196501-295229 FOI Council Tax

Short Description
Council Tax Arrears
Reference number
FOI196501-295229
Date
17/11/2022
Request

Please provide the following for each of the financial years 2019/2020, 2020/2021, 2021/2022, and 2022/2023 so far (from the beginning of the current financial year until 15 November 2022):

1.Number of households in council tax arrears 2.The total amount of council tax owed by these households 3.The number of cases of council tax debt passed to bailiffs (note these are also called 'enforcement agents') and the overall amount of council tax which was owed (just in relation to the cases which were passed to bailiffs) 4.Total amount recovered by bailiffs 5.The total amount in bailiff fees and court costs added to these council tax arrears 6.The names of enforcement agencies employed by the council. (If multiple, please detail % split of cases allocated if the information is available) 7.How much are the fees that can be added on to council tax debts to cover bailiff and court order costs, and how are these calculated? (Is there a percentage or flat fee?) 8.Number of bankruptcy proceedings started against individuals who owe you council tax

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