This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Calculation of Bristol City Council's costs when applying for a liability order for non-payment of Council Tax'.

Summons / Liability Order costs 2007/08
Proprtion on 
Staffing on 
Proportion on 
summons onwards 
Direct staffing on 
Recovery & 
summons onwards 
(Full time 
Ctax collection
% time
Enforcement
(% of time)
equivalents)
Billing Collection & Enforcement Team
45
50
22.5
40
9
Customer Services Team
23
70
16.1
45
7.245
Valuation & Inspection Team
2
0
0
0
0
Court & Committal Team
7
100
7
70
4.9
77
21.145
Rounded to…
21
Proportion of total staff on summons work
27.3%
Gross Local Tax budget 2007/08 (excluding 3.00 costs paid 
5,665,000
to magistrates court)
Proportion of budget  therefore attributable to summons 
work
1,550,000
Estimated no. of effective summons issued 
16,000
Cost per summons issued
£97.00
Add court costs
£3.00
Total cost per summons issued
£100.00