Enforcement of Civil Obligations in Scotland: Analysis of Consultation Responses
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ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL OBLIGATIONS IN SCOTLAND: ANALYSIS OF CONSULTATION RESPONSES
Annex 2
Quantitative analysis of yes/no responses of those who responded to a question.
PART 3 Structure and organisation of the enforcement system
| Yes | No | Total |
Q3.1
Should there be a Scottish Civil Enforcement Commission to carry out the enforcement functions specified? | | | |
Respondents: | | | |
Academic Bodies | | | |
Advice Sector | 8 | | 8 |
Financial and Business Sector | 3 | | 3 |
Legal Sector | 12 | 4 | 16 |
Local Authorities | 12 | 3 | 15 |
Member of the Public | | | |
Other- Please Specify | | | |
The Scottish Executive | 1 | | 1 |
UK Government | 1 | | 1 |
Total | 37 | 7 | 44 |
Q3.2
Should the Commission have responsibility for determining an education and information programme and what form should this take? | | | |
Respondents: | | | |
Academic Bodies | | | |
Advice Sector | 7 | | 7 |
Financial and Business Sector | 2 | | 2 |
Legal Sector | 11 | | 11 |
Local Authorities | 12 | 1 | 13 |
Member of the Public | | | |
Other- Please Specify | | | |
The Scottish Executive | | | |
UK Government | 1 | | 1 |
Total | 33 | 1 | 34 |
Q3.3
Should the Commission carry out other functions? | | | |
Respondents: | | | |
Academic Bodies | | | |
Advice Sector | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Financial and Business Sector | 2 | | 2 |
Legal Sector | 8 | 3 | 11 |
Local Authorities | 8 | 3 | 11 |
Member of the Public | | | |
Other- Please Specify | | | |
The Scottish Executive | | | |
UK Government | | | |
Total | 24 | 8 | 32 |
Q3.4
Should the Commission comprise the membership specified? | | | |
Respondents: | | | |
Academic Bodies | | | |
Advice Sector | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Financial and Business Sector | 2 | | 2 |
Legal Sector | 9 | 1 | 10 |
Local Authorities | 9 | 1 | 10 |
Member of the Public | | | |
Other- Please Specify | | | |
The Scottish Executive | | | |
UK Government | | | |
Total | 25 | 5 | 30 |
Q3.5
Should there be a single class of enforcement officers? | | | |
Respondents: | | | |
Academic Bodies | 1 | | 1 |
Advice Sector | 5 | | 5 |
Financial and Business Sector | 2 | | 2 |
Legal Sector | 5 | 9 | 14 |
Local Authorities | 11 | | 11 |
Member of the Public | | | |
Other- Please Specify | | | |
The Scottish Executive | | | |
UK Government | | | |
Total | 24 | 9 | 33 |
Q3.6
Should informal debt collection activities be regulated in Scotland including mandatory codes for appropriate standards of care and conduct? | | | |
Respondents: | | | |
Academic Bodies | | | |
Advice Sector | 9 | | 9 |
Financial and Business Sector | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Legal Sector | 13 | 1 | 14 |
Local Authorities | 11 | 3 | 14 |
Member of the Public | | | |
Other- Please Specify | | | |
The Scottish Executive | | | |
UK Government | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 37 | 6 | 43 |
Q3.7
Would access to information held by third parties assist towards achieving more effective enforcement? | | | |
Respondents: | | | |
Academic Bodies | 1 | | 1 |
Advice Sector | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Financial and Business Sector | 3 | | 3 |
Legal Sector | 12 | | 12 |
Local Authorities | 16 | | 16 |
Member of the Public | | | |
Other- Please Specify | | | |
The Scottish Executive | 1 | | 1 |
UK Government | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Total | 38 | 6 | 44 |
Q3.8
If so, what type of information held by which third parties should be permitted? | Textual response |
Q3.9
Should the same types and sources of information be uniformly accessible in the different UK jurisdictions? | | | |
Respondents: | | | |
Academic Bodies | | | |
Advice Sector | 3 | | 3 |
Financial and Business Sector | 3 | | 3 |
Legal Sector | 10 | | 10 |
Local Authorities | 16 | | 16 |
Member of the Public | | | |
Other- Please Specify | | | |
The Scottish Executive | | | |
UK Government | 1 | | 1 |
Total | 33 | 3 | 36 |
Page updated: Monday, April 03, 2006