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Become a Shergroup Enforcement Agent
Train, certify and work on the national panel of enforcement agents authorised under Claire Sandbrook’s HCEO licence.
The same team you’ve seen on Channel 5’s Call the Bailiffs and The Enforcers — enforcing Writs of Control, Possession and Delivery across England and Wales.
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Enforcement Heritage
246
Years at Work
Channel 5
As Seen on Primetime TV
You Operate Under One of the UK’s Most Experienced High Court Enforcement Officers
Every writ enforced by a Shergroup agent is carried out under the statutory licence of Claire Sandbrook — a solicitor, past Chair of the High Court Enforcement Officers Association, and one of the first Under-Sheriffs to be authorised by the Lord Chancellor when the modern HCEO regime was established. Her name is the only name on this page; by design.
Authorised High Court Enforcement Officer
Under the Lord Chancellor’s statutory licence to enforce Writs of Control, Possession and Delivery in England and Wales.
Past Chair, HCEOA
Formerly Chair of the High Court Enforcement Officers Association and member of government working parties on enforcement reform.
45+ years in Enforcement
From the Sheriffs’ office in London through to the modern HCEO regime — the length of a career that bridges two eras of the industry.
Author, Sweet & Maxwell
Commissioned to write the definitive legal texts — Enforcement of a Judgment and Debt Recovery Through the Courts.
What you’ll do
The Work, in Plain English
Our panel enforces the full range of High Court writs, under the Schedule 12 regime of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 and the Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013 and 2014.
Writs of Control
Recover unpaid County Court Judgments transferred to the High Court. Attend the debtor, take control of goods, and compel payment lawfully.
Writs of Possession
Return premises to lawful owners — residential and commercial. Evict trespassers, protestors and tenants in breach.
Writs of Delivery
Recover specific goods ordered by the Court — vehicles, equipment, assets held under disputed title.
Schedule 12 Operations
Operate within the full statutory framework. Audit-ready paperwork, body-cam footage, and legal escalation on call.
Who thrives here
The Backgrounds We See Most Often on Our Panel
We don’t have a single “right” background. Our strongest agents come from a handful of career routes — all share the ability to stay calm under pressure, operate within the law, and treat every situation with professional dignity.
Former Military
Army, RAF, Royal Marines. Operational discipline, de-escalation under pressure, teamwork.
Former Police
UK and international forces. Procedural rigour, evidence-handling, communication with the public.
Security Industry
Close protection, event security, cash-in-transit. SIA-regulated backgrounds and risk management.
Credit & Collections
Debt recovery, credit management, insolvency support. The reasoning side of the enforcement conversation.
Legal & Investigative
Paralegals, process servers, investigators. The paperwork and the people-reading side of the role.
Traits every Shergroupie carries, whatever route they came in by.
The pathway
From Application to Authorised Agent
Five steps take you from first application to running your own caseload, with training, induction and senior-agent oversight along the way.
1. Apply
Send your application. We check your fit, your certifications and your background.
2. Certify
Not certified yet? We get you qualified to enforce under Schedule 12.
3. Induct
Learn how Shergroup works: the law, the body-cam protocol, our standards.
4. Accompany
Work real cases beside senior agents, with oversight at every step.
5. Authorise
Get authorised under Claire’s HCEO licence and start your own caseload.
Already certified? Skip steps 2 and 3 — our fast-track for experienced agents takes you from application to authorised panel member in weeks.
The Shergroupies ethos
Enforcement, Done Properly
Lawful
Every action inside the Schedule 12 framework. If a step cannot be justified in law, it is not taken.
Professional
Uniformed, body-cammed, documented. The visitor at the door is a representative of the Court — not a debt collector.
Humane
Vulnerability recognised and respected. The system has checks and balances; we apply them.
Accountable
Audit-ready records on every file. Every writ enforced in Claire’s name is answerable up the chain to her.
Four principles. We hire for them, we train for them, we hold each other to them. If you’ve watched our work on Channel 5 you’ve seen them in practice.
As seen on TV
The Panel You’re Applying to Join is the Team You’ve
Already Seen on Channel 5
We don’t publish photos or biographies of individual non-TV-cast agents on this page — it’s a 2026 safety call. The best way to see our panel at work is to watch the shows that Channel 5 commissioned to document exactly that.
As seen on TV
Call the Bailiffs: Time to Pay Up
Our High Court Enforcement Officers recover unpaid CCJs across England and Wales — the primetime series.
Channel 5
The Enforcers
Enforcement at the sharp end. Writs of Possession, business debt, trespass clearance — on the record.
YouTube · 18,000+ subsCRIBERS
Shergroup TV
Full episodes, behind-the-scenes cuts and On the Sofa interviews. The whole library, no paywall.
If you want to see what the job really looks like before applying — start there.
Questions, answered
Frequently Asked
No. If you have the right background and attitude, Shergroup will support you through certification as part of the pathway. Certified agents can fast-track from application to panel in weeks.
England and Wales — the jurisdiction of the HCEO licence under which the panel operates. Agents are based nationally and work across all regions.
Multiple engagement models. Some agents work exclusively with Shergroup; others operate across more than one panel. We can discuss the right structure during application.
Full induction into our Schedule 12 framework, body-cam protocol, de-escalation standards and operational tooling. Supervised shadowing before independent work. Ongoing CPD across the panel.
HQ operations team on scheduling and dispatch. Legal escalation on call. Body-cam coverage and real-time records. You never attend a difficult situation without back-up protocols in place.
Because enforcement agents work in situations where personal identification carries real risk. The TV cast have consented to broadcast exposure through Channel 5; everyone else on the panel operates with the privacy protection they are entitled to. This is a standing Shergroup policy.
Ready to apply?
Join the Shergroupies
Submit your details and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch within three working days. All applications treated in confidence.
Or email us directly: [email protected]
Solve it with Shergroup
If you’re here as a client rather than a prospective agent — our High Court Enforcement Solutions team is one click away. Same regulated panel; different side of the writ.