A Bailiff must be legally authorised to collect the debt on behalf of the creditor. If the Bailiff is recovering money owed under a County Court Judgement-CCJ, that authority is normally known as a “Warrant, or Warrant of Execution.”
If the Bailiff is working for a Magistrates Court to collect unpaid council tax, outstanding fines, compensation or unpaid maintenance he/she will be working on either a “Distress Warrant” or a “Liability Order” Normally Private firms of Bailiffs are used by Magistrates courts and Councils to execute such warrants or Orders.