Sheriffs

Sheriffs should continue to play a central role in debt enforcement but reforms should be introduced to bring them in line with modern statutory offices, a government review has concluded. The independent review was asked to establish whether the office of sheriff currently operates in line with bes

A public consultation is seeking views on whether sheriffs should be replaced with a "more efficient and cost effective" system of debt collection. Sheriffs currently carry out a number of roles on behalf of the State, including civil debt enforcement and fines collection for the Department of Justi