FOI request (FOIR-551282279)

Enforcement agents, charging orders

Requested Wed 15 November 2023
Responded Wed 15 November 2023

1. How much council tax arrears was passed to enforcement agents/internal enforcement agents for recovery in 2021 and how much was recovered?

2. How much council tax arrears was passed to enforcement agents/internal enforcement agents for recovery in 2022 and how much was recovered?

3. How much council tax arrears was passed to enforcement agents/internal enforcement agents for recovery in 2023 to date and how much was recovered?

4. How many charging orders against people's homes were obtained in 2021?

5. How many charging orders against people's homes were obtained in 2022?

6. How many charging orders against people's homes were obtained in 2023 to date?

Response

Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding.

1. 2021 - £4,930,348.67, however accounts would have been returned/cancelled with them, therefore £1,545,044.88 remained and out of this £798,597.20 recovered.

2. 2022 - £3,561,824.37, however accounts would have been returned/cancelled with them, therefore £1,105,551.24 remained and out of this £638,680.38 recovered.

3. 2023 - £1,864,662.21, however accounts would have been returned/cancelled with them, therefore £141,431.65 remained and out of this £92,596.10 recovered to date.

4. 2021 - 9

5. 2022 - 21

6. 2023 - None so far