Rejected petition Change the law around default County Court Judgements (CCJs)

Anyone who receives a default County Court Judgement, if they challenge this via a set aside application, should receive a default set aside order if the Claimant doesn't bother to show up to the court.

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Over 1 million CCJs are issued every year. 93% of these are default judgements meaning the defendant didn't have the opportunity to defend themselves. However, when these CCJs are challenged via a set aside application, in many cases because the defendant was unaware they even had a CCJ, the claimant doesn't even bother to turn up to court. This allows these companies (debt collectors, parking ticket companies) to hand out CCJs like confetti knowing they don't have to defend them when challenged

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about County Court Judgements are a matter for the courts, not the UK Government or Parliament.

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Date submitted 31 March 2025
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