I have bipolar and anxiety disorder. Do I class as a vulnerable adult to bailiffs if they visit?

No

Enforcement regulations do not give a legal definition of a vulnerable person, but other legislation does.

A disability is a physical or mental impairment having a substantial long term effect on the debtors ability to manage their daily activities.^[1][2]

Official guidelines for bailiffs further state that seriously ill debtors are vulnerable people.^[3]

It means, a debtor who is bipolar or suffers from anxiety disorder is a vulnerable person if their ability to manage their daily activity is substantially impaired.

Bailiffs are unable to recover the enforcement stage fees and charges from vulnerable debtors unless the debtor is given time to get advice in relation to the enforcement power.^[4]

^{[1] Section 6(1) of the Equality Act 2010
[2] Section 1(1) and (2) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
[3] Paragraph 77 of the Taking Control of Goods National Standards, published by the Ministry of Justice
[4] Regulation 12 of the Taking Control of Goods (Fees) Regulations 2014
[5] See: Bailiffs and vulnerable people.}