Amendments to Schedule 5 to the Courts Act 2003

12.  In paragraph 8 (attachment of earnings order or application for benefit deductions without P’s consent), for sub-paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1) This paragraph applies if—

(a) paragraph 7A does not apply, and

(b) the relevant court concludes that P is an existing defaulter and that his existing default (or defaults) cannot be disregarded.”