SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 Enforcement: England and Wales

Relationship between remedies

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1

As regards a case where a magistrates’ court has made a liability order, regulations under paragraph 1(1) above may include provision that—

a

attachment of earnings may be resorted to more than once;

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deductions from universal credit may be resorted to more than once;

b

deductions from income support may be resorted to more than once;

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deductions from state pension credit may be resorted to more than once;

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deductions from an employment and support allowance may be resorted to more than once.

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d

attachment of earnings F6deductions from universal credit, deductions from income supportF2, deductions from state pension creditF4, deductions from an employment and support allowance and F7the power conferred by section 14(4) (or any two of them) may be resorted to in any order or alternately (or both);

e

steps by way of attachment, deduction, F9exercise of the power conferred by section 14(4), commitment, bankruptcy, winding up or charging may not be taken while steps by way of another of those methods are being taken;

f

where a warrant of commitment is issued against (or a term of imprisonment is fixed in the case of) the person concerned no steps, or no further steps, by way of attachment, deduction, F10exercise of the power conferred by section 14(4), bankruptcy or charging may be taken.

2

Any reference in this paragraph to attachment of earnings includes a reference to attachment of allowances.