Bailiff charges in Bexley

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Dear Mr Amie,

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[Subject only] Freedom of Information request - Bailiff charges - London Borough of Bexley response - our reference 11/1287

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Dear Mr Amie,

Thank you for your email of 26th January, which is being treated as an appeal against the response made by the London Borough of Bexley. An internal review of the request for information and the response made by the London Borough of Bexley is being arranged. The outcome of the appeal should be made known to you within 20 working days, by 23rd February.

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Dear Mr Amie,
Bailiff Charges - our ref 11/1287
I have been asked to undertake a review of the response received in
connection with the above freedom of information request.
I would like to set out the basis upon which bailiffs are used within the
borough. Bailiffs are managed by our contractors who work on behalf of the
London Borough of Bexley. They use only certificated bailiffs who work
under a code of conduct. The Bailiff companies are required to collect the
outstanding debt plus court costs or return the debt to the Council. The
Council does not pay the Bailiffs as they raise fees for their work in
line with the schedule of fees permitted under legislation - Council Tax
reg.45(2) and Non Domestic Rates reg.14 (2) and as such the Council has no
involvement with the personal earnings of bailiffs.
I have reviewed the response made. My decision is that your appeal is
unsuccessful.
If you are dissatisfied with this decision you may request the Information
Commissioner to investigate. The contact details are:
You can also complain to the Information Commissioner at:
Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF Telephone: 0303 123 1113, Website: [1]www.ico.gov.uk
Yours sincerely,
 
Mark Underwood
Head of Exchequer Services
Revenues and Benefits Client Unit
Erith Town Hall
Walnut Tree Road
Erith, Kent
DA8 1TL
Tel: 020 3045 4979
Fax 020 3045 4941
Email: [email address]
[mobile number]
 
 
 
 
 

 

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I am out of the office on the 10th. If your query is urgent please contact one of the following:
Council Tax and Business Rates - Gary Mitchell on x 4976
Housing/Council Tax Benefits - Wendy Cambridge on x 4972
Accounts Payable - Bel Temel on x 4993
Accounts Receivable - Deirdre Davenport on x 4928

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Dear Mr Amie, the performance of any bailiffs sub-contracted to work for the Council is subject to monitoring by Client side officers employed by the local authority at meetings held at least monthly, and then again, at each quarter throughout the year.

The relevant legislation relating to Council Tax and Business Rates is as follows:

1) THE COUNCIL TAX (ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT) REGULATIONS 1992 (SI 1992/613 AS AMENDED BY SI 1993/773, SI 1998/295, SI 2003/2211, SI 2006/3395 AND SI 2007/501 (SCHEDULE 5)NOTICE OF CHARGES CONNECTED WITH DISTRESS, aggregated under regulation 45 (2)

2) Non-Domestic Rating (Collection and Enforcement) (Local Lists) Regulations 1989 (as amended), Regulation 14 (2) SCHEDULE 3 (NON-DOMESTIC RATES)– CHARGES CONNECTED WITH DISTRESS.

I'm not quite sure why it is you're asking me about unpaid motoring fines as this isn't a responsibility of the local authority. This might be the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice if it relates to fines imposed following motoring offences.

Best regards,
Mark Underwood

________________________________________
From: J. Amie [[FOI #97799 email]]
Sent: 09 February 2012 20:07
To: Underwood, Mark
Subject: Re:

Dear Underwood, Mark,
Im very confused as to the vague reply. Does the council oversee or
check that the Contractors are following the code of conduct?
Under which Legistlation are the schedule of fees of the Bailiffs
With respect to Unpaid Motoring fines-- not Domestic or council
Tax!

Yours sincerely,

J. Amie

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Dear Mr Amie, I don't have responsibility for Car Parking so have returned your query on this matter to John Grosvenor for onward transfer to the relevant department. I would add that whilst the majority of monthly and quarterly monitoring meetings include a discussion of Contractor performance, the only written records relate to any agreed action points between the parties concerned, so a review of minutes for the years concerned means there's very little reference to bailiff companies. I also think there's a potential commercial confidentiality interest which I've asked Mr Grosvenor for further advice on.

The Client officers involved in Contract monitoring are myself and Gary Mitchell (for Council Tax and Business Rates).

Best regards,
Mark Underwood

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Dear Mr Amie,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

I acknowledge your request for information received on 10th February 2012, as outlined below.

Your request.
With regard to Parking fines - I would like to see a list of the client side Monitoring officers, plus any reports or minutes made during meetings from the years 2010 - 2012.

Your request is being considered and you will receive the information requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000, subject to the information not being exempt or containing a reference to a third party.

For your information, the Act defines a number of exemptions, which may prevent release of the information you have requested. There will be an assessment and if any of the exemption categories apply then the information will not be released. You will be informed if this is the case, including your rights of appeal.

If the information you request contains reference to a third party then they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken on whether or not to release the information to you. You will be informed if this is the case.

There may be a fee payable for this information. This will be considered and you will be informed if a fee is payable. In this event the fee must be paid before the information is processed and released. The 20 working day time limit for responses is suspended until receipt of the payment.

If you have any queries or concerns then please contact the Local Studies Librarian and Freedom of Information Officer, Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre, Central Library, Townley Road, Bexleyheath, Kent DA6 7HJ.

Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner at: Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
www.ico.gov.uk

Yours sincerely,

John Grosvenor
Local Studies Librarian and Freedom of Information Officer
Libraries, Heritage & Archive Service
020 8303 7777 ext 5294
Direct Dial: 020 3045 5294
Fax: 020 8304 7058

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[Subject only] FOI Response 12/181

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