COM110111 - Pursuit: automatic and clerical pursuit: clerical pursuit for groups of companies (Action Guide)

Where a number of companies are part of a Group Payment Arrangement (GPA), see COM96000.

This Action Guide relates to all other groups of companies.

To pursue collection from groups of companies, consider steps 1 - 3 below.

1.

Where more than one Debt Management Office is involved in approaching individual companies for payment, consider co-ordinating collection of liabilities at the Debt Management Office dealing with the parent company.

2.

The co-ordinating Debt Management Office is to:

  • obtain the name and address of the parent company by contacting the office responsible for the parent company
  • liaise with each Debt Management Office dealing with an individual company
  • consider if the present arrangements are satisfactory

3.

Where it is of clear advantage to co-ordinate collection, or the parent company insists on a co-ordinated approach, arrange to transfer case responsibility of each individual company to the co-ordinating Collection.