This particular thread of mine is very likely to be the most serious one that I have written for a long time and concerns the proposed implementation of a stunningly awful clause contained in Part 6 (Third Party Claiming Controlled Goods) of the new regulations on Bailiff Reform that is due to take effect on 6th April 2014. When the Consultation Paper on Bailiff Reform was released 2 years ago many people either failed to notice or did not realise the very serious implications of Paragraph 60 (Third Party Claiming Goods) and, accordingly, Part 6 (Third Party Claiming Controlled Goods) has now been introduced and will take effect from 6th April. My opinion is that this clause has the serious potential to damage the regulations and expose local authorities, the Information Commissioner’s Office, the DVLA and Local Government Ombudsman to complaints at a level never seen before. In 2012, realising the serious implications for debtors AND creditors (in particular local authorities) if Paragraph 60 was implemented, we contacted many organisations including enforcement companies asking that they OPPOSE this clause. Most of those contacted were unaware of the consequences and readily agreed. In our own 47 page response to the Consultation Paper we outlined very clearly why this clause should be removed. Given that so many companies in the 'enforcement sector' were also opposed to Paragraph 60 it came as a huge shock to discover a few months ago that the Ministry of Justice had nonetheless implemented this draconian, unjust, unfair and unworkable clause into Part 6 (Third Party Claiming Controlled Goods) of the new regulations. Following the implementation I was asked to write an article for a well known trade journal that is distributed to local authorities, all government agencies, enforcement companies, Members of Parliament and many more. Following the publication, there have been a lot of developments surrounding Part 6 which I will explain shortly. In the meantime, in order for the public to understand the seriousness of Part 6 I have been granted permission to provide a copy of my article on the forum. Mindful that visitors who are not members cannot access PDF attachments you will see below below that I have provided a 'word copy' of the 3 page article. Could anyone wanting to respond wait a short while until after I have uploaded the PDF.