Bailiff Threads

[Inca]

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How about a penalty system, similar to a swear box, award points to each transgressor, at the end of the week the one with the highest count has to pay an appropriate forfeit.Nope,,that won't work,,doesn't allow for time afk,holidays,sick days,or the shocker of a REAL LIFE

Maybe a 1000 word essay on a subject of our choiceNope..gave up that when I left fulltime education

Of course we would need someone of impeccable integrity to oversee and regulate such an important function, someone with stern resolve an iron will and impeccable moral standards, I recommend me.

and who could check your credentials (or anyone elses),,we are anonymous people on an Internet Consumer Forum.

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[wales01man]

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Im not a nomo mouse I only got 2 legs and no tail ,time for me medication?

[bizzybob]

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and who could check your credentials (or anyone elses),,we are anonymous people on an Internet Consumer Forum.

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Could post a scan of my CAB certificate and other training on photobucket for what it's worth LOL

[bluebottle]

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Sadly BB I do, from a previous existence, once this particular company were involved they wouldn't let go like a terrier on an ankle, whether they had the right person or not, harassing new tenants of social landlords for the departed tenants debt was a favourite, Didn't Drakes used to do that a lot?

Yes. I came across that odious lot when I was a copper in Central London. You would find them lurking around the more deprived areas of Pimlico and Victoria, where I was stationed, especially around the Peabody Trust estates. The way we would deal with them was to demand proof of identity from the tenant, proof of the bailiff's authority and if the two didn't match, the bailiff was firmly told to go away. More often than not, the bailiff would dig their heels in, so they were given one more chance to leave and if they didn't, then, they would be arrested for Breach of the Peace. The Station Officer (now called Custody Officers) would bail them to the magistrates the next day where, invariably, they would plead Not Guilty, but, at a later hearing, would be found guilty. All the magistrates could do, then, was bind them over, usually, for 12 months. However, if they got caught again, then they would be in for it for breaching the Binding Over Order.

[Guest]

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and who could check your credentials (or anyone elses),,we are anonymous people on an Internet Consumer Forum.

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It was a tongue in cheek suggestion inca,

[Inca]

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And so was my reply ..andy58.........you'll get used to it

[Guest]

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Could post a scan of my CAB certificate and other training on photobucket for what it's worth LOL

I think charity is the most even handed and nonjudgmental(is there such a word), poster I have noticed on here, s/he has my nomination.

[Guest]

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There is a fatal flaw in my idea, n that I fear it would turn into a race to see who could get the most points, and it would continually either be BB or CC who got to write the essay at the end of the week.

[bizzybob]

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There is a fatal flaw in my idea, n that I fear it would turn into a race to see who could get the most points, and it would continually either be BB or CC who got to write the essay at the end of the week.

Don't have time to do a dissertation on bailiff wrongdoing, and what points of law they breach on many enforcement actions.

[bluebottle]

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Bailiffs are not to be subject to p taking or insults,when a week goes by when I don't read of a bailiff acting in the way we hear about so often I would agree

I would agree with that, Wales. When I read about what bailiffs have done, "brainless" and "brain-dead" are among the more civil terms that can be used to describe their actions. Calling them "idiots" is exactly what they are when they transgress. Having their certificate revoked isn't just an occupational hazard, it carries a stigma with it that follows them to other employment sectors, that stigma being "This person cannot be trusted."

[bluebottle]

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Don't have time to do a dissertation on bailiff wrongdoing, and what points of law they breach on many enforcement actions.

I could, but it would probably send my laptop into meltdown and crash the LB site.

[bizzybob]

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Yes. I came across that odious lot when I was a copper in Central London. You would find them lurking around the more deprived areas of Pimlico and Victoria, where I was stationed, especially around the Peabody Trust estates. The way we would deal with them was to demand proof of identity from the tenant, proof of the bailiff's authority and if the two didn't match, the bailiff was firmly told to go away. More often than not, the bailiff would dig their heels in, so they were given one more chance to leave and if they didn't, then, they would be arrested for Breach of the Peace. The Station Officer (now called Custody Officers) would bail them to the magistrates the next day where, invariably, they would plead Not Guilty, but, at a later hearing, would be found guilty. All the magistrates could do, then, was bind them over, usually, for 12 months. However, if they got caught again, then they would be in for it for breaching the Binding Over Order.

Wouldn't that breach of the Binding Order mean they were no longer fit and proper so would or should lose their certificate? BTW Andy58 I can see exactly where Bluebottle is coming from, he is from a breed of copper who would always try to do the right thing, and b efair and impartial, using discretion, not looking for brownie points as in number of arrests made or tickets issued. Every arrest generates massive paperwork, not fun for a copper nearing the end of a watch.

[bluebottle]

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There is a fatal flaw in my idea, n that I fear it would turn into a race to see who could get the most points, and it would continually either be BB or CC who got to write the essay at the end of the week.

msl:

[bizzybob]

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I could, but it would probably send my laptop into meltdown and crash the LB site.

:beagle::rofl:

[wales01man]

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Can someone write a thousand word essay on (Why the rules and laws under which bailiffs operate does NOT need changing) Ah no takers then? I only got to one word.