
Sheriff Ben Dirom
Ben has been in the Enforcement Industry for the past 8 years where he originally worked as a Bailiff, then progressed to a Bailiff Supervisor and onto where he is now as a Bailiff manager. Ben’s daily role is managing a team of Enforcement Agents that cover the whole north-west of England. Ben’s most memorable job was when he attended a Beauty Salon to collect an outstanding Writ of Control. He arrived on-site and the defendant left for two and a half hours running around town trying to raise the money to make payment. She arrived back at the salon and said she has the money passing Ben several black bags containing a mixture of notes and coins. Ben had to count £1264.80 in coins prior to leaving.
Ben started his working life worked on several farms and private estates as a farmhand. His daily jobs included gamekeeper, shoot host, security guard, helicopter re-fuelling operative and chauffeur. Ben then took a job as a manager at a recycling centre before he decided to join the enforcement industry.
We wanted to know a little more about Ben so have asked him some questions:
- What is your dream car? Range Rover Vogue
- What if your favourite colour? Green
- What is your favourite TV show other than The Sheriffs are Coming? Fast ‘N’ Loud
- What are your hobbies and interests? Country Sports, Shooting, Fishing and House Renovations.
- iPhone or Samsung? iPhone
- Marmite! Love it or Hate It? Hate It
- Coca Cola or Pepsi? Pepsi
- Domino’s or Papa John’s? Domino’s
- PlayStation or Xbox? Xbox
- Countryside or Seaside? Countryside
- Gym or Pub? Pub
- Night in or Night out? Night In
What are High Court Sheriffs?
The current High Court Enforcement Officers role can be traced back to the Sheriffs first appointed in the Saxon era. Sheriffs were appointed by the King to cover each area or district of the Kingdom and the Sheriffs area was known as a Shire. Much like today, we have Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Wiltshire.
A sheriff was responsible for the administration of all the law in that district, raising the King’s army and collecting the Kings taxes. The sheriffs were even responsible for completing executions when England had the death penalty.


