Council’s ineffective Debt Recovery leading to increased Bailiff usage

A debt advice charity has urged Warrington Borough Council to improve debt recovery methods after bailiffs were instructed 6,432 times in a year.
New findings following a Freedom of Information Request revealed Warrington Borough Council sent 6,432 debts to bailiffs in 2022/23 – although the council says this was due to a backlog after suspending debt recovery for a three-year period during the pandemic.
Now National Debtline has called for improvements to debt collection practices and is