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Official guidance
Debt Management and Banking Manual

DMBM595000 · Pre-enforcement: limits in enforcement proceedings

  • DMBM595010 · General
  • DMBM595020 · Distraint (England & Wales and Northern Ireland)
  • DMBM595030 · Summary proceedings (England & Wales and Northern Ireland)
  • DMBM595040 · County court proceedings (England and Wales)
  • DMBM595050 · Summary proceedings (Scotland)
  • DMBM595060 · Ordinary cause (Scotland)
  • DMBM595070 · Summary warrant (Scotland)
  • DMBM595080 · Limitation legislation
  1. Pre-enforcement: limits in enforcement proceedings: contents
  2. Pre-enforcement: limits in enforcement proceedings: county court proceedings (England and Wales)

DMBM595040 | Pre-enforcement: limits in enforcement proceedings: county court proceedings (England and Wales)

From HM Revenue & Customs · Debt Management and Banking Manual

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Monetary limits

There is no upper limit for taking county court action, but remember that defended actions for a debt of £50,000 or more may potentially be heard in the High Court.

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Time limits

There is no time limit for taking proceedings for tax. For NIC and other debts that are not tax, the Limitation Act 1980 applies, see DMBM595080.

It is therefore important to commence CCP action as early as possible for non-tax debts.

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