Closet Guy. Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Ive just opened my wageslip to find a deduction for a court order:confused: Firstly ive not been sumonsed to court, secondly i have no idea why its there, thirdly has anyone got any idea of weather or not i should be notified if im going to have deductions from my earnings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ sheffield Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 I thought you had to have a few weeks notice of deductions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ sheffield Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Actually I think court ordered deductions can be made without notice, not sure though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizzzard Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 officially it's known as an Attachment of Earnings. More information can be found here: http://www.nationaldebtline.co.uk/england_wales/factsheet.php?page=22_attachment_of_earnings_in_the_county_court It's odd that you've not been informed though, are you on the electoral roll and do you owe any creditors money that you've not been paying? Your first port of call should be your employer if you genuinely believe that there is a mistake as they will be able to tell you which court has imposed it which will lead to which creditor (if any) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Belle* Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Actually I think court ordered deductions can be made without notice, not sure though. Yes, they can. There are also occasions where the debtors address is not known to the creditor and the debt is enforced via the debtors NiNo, so being able to inform of the deductions is not an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Yes, they can. There are also occasions where the debtors address is not known to the creditor and the debt is enforced via the debtors NiNo, so being able to inform of the deductions is not an option. It's unlikely that they validly apply in this case - unless Closet Guy knew full well he was defaulting on debts and hiding from his creditors. In which case surely he would know what the deduction was for, even if he was trying to claim he had no advance warning of it. As suggested above, I'd ask the employer for details of which court imposed it, then ring the court to ask for information on the matter. Particularly so if I wasn't aware of anything I owed or of any court summons being served. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Macbeth Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 (edited) Ive just opened my wageslip to find a deduction for a court order:confused: Firstly ive not been sumonsed to court, secondly i have no idea why its there, thirdly has anyone got any idea of weather or not i should be notified if im going to have deductions from my earnings? If there is no information on your payslip re which court it is from, then the first point of contact should be your wages department. They should be able to tell you who to get in touch with to find out what its all about. I'd be following that up as soon as the wages office is open. Oops, just seen HN's post which more or less says the same! Edited August 1, 2011 by Ms Macbeth added a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Belle* Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 It's unlikely that they validly apply in this case - unless Closet Guy knew full well he was defaulting on debts and hiding from his creditors. In which case surely he would know what the deduction was for, even if he was trying to claim he had no advance warning of it. As suggested above, I'd ask the employer for details of which court imposed it, then ring the court to ask for information on the matter. Particularly so if I wasn't aware of anything I owed or of any court summons being served. I was referring more to the general point raised by AJ Sheffield. I have had a couple of instances where I have been contacted by the courts, enquiring if a certain person was currently employed by the company, followed by the attachment of earnings order. In both cases, I pulled the employee to one side and informed them of the situation. I've been retired a while now, so I'm not up to speed on any subsequent changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 I was referring more to the general point raised by AJ Sheffield. Well, you're absolutely right on the general point. I suspect that it won't apply to the OP, but only he knows all the details of his financial affairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Closet Guy. Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 Thanks all for the advice. Ive just contacted to wages dept and its apparently a council tax debt from 3 years ago:confused::confused: Rang the council tax dept and it was like hitting a brick wall. Totaly unhelpful and denied the possibilty they have got it wrong. So arrogant its unreal. Unfotunatly my solicitor is on holiday for a week so i cant contact her but as soon as her plane lands ill be on the phone like a shot! It amazes me that someone can simply dip into your wages without even having to tell you:rant: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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