Can I be arrested for using reasonable force to remove a bailiff?


Yes

A person is guilty of an offence if he intentionally obstructs a person lawfully acting as a bailiff.[1]

If you have been charged with this offence, then it is a defence if you can show the bailiff was not acting lawfully.

See the enforcement compliance checklist to see if the bailiff was acting lawfully.[2]

Then get expert advice on preparing the grounds of your defence.[3]

Before throwing a bailiff off the property, you must be sure the bailiff is not acting lawfully, and capture everything on video.

If you have been arrested for throwing a bailiff off the property, and you are not guilty of the offence, you have a right to sue the police for making an illegal arrest,[4] and recover damages.[5]



[1] Paragraph 68(1) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[2] See Bailiff enforcement compliance checklist
[3] See Arrested for obstructing a bailiff
[4] Section 26(1) of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
[5] Foulkes -v- Chief Constable of Merseyside Police; CA 9-Jun-1998