Background
Information requests and orders
414.Currently, the only means of creditors to obtain information to assist them in determining how to enforce a civil judgment debt is by way of an Order to Obtain Information. This requires the debtor to attend court, which is problematic if the debtor is not co-operating with the court. The Act enables the High Court and the county courts to request information from the DWP and Commissioners for HMRC, other government departments and/or prescribed third parties (including banks and credit reference agencies) on a judgment debtor who has failed to respond to the judgment or comply with court-based methods of enforcement to assist with the enforcement of a judgment debt. Such information will include name, address, date of birth, National Insurance number and the name and address of the debtor’s employer.
