information in relation to your operation of council; tax accounts

George Cant made this Freedom of Information request to Manchester City Council

The request was partially successful.

From: George Cant

7 October 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Can i have for each year since 2000, listed years. the total number
of the following

1. Number of council tax bills sent

2. Number of summons

3. Number of liability orders gained for accounts that are for the
current CT period.

3. No of Liability orders gained for previous year, in the year in
question.

4. Court fund account ( totals collected in respect of court
charges across all accounts you gain LIABILITY ORDERS ON ) for each
year

5. Cost paid to court each years ( or cost per LO )

6. Cases sent to bailiffs

7. Total collected by bailiffs

8. An indication as to what the court funds collection accounts
pays for.

9. An indication to any policy that you have in place to ensure you
protect vulnerable customers from the court action to the bailiffs.

10, Any and all agreed rates and conditions that your instructed
bailiff should maintain.

Solace

11. Set up as a council. Are you set up as a full council or a
special executive.

12 Use of solace in employment of staff and general interaction
with your council. Can I have a list of every position in your
council were you have used solace recommendations, please can I
have the wages before the recommendation, and the wages after the
recommendation and the date of change. Also on this note, can I
have a list of any other financial transactions between your
council and solace

Can you list for each year, the following.

1. Bankruptcy threatened

2. Bankruptcy action started

3. Bankruptcy action completed

4. What is the total costs for each of the above actions, ( If
cost-able )

5. How many attachment of earnings do you achieve each year

6. please list all further actions taken between liability orders
and bankruptcy that the council tax do against the tax payers each
year.

7. Please list any reviews that you have done on the above figures
and point to the outcome

8 What is the total costs for each of the above actions, ( If
cost-able )

Please feel free to contact me if you need me to further explain
any of these questions.

Yours faithfully,

George Cant

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From: Charles Metcalfe
Manchester City Council

5 November 2009

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Charles Metcalfe
Revenues Manager - Manchester City Council
Alexandra House
Moss Lane East
Manchester
M15 5NX

Internal tel: 811 8449
tel: 0161 219 6382
fax: 0161 274 7214

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From: George Cant

5 November 2009

Dear Charles Metcalfe,

I don't agree, please send all info thats easily available instead
of not sending anything and asking me to re-word my request.

Also, i am a trained computer programmer that specilases in data
and databases. think that most of this information is easily
available on your systems , please provide what you have immedealy
giving me the opportunity to appeal if necaserry .

please tell me who says this is not available,

Yours sincerely,

George Cant

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Manchester City Council

16 November 2009

Dear Mr Cant

Re: Request for Information - Internal Review - Reference No:
COR/CTAX/FOI/6068-C

Thank you for your email addressed to Charles Metcalfe dated 5th November
2009 regarding the recent response to your request for information.

Your email will be treated as a request for internal review of that
original decision and will be dealt with in accordance with the Council’s
Access to Information Complaint Procedure. The procedure is available on
the Council’s web site at :
http://www.manchester.gov.uk/site/script...

Please note your request will be handled as speedily as possible and a
response should be issued no later than 3rd December 2009.

Yours sincerely

Yours sincerely

Gill Wood
Democratic Services
Town Hall
Albert Sq
M60 2LA

Tel: 0161 234 4083
Fax: 0161 274 7007

Website: www.manchester.gov.uk
Email: [Manchester City Council request email]

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From: Charles Metcalfe
Manchester City Council

16 November 2009

Hello Mr Cant

Further to our phone conversation today, the Council's FOI officer was in
a meeting when I passed your message on and not able to speak to you.

Her number is 0161 234 4415 and she is quite happy to discuss this issue
with you if you want to give her a ring.

Regards
Charles Metcalfe
Revenues Manager - Manchester City Council
Alexandra House
Moss Lane East
Manchester
M15 5NX

Internal tel: 811 8449
tel: 0161 219 6382
fax: 0161 274 7214

George Cant To Charles Metcalfe
<[FOI #19664 email]> <[email address]>
cc
05/11/2009 09:38 Subject Re: Freedom of Information
request - information in
relation to your operation of
council; tax accounts

Dear Charles Metcalfe,

I don't agree, please send all info thats easily available instead
of not sending anything and asking me to re-word my request.

Also, i am a trained computer programmer that specilases in data
and databases. think that most of this information is easily
available on your systems , please provide what you have immedealy
giving me the opportunity to appeal if necaserry .

please tell me who says this is not available,

Yours sincerely,

George Cant

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George Cant left an annotation (23 November 2009)

Just for information.

20th november i made a corperate complaint to manchesters executive management team in relation to them reffusing to answer any of these questions in time. I complained.
1. the council tax execs were allowed to say no at first.
2. It was not reviewed by the monitoring officer bvefor th first responce.
3. they seem to be treating the FOI act like guidence not law.

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From: Charles Metcalfe
Manchester City Council

30 November 2009

Hello Mr Cant.

I am currently pulling together as much of your information that we hold
as possible.

It would help if you defined what you mean by a 'bankruptcy action
completed '. As you may be aware, bankruptcy is a lengthy process and many
of the actions that have been started are still ongoing.

Regards
Charles Metcalfe
Revenues Manager - Manchester City Council
Alexandra House
Moss Lane East
Manchester
M15 5NX

Internal tel: 811 8449
tel: 0161 219 6382
fax: 0161 274 7214

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From: George Cant

30 November 2009

Dear Charles Metcalfe,
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what do you think bankruptcy action completed meens, it meens how
many of your clints do you bankrupt

Yours sincerely,

George Cant

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From: Charles Metcalfe
Manchester City Council

30 November 2009

Thanks Mr Cant, that makes it very easy.
Charles Metcalfe
Revenues Manager - Manchester City Council
Alexandra House
Moss Lane East
Manchester
M15 5NX

Internal tel: 811 8449
tel: 0161 219 6382
fax: 0161 274 7214

George Cant To Charles Metcalfe
<[FOI #19664 email]> <[email address]>
cc
30/11/2009 14:47 Subject Re: Freedom of Information
request - information in
relation to your operation of
council; tax accounts

Dear Charles Metcalfe,
-+
what do you think bankruptcy action completed meens, it meens how
many of your clints do you bankrupt

Yours sincerely,

George Cant

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From: Charles Metcalfe
Manchester City Council

3 December 2009

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Hello Mr Cant

Please find attached the response to your request for information related
to Council Tax recovery methods etc.

Regards.

Charles Metcalfe
Revenues Manager - Manchester City Council
Alexandra House
Moss Lane East
Manchester
M15 5NX

Internal tel: 811 8449
tel: 0161 219 6382
fax: 0161 274 7214

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