AiB's framework for Sheriff Officer services is due to finish on 31 August 2010 - the tender will be advertised on the Public Contracts website.

The Protected Minimum Balance in arrestment of funds held by banks rose to £415 from 6 April, in line with changes to diligence against earnings.

SCS, key stakeholder of AiB, is no longer a Government Agency responsible to Scottish Ministers but an independant body governed by a Corporate Board.

Emails sent to AiB between 02 and 05 April may not have been received. To ensure minimal disruption please resend all correspondence sent during this period.

All RoI searches are free of charge as of 1 April 2010.

PCS Industrial Action scheduled for Wednesday 24 March.

Online searches of ROI free from 1 April with many other service fees frozen for 2010/11.

Find out what AiB’s objectives and priorities are for the coming year

The Bill, unanimously approved by MSPs last month, is now The Home Owner and Debtor Protection (Scotland) Act 2010.

Would you like to join in the PTD debate? Latest PTDWG minutes and papers now available for you to participate in an online debate.