Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 96491

Repossession Orders

Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025

Question

Damien Egan

LabourBristol North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce delays in County Court proceedings relating to possession or enforcement actions against individuals living in vehicles.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
The Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) Part 55, 55.1 (a) states a possession claim means a claim for the recovery of possession of land (including buildings or parts of buildings), on which a vehicle might be parked.The CPR stipulate that possession claims shoul...

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