CCJ

Dear Sir

I refer to your request for information in which you asked us to provide
written evidence of the law that requires flesh and blood human beings to
pay council tax.

The Freedom of Information Act obliges a public authority to provide
information it holds in recorded form to a requester at the time a request
is received subject to the application of any exemption and payment of any
necessary fee.

We hold no recorded information constituting the law requiring payment of
council tax and governing prosecutions for non-payment of council tax
other than
the statutes and Acts to which you refer, together with related secondary
legislation. We are therefore unable to comply with your request.

Your faithfully
Information Rights Officer

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Dear Sir

You requested information relating to how many CCJ's had been awarded
against the Council in the last 5 years and also who the judgement were
for.

This information is exempt from disclosure under S21 of the Freedom of
Information Act as it is information easily accessible by other means. You
can obtain the information from HM Courts Service, where you are able to
carry out a search of the official register of judgements, orders and
fines for a fee.

The link to the search facility is
[1]www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/cms/judgements.htm.

Right to a review

You may apply to the Strategic Director of Legal and Corporate Services,
Civic Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead,NE8 1HH, for an internal review of
the decision. This will be a fresh consideration of your request by a more
senior officer. If you wish to request a review must do this in writing
within 40 days of receipt of this letter.

Following the internal review if you are still unhappy you have a right
of appeal to the Information Commissioner as specified below.

Rights of appeal

You may apply under Section 50 of the Act to the Information Commissioner
at the address given below

Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire
SK9 5AF

For a decision whether, in any specified respect, a request for
information made by you to the Department/office has been dealt with in
accordance with the requirements of Part 1 of the Act.

The Information Commissioner shall consider the matter fully and make a
fresh decision.

Yours faithfully

Information Rights Officer

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References

Visible links
1. file://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/cms/judgements.htm

Dear Sir

S21 is an mentioned below the exemption which applies if information is
easily accessible by other means.The information you have requested is
readily available form HM Courts service and is therefore exempt under
s21 of the Act.

Yours faithfully

Information Rights

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