from the 69.9p achieved in 2008, most probably as a result of the recession.
However, the good news is that The Sheriffs Office recovered 93p in the £1 on enforceable writs during 2009 – a massive 60% above the national average!
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