Court summons over unpaid council tax

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Dear Sir/Madam,

I would like to request the following information in accordance with FOI laws:

1) How many court summons and liability orders have been issued by your council for unpaid council tax in the year
a) 2016
b) 2017
c) 2018
d) 2019 (so far)?
If your council is covering several councils/districts, please answer for all of them.

2) How many of these were successful in
a) 2016
b) 2017
c) 2018
d) 2019?

3) How many summons and liability orders were issued for late council tax payments of
a) under £50
aa) in 2016
bb) in 2017
cc) in 2018
dd) in 2019

b) under £30
aa) in 2016
bb) in 2017
cc) in 2018
dd) in 2019?

c) under £10
aa) in 2016
bb) in 2017
cc) in 2018
dd) in 2019?

4) What was the overall cost in £ to your council for all unsuccessful summons and liability orders made in
a) 2016
b) 2017
c) 2018
d) 2019 (so far)?
Note, do not include working hours/resources etc in these costs, by costs I refer solely to fees directly arising from the use of the public courts system.
If your council is covering several councils/districts, please answer for all of them.

I look forward to hearing your response!

Yours faithfully,

Jedidajah Otte

Corporate Information Manager, Tendring District Council

Dear Jedidajah Otte,

 

Thank you for your request for information regarding court summons for
unpaid Council Tax, which was received on 18/07/19. I can confirm that
your enquiry is receiving attention.

 

In accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
you should receive a comprehensive reply to your request by 15/08/19
unless the Council does not hold the information or there is a reason for
it to be withheld.

 

In certain circumstances, a fee may be payable for determining, locating,
retrieving and extracting information and/or the cost for disbursements
such as photocopying and postage. If this applies, a Fees Notice will be
issued to you with details of any costs involved and you will be required
to pay this before I can proceed to deal with your request.

 

Further information about your rights is also available from the
Information Commissioner at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe
House, Water Lane, Wilmslow SK9 5AF Telephone: 0303 123 1113,
[1]www.ico.gov.uk.

 

 

 

Kind regards,

 

Charlene Haynes
On behalf of Corporate Information Manager

Corporate Services

Tendring District Council

 

Phone: 01255 686063
E-mail: [2][Tendring District Council request email] 

[3]www.tendringdc.gov.uk

Tendring District Council, Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
CO15 1SE

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Corporate Information Manager, Tendring District Council

Dear Jedidajah,

 

Further to your request for information about court summons for unpaid
Council Tax, which was received 18/07/19, please see below the answers to
your enquiry.

 

1) How many court summons and liability orders have been issued by your
council for unpaid council tax in the year

 

Year                       Summons                            Liability
Order

 

a)            2016                      
7351                                       6022

b)            2017                      
7687                                       6031

c)            2018                      
7303                                       5733

d)            2019                      
4020                                       3144

 

 

 

2) How many of these were successful in –Information not recorded.

a) 2016

b) 2017

c) 2018

d) 2019?

 

3) How many summons and liability orders were issued for late council tax
payments of –Information is not recorded. However, the Council does not
issues a summons for less than £30.00.

a) under £50

aa) in 2016

bb) in 2017

cc) in 2018

dd) in 2019

 

b) under £30

aa)  in 2016

bb) in 2017

cc) in 2018

dd) in 2019?

 

c) under £10

aa)  in 2016

bb) in 2017

cc) in 2018

dd) in 2019?

 

4) What was the overall cost in £ to your council for all unsuccessful
summons and liability orders made in

 

Year                       Cost

 

a)            2016                       29496.00

b)            2017                       30399.00

c)            2018                       17169.00

d)            2019                       2194.50

 

The figures provided for Q4 is based upon all court fees payed whether
successful or not as that data is not held.

 

I hope this information is of assistance to you. However if you feel that
the Council have failed to deal with your request for information
correctly you can request that the matter is reviewed in accordance with
the Authority's Complaints Procedure. Requests for internal reviews should
be sent to [1][email address]. Alternatively, you can
post a request for an internal review to Mrs L Trembath, Corporate
Services, Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex CO15 1SE. 
Further details of this procedure can be obtained from all Council offices
or from our website ([2]www.tendringdc.gov.uk).

                                  

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision.  The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

 

FOI Compliance Team (complaints), Information Commissioner's Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

 

Further information about your rights is also available from the
Information Commissioner at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe
House, Water Lane, Wilmslow SK9 5AF Telephone: 0303 123 1113,
[3]www.ico.gov.uk .

 

If you have any other queries about this matter then please contact me.

 

 

Kind regards,

 

Charlene Haynes
On behalf of Corporate Information Manager

Corporate Services

Tendring District Council

 

Phone: 01255 686063
E-mail: [4][Tendring District Council request email] 

[5]www.tendringdc.gov.uk

Tendring District Council, Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
CO15 1SE

 

 

 

 

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