FOI request (FOIR-435934501)

Council tax arrears

Requested Mon 11 July 2022
Responded  Tue 16 August 2022

1. In relation to your collection of council tax for each financial year, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 and April 2022 to date, please provide the total number of:

a. reminders issued

b. final notices issued

c. court summonses issued

d. liability orders issued

e. attachment of benefit arrangements made

f. attachment of earnings arrangements made

g. referrals/debt passed to enforcement agents;

2. Against how many people did you commence committal proceedings with regard to unpaid council tax in 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 and April 2022 to date?

3. How many people were committed to prison for non-payment of council tax in 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 and April 2022 to date?

4. What was the a. Average, b. Longest, c. shortest number of days served in prison by people committed to prison for non-payment of council tax owed to the local authority for each year 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 and April 2022 to date?

5. How many people were subject to a suspended committal order for non-payment of council tax in 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 and April 2022 to date?

6. If possible, what was the average amount of council tax arrears owed by people subject to council tax committal proceedings when the proceedings commenced, for 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 and April 2022 to date?

Response

1.

2017/18:

a. 26,010

b. 18,870

c. 1,255

d. 1,255

e. Data not available

f. Data not available

g. 365

2018/19:

a. 24,030

b. 9,377

c. 2,401

d. 2,395

e. Data not available

f. Data not available

g. 2,315

2019/20:

a. 18,898

b. 9,395

c. 2,618

d. 2,555

e. Data not available

f. Data not available

g. 2,742

2020/21:

a. 14,444

b. 3,601

c. 544

d. 542

e. Data not available

f. Data not available

g. 467

20121/22:

a. 17,429

b. 8,684

c. 4,689

d. 4,683

e. Data not available

f. Data not available

g. 3,343

2022/23 (to end of July):

a. 9,848

b. 5,344

c. 2,471

d. 1,671

e. Data not available

f. Data not available

g. 1,920

2. 0

3. 0

4. 0

5. 0

6. Not Applicable