Bailiff wrote "Paid Voluntarily" on a document
Bailiffs write "Paid Voluntarily" on a document after being given a money transfer. It prevents an action to recover that money. The court only orders money to be returned that was taken under duress, or under the pain of having their goods removed.
This usually happens then the person forced to give money is not the debtor, or the warrant or writ has somebody else's name on it.
The Law:
Paragraph 10 of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007:
Remedy is available with a chargeback
Or start a claim in the small claims court. In your witness statement, you must gather evidence you are not the debtor, and make a witness statement the bailiff wrote on the document after you were forced to make over the money transfer. If the bailiff took control of your goods, or Threatened to, this must be made clear in your statement.
If you bring a claim, you must:
The bailiff action is an offence under section 2 of the Fraud Act 2006 because the representation the money was given voluntarily is a false. It can be reported to police. Having a crime number, or a conviction makes it easier to claim back the money.
The Law:
Section 2 of the Fraud Act 2006 states:
(1)A person is in breach of this section if he—
(5)For the purposes of this section a representation may be regarded as made if it (or anything implying it) is submitted in any form to any system or device designed to receive, convey or respond to communications (with or without human intervention).