Consultation outcome

Including claimant data on the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines

Applies to England and Wales

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This is a consultation response on proposals to include claimant names on the Register of Judgments Orders and Fines in England and Wales.

This consultation response covers:

  • a summary of the responses received
  • a government response
  • next steps following this consultation

Original consultation

Summary

The government is consulting on a proposal to include the claimant’s name in entries about money judgments on the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines.

This consultation was held on another website.

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Consultation description

This consultation considers a proposal to amend the law to allow for the names of claimants of money judgments in the County Court and High Court to be published on the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines in England and Wales.

The consultation seeks views on:

  • the potential benefits of including claimant names on the Register
  • any potential disadvantages and/or risks to either the claimant or defendant as a result of the publication of this data

As part of the consultation, we have sent this consultation paper to key stakeholders.

We welcome views from users of the courts and the Register and any other organisations or individuals with an interest in the proposal.

Documents

Updates to this page

Published 21 November 2023
Last updated 9 December 2024 + show all updates
  1. Consultation response published.

  2. First published.

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