Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of enforcement mechanisms for small claim judgements.

The civil courts offer several different enforcement methods that a judgment creditor may apply for to recover money owed on a court judgment. The Government is committed to ensuring that these processes are effective and fair. The Government welcomes the Civil Justice Council’s report about enforcement processes, which made a number of recommendations to make them more accessible and streamlined. The Government is considering these findings and will respond in due course.