FOI request (FOIR-510160899)

Council Tax Arrears

Requested Mon 24 April 2023
Responded  Thu 04 May 2023

1. How many liability orders has the council sought over council tax arrears between 1st April 2021 and 31st March 2023?

2. How many of these liability orders has resulted in bailiffs being sent to collect the debt?

Response

1. Liability Orders sought - 7,875.

2. Accounts passed to Bailiffs - 4,844. However, out of these, a number may have been returned as un-collectable/gone away or cancelled by us and we do not have that information.