FOI request (FOIR-427627952)

Collection of council tax debts

Requested Mon 06 June 2022
Responded Tue 21 June 2022

I am writing to request information related to the collection of council tax debts via the use of Liability Orders (or Summary Warrants if in Scotland) and related enforcement action. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I would like you to provide me with the following information please:

For each of the financial years 2020/21 and 2021/22:

1. How many Court Summons (or Summary Warrants if in Scotland) did your organisation issue for debts relating to Council Tax payments?

2. How many Liability Orders did your organisation successfully obtain for debts relating to Council Tax payments?

3. How much total revenue did your organization collect as a result of Bailiffs (or Sheriffs if in Scotland) enforcement action for debts relating to Council Tax payments?

Please kindly supply me with this information electronically by reply to the email address at the top of this request. I look forward to hearing from you within 20 days of receipt of this letter with the above-requested information. I would be grateful if you could acknowledge receipt of this request to my email.

If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me as I understand that under the Act, you are required to advise and assist requesters. If any of this information is already in the public domain, please can you direct me to it, with page references and URLs where relevant.

If this request is refused or delayed by any qualifying exemption under the Act please kindly provide full details of your appropriate Public Interest Test carried out or the date at which a decision will be made by.

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Response

Financial year: 2020/2021

1. 600

2. 544

3. £64,816.33

Financial year: 2021/2022

1. 5,531

2. 4,689

3. £719,475.04