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13:17 , Credit Strategy Court Enforcement Services has recruited the authorised High Court enforcement officer, Alan Smith, who will report to the board on all compliance aspects of High Court enforcement. Smith has more than 30 years of management and operational experience within High Court enforcement. His previous roles include; High Court Enforcement operations director and head of High Court enforcement for two other enforcement companies.

The plans are no longer affordable within the MoJ’s funding allocation for the 2015 spending review period. The decision means enforcement orders and the collection of historic criminal debt will continue unchanged, effectively shelving the Transforming Compliance and Enforcement Programme (TCEP). Work already underway “has not been lost”, the MoJ said, adding that new ways of working including better enforcement strategies and administration will continue to apply.

08:56 , Credit Strategy The UK’s biggest broadband, phone and pay TV companies have committed to sign up to Ofcom’s Fairness for Customers charter. Announcing the move, the regulator said it aims to help ensure people are always treated fairly by their provider, regardless of whether they are signing up to a new deal, trying to fix a problem or switching to a new company.