Council Tax Liability Orders (prescribed forms omitted since 2003)
Dear Stockton on Tees Council,
Council Tax Liability Orders (prescribed forms omitted since 2003)
Please provide under the FOIA a copy of what the council are using to enforce non-payment of council tax in place of the prescribed court sealed magistrates court liability order.
The Council Tax (Adminstration and Enforcement) (Amendment) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2003.
Yours faithfully,
mary glister
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Dear Mary Glister
Freedom of Information Act 2000 / Environmental Information Regulations 2004 – Ref: 1846/1617
Thank you for your correspondence received on 21 November 2016.
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Yours sincerely,
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Municipal Buildings, Church Road, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1LD
(01642) 527455
[Stockton on Tees Council request email]
www.stockton.gov.uk
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Dear Mary Glister
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Ref: 1846/1617
Thank you for your correspondence received on 21 November 2016. In
response to your request I can now provide the following information.
A copy of what the council are using to enforce non-payment of council tax
in place of the prescribed court sealed magistrates court liability order.
The regulations you have quoted removed the need for a liability order to
be in a specified(or similar) format and therefore, enforcement is by way
of a liability order schedule, as specified under schedule 2. We are
unable to provide you with a copy of a schedule as each schedule contains
personal information which is exempt from disclosure under Section 40 of
the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
If you have any queries or concerns please contact me in the first
instance.
However, if you are unhappy with the way your request for information has
been handled, you can submit a complaint to [1][Stockton on Tees Council request email]
If, after your complaint has been determined, you remain dissatisfied with
the handling of your request or complaint, you have a right to appeal to
the Information Commissioner at:
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Telephone: 0303 123 1113 Website:
[2]www.ico.gov.uk.
The ICO does not make a charge for an appeal.
Yours sincerely,
Michael Evans
Policy, Governance and Improvement Officer
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Municipal Buildings, Church Road, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1LD
(01642) 527455
[3][Stockton on Tees Council request email]
[4]www.stockton.gov.uk
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Dear FOI Requests,
A redacted copy will be fine and can you please also confirm does the Magistrates Court seal the Liability Order with a court seal.
Yours sincerely,
mary glister
This email was classified as : OFFICIAL
Dear Mary Glister
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Ref: 1846/1617
Thank you for your correspondence received on 21 November 2016. In
response to your request I can now provide the following information.
A copy of what the council are using to enforce non-payment of council tax
in place of the prescribed court sealed magistrates court liability order.
Q1.A redacted copy will be fine
A1. As we have advised in our previous response, we are unable to provide
you with a copy of a schedule as each schedule contains personal
information which is exempt from disclosure under Section 40 of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000. We have enclosed a blank copy of this
documentation.
Q2. Does the Magistrates Court seal the Liability Order with a court seal.
A2. No. There is no requirement for a liability order to be sealed by a
court stamp or seal. A liability order can be issued with the typed name
of the Justices Clerk or senior HMCTS manager who authorises the order on
behalf of the court, even if the order was issued by magistrates.
If you have any queries or concerns please contact me in the first
instance.
However, if you are unhappy with the way your request for information has
been handled, you can submit a complaint to [1][Stockton on Tees Council request email]
If, after your complaint has been determined, you remain dissatisfied with
the handling of your request or complaint, you have a right to appeal to
the Information Commissioner at:
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Telephone: 0303 123 1113 Website:
[2]www.ico.org.uk.
The ICO does not make a charge for an appeal.
Yours sincerely,
Helen Hodgson
Customer Relations and Information Governance Assistant
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Municipal Buildings, Church Road, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1LD
(01642) 527455
[3][Stockton on Tees Council request email]
[4]www.stockton.gov.uk
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