Rossendales - Capital Contribution Order

[Unregistered]

Hello all,

I received the letter than many have mentioned on here - nice timing for Xmas..

I received criminal legal aid and was convicted of a (non violent) crime back in 2012. I was silly and greedy.

I ended up having to settle a pretty large confiscation order which meant selling my home and assets.

Rossendales have written to me out of the blue stating that my assets are X and I need to pay a contribution of Y.
Sadly for me, the assets they list were sold in 2015 to settle the CO, I now have nothing left. I am surprised to receive this letter as

a) this all happened years ago and
b) they seem unaware that I have no assets remaining as I had to sell them all to settle my confiscation order!

I planned to write back explaining the above and sending a copy of the confiscation order etc so they are updated - is this the most sensible way of handling the matter?

Any suggestions would be really welcome - thanks in advance

Jay

[Amethyst]

Re: Rossendales - Capital Contribution Order

If this is the first you have heard and you've had nothing previously regarding a capital contribution order from the legal Aid agency ( 2012 was the Legal Service Commission I believe) you will need to write to both them and Rossendales detailing your circumstances, the confiscation order, and requesting further detail on their calculations.

You can have a read through the regulations http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2...lation/32/made

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