The Enforcement of Fines and Other Penalties Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018

Statement of earnings

7.—(1) A direction given under section 19(2) of the Act shall require the debtor to provide, in addition to the information required under section 19(2)(a), the following information—

(a) the debtor’s national insurance number;

(b) the debtor’s payroll number, if any;

(c) details of the debtor’s current and expected net earnings;

(d) details of any other income received by the debtor;

(e) details of any savings held by the debtor;

(f) details of the debtor’s housing costs, if any, including, in particular, payments made in respect of rent or mortgage, rates, electricity and heating;

(g) details of the debtor’s expenditure on groceries;

(h) details of any loan repayments made by the debtor;

(i) the number of the debtor’s dependants, and details of any special financial needs they may have;

(j) details of any childcare costs incurred by the debtor; and

(k) details of any existing attachment of earnings order, direct earnings attachment or deduction from benefits in respect of the debtor.

(2) A direction given under section 19(3) of the Act shall require the employer to provide details of—

(a) the debtor’s current and expected net earnings; and

(b) any existing attachment of earnings order or direct earnings attachment being paid by the employer in respect of the debtor.

(3) For the purposes of section 19(2) and 19(3) of the Act, the specified period is 14 days from the date of the direction.