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Must a bailiff show ID if he enters commercial premises to take goods if it is unlocked?


Yes

The bailiff must on request show the debtor and any person who appears to him to be in charge of the premises evidence of his identity, and authority to enter the premises.[1]



[1] Paragraph 26 of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

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