7122 — Debt, rent and other cash collectors

What this occupation covers

Debt, rent and other cash collectors collect payments due or overdue from households and businesses and empty cash from prepayment meters or machines.

Typical duties

receives payment at centralised office or calls on household/business premises

records details of transaction, issues receipt or annotates rent book

reads gas, water and electricity meters

cleans, services and fills vending machines and collects money from meters, vending machines and other cash operated machinery

collects tolls from persons wishing to gain access to private roads, bridges, piers, etc. and operates tollgates to control entry

remits cash, cheques or credit notes to cashier, supervisor or bank, building society or post office

serves summonses and, on court authority, takes possession of goods to the value of outstanding debt

Entry routes and qualifications

No academic qualifications are required. Training is typically provided on-the-job. This may be supplemented by specialised training courses within larger agencies. To become a bailiff, you will need to be certified, which includes an enhanced DBS check.

Sponsorship information

Ineligible. Actual duties, sponsor, applicant, salary and any transitional or shortage-list conditions must be checked.

DBS assessment

No code-wide DBS assessment is assigned. Check actual duties, activities, workplace, frequency and jurisdiction. This code does not determine the level of check.

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