FOI request (FOIR-829803953)

FOI – Use of bailiffs to collect council tax debt in 2025/26 – deadline 19 May

Requested Mon 20 April 2026
Responded Fri 29 May 2026

FOI Request – Hastings use of bailiffs/enforcement agents to collect council tax debt in 2025/26

 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, we would like to request the following information.

 

1. Tax year 25/26: The number of times between 1^st April 2025 – 31^st March 2026 that private bailiffs/enforcement agents have been instructed to enforce council tax debts owed to the local authority.

 

By “private bailiffs/enforcement agents” we mean those who are self-employed or who work for private companies, including as high court enforcement officers.  Please include cases where local authority employees have visited a property to enforce a warrant of control.   

 

2. Do you currently have a policy of exempting recipients of Council Tax Support / Reduction from the use of bailiff action? (Yes/No)

 

Please provide each set of information above separately in your response. We would prefer to receive your response in electronic format, either included in the body of an email or as an attachment in Excel, Word or PDF format. 

 

 

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Response

Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding.