Last updated:
8th August 2023
See answers to previous information requests
How to search
- Select a year and/or a month from the drop down list
- Type a subject into the 'Subject keyword(s):' search (Optional)
- Click 'Search' button
Alternatively click 'View' to browse through all received requests.
This search is for our information requests from September 2020 onward. You can also visit our previous Disclosure Log to see requests received before this period.
Debt collection agencies
See notes
1. Has your local authority employed debt collection agencies to collect unpaid council tax debts or business rates over the last five years?
Yes.
2. Has your local authority employed bailiffs to collect unpaid council tax debts or business rates over the last five years?
Yes.
3. Has your local authority applied for any bankruptcy petitions against people with unpaid council tax debts or business rates over the last five years? If so, how many?
No.
4. Has your local authority applied for any charging orders against people with unpaid council tax debts or business rates over the last five years? If so, how many?
Yes. Charging Orders have been awarded against ten people over the last five years.
5. Has your local authority “sold” any books of council tax or business rates debt over the last five years?
No.
