I'm just going off what I was told by the HCEO company - they said that they have to put the cases on hold until either the cheques bounce or clear. I actually asked if we could ignore the cheques and allow the HCEO's to still attend, and I was given a firm 'NO!'.

Apparently not, as the cases weren't due to be allocated until today - they were still in the pre-enforcement queue. If he had sent them AFTER they'd served the wits then they would need to be sent to them asap. Thanks again guys x

You obviously have a good enough claim if they are now using scare tactics against you. Politely refuse and sit back. Expect the next lot of communication to include an out of court settlement offer.

Success! But not exactly how I was expecting it to pan out. It appears as though the 'Order for recovery of award' was enough to scare the respondent into paying up...we received 2 cheques yesterday! The HCEO's weren't due to be allocated until tomorrow - which we weren't told about until yesterday - due to ET cases having to be left for 2 weeks until they can serve the writs. So we've requested the cases to be put on hold until the cheques clear, but unfortunately it means that we have lost out on the £120 writ fees...but it's been more about the principal than the money, so I'm not fussed about it. Many, many, many thanks to all on here who posted/pm'd advice - please accept a cosmic truffle cake as gratitude. http://s1174.photobucket.com/albums/r605/the_earth_mother/

Assisted Blonde, it is no better today at Universities. I'm nearing the end of my degree - I'm also a mature student - and some of the students abilities are atrocious. One acquaintance has just done a workshop on structuring an essay and he's currently writing up his dissertation! But I definitely agree with bringing back Grammar schools, as my son is being held back in his I.T. mixed ability class - the most he can achieve is B- due to the low abilities of the other students.

Deep breaths, Dottie. You need to google for the email address/telephone number of your local MP and get them onto this. One of the first things to mention is that you are mentally/physically vulnerable and you are severely struggling to cope with this and require assistance asap. Do it today.

Dotty, it would really help others to give you advice if you could answer a few of the questions that have been asked. What exactly is it that they are accusing you of, and what evidence did they show you to back their accusation up? Did they read out dates and times that your ex has been living with you? Photos of him coming and going? What are the 'things' that you say they took from your house? And as for charging your ex with aiding and abetting, what is it that he is supposedly aiding and abetting you with? And what has your solicitor told you? It just seems like you are being vague with your responses of 'I don't know'...surely your solicitor, DWP and the Police have given you something written down that states what you're accused of?

Give them a call today and they will tell you if and when it was received, or whether they have requested an extension.

As another poster said, if you do a SAR it won't contain anything that relates to the current investigation but it may make the DWP a bit twitchy that you have requested one - it usually flags up the fact that someone with knowledge is helping the 'customer'. In the meantime it may be worth sending an email about this situation to your local MP - keep it factual with dates like you have done here, and request that they offer you advice/guidance about what to do as no-one from DWP appears to be clear and consistent about what is happening. As a side note your case does seem extreme - a friend of mine was taken in for IUC after having her BF living with her for 18 months whilst claiming as a single person, but she wasn't arrested. As another said, they must think that this fraud has been going on for years...have they at any time shown you what evidence they have?

This DOES go on even if people say that they have not experienced it. My nephews attended private schools and they were 'guided' from age13/14 to specific subjects which would be needed once they started their applications for UCL, Oxford, Cambridge etc. Both of them are now halfway through their Uni degrees - one is doing PPE to enter politics, the other doing foreign language/history to enter Sandhurst. It's been a running joke that their school knew which occupations they would have before the boys were even out of nappies!

They'd eat them before they got them in the van! Bit of an update...we both received 'Order for recovery of award' letters from the court today. I'm assuming that the respondent will also have received these, and it means that our writs were granted? Am asking because we haven't heard anything from the HCEO company since we submitted our applications, and emails haven't been answered. The orders were dated last week so I'm hoping that the respondent is due a visit any day.

Ha ha! I was going to add that along with the dark chocolate truffle fondant filling, I also pop a dozen or so hand made truffles on top of the cake...but I wouldn't want anyone to drool. Will definitely update as soon as we hear anything.

Indeed it is. It appears that our council - Bolton - use Capita, or at least they did 2 years ago. Also, guess who one one of the Assistant Directors of the People and Transformation Bolton Council team used to work for... uk.linkedinDOTcom/pub/lynne-ridsdale/4/b89/442

Talking about fingers in pies.... I'm not sure whether Bolton Council use them, but Equita sponsored an event last year to give an award to NCP and Bolton Council for 'best car-park'. Unfortunately my post count won't allow me to post a link to the story, but it can be found on centralboltonDOTcom/news-detail.php?id=52 This thread reminded me about it as our town made a big fuss about getting this award, and I thought at the time that it was strange for a debt recovery service to sponsor it.

Yes, it's the same one. We're very confident that they are more than able due to the lack of complaints about them on forums such as this one. It's been nearly 3 weeks since the writs were applied for, so it should be any day now. Will give an update as and when we hear anything. Thank you again everyone for the help/advice - if I was able to, I'd bake one of my chocolate truffle cakes for each one of you!

Thanks WD. Yes we've already instructed a company as advised by PT - the writs should be in the HCEO's hands any day now. As for information about the safe, I passed that on along with the exact location of it - I could actually give them the combination but I don't know the laws of it where that's concerned. I'm hoping to God that he doesn't try to plead poverty on the basis of his company's latest returns showing just £1 capital.

Hmmmm TT, that's rather worrying isn't it? I'm well aware that there's a chance they may struggle to sieze goods to the value of both of the writs and fees, as it's a Ltd company that the writs are being served against. The respondent has a high value car, but he purchased it before he started the company so it's personal and not company property. Also, the goods in the company name aren't enough to fulfill both of our awards - mine is relatively small so I may get mine, but my husband's award is a lot higher. Just a quick question - if there is ready cash on the premises (in tills and the safe) can the HCEO's tell him to hand it over? I know for a fact that at any given time there's more than enough to pay in full. And does the respondent have to pay using a company debit/credit card, or can it be his personal one? (To be honest it's become more of a moral fight than monetary, if we get nothing then we will still be OK financially) TIA.

Thanks PT for the advice that you sent to me in your PM - unfortunately I can't send you a reply as I don't have enough posts to send a message yet. We've now engaged the company that you suggested and will hopefully hear something next week...fingers crossed! CC

Thank you ever so much for all of the great advice, it is most appreciated. After discussing this earlier between ourselves and after contacting the E.T Court, we've decided to go down the Fast Track route. We received letters from the respondent today stating that payment will be delayed due to sending an appeal to the Court, and he is waiting for a response from the Tribunal Judge. One call to the Court confirmed that no contact has been made either during the case or after judgment was made, so he's talking out of his proverbials and obviously buying time - funnily enough he referred the Judge as 'he' when in fact it was a very nice lady Judge at our hearing. To answer a few questions: 1. Access will be easy as it's open to the public. 2. There is ready cash on the premises at all times and the respondent has credit cards in his and company names. 3. He has stock and vehicles in his name. 4. We've tried sending letters requesting payment before starting the Tribunal case - he never responded to us, the Court or attended the hearing, so more letters will fall on deaf ears. One final question if I may? In the guidance notes for Fast Track it mentions that 8% is added to the Tribunal award and interest that's started accruing due to late payment. Does that extra 8% come to us or towards the HCEO fees? Thanks again for all the help.

Thanks Ploddertom. Would a HCEO be automatically assigned once the Court receives the N471? Or would we have to apply separately? I'm afraid that I'm getting slightly confused with information that I'm reading, so apologies if my questions appear simple to answer. I've just come across the EX727 which is the fast track form and a HCEO is appointed upon submission of it - is it worth doing it this way perhaps?

Long time lurker, first time poster...so please excuse me if I make any mistakes. My husband and myself obtained E.T. Court judgements in our favour in January this year for unlawful deductions of wages from the same employer - we made separate claims, the Court combined them into one hearing and we each have a judgement award. The respondent hasn't paid within the time-frame specified, and we were advised at the hearing to apply to the County Court if he didn't pay. We went today and came away with 2 different forms, but we are confused as to which one would be best to submit - unfortunately the lady at the counter wasn't very sure either! The forms are: N322B - Application for an order to allow enforcement of a decision that does not require permission to proceed. N471 - Application to enforce an award of an Employment Tribunal and request a Writ of Fieri Facias. Can someone please offer advice on what the outcome would be for each application? Also, as we already have judgments in our favour would submitting these forms entail another Court hearing? Unfortunately this has been dragging on for months now, and I don't know whether we would be able to afford a lengthy drawn out court case. Thanks in advance.