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Reform Money Claim Court paper process and waive some fees

Submitted by Teri Kelsey on Saturday 22nd February 2025

Published on Tuesday 8th April 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 8th October 2025

Signatures: 50

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abuse ~ abuse victims ~ checks ~ Courts ~ Domestic ~ Domestic abuse ~ Domestic abuse victims ~ Ensure ~ Money ~ Officials ~ Paper ~ Protecting ~ Reform ~ Regulations ~ Responsible ~ Staff ~ Victim ~ Waive

Petition Action

Reform Money Claim Court paper process and waive some fees

Petition Details

Greater regulations/protection in Money Claim Court applications. Require court officials be responsible for service of all claims forms/packs & conducting address checks before service to ensure respondent resides at address of service. Also for domestic abuse victims to be waived fees in disputes

Additional Information

Currently applicants can serve claims packs themselves, so they may deliberately omit paperwork which notifies the defendants of the need to respond to the claim. Failures to respond may result in findings against them and entries upon their credit file. We think this is being abused and can leave the defendant having to pay for the claim to be reheard. Also require court staff to conduct validity of an address for claimant/defendant to ensure they reside & are aware of cases.


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