Allocation of funds towards council tax

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Dear Bath and North East Somerset Council,

Allocation of funds towards council tax

Please can you confirm what the council policy is when money is sent to the council for council tax are these payments allocated to the current outstanding bill.

For example if someone already had a charging order granted by the court on their home for a previous council tax bill , does the council automatically put the funds towards the current outstanding bill or would the funds be used instead to pay off the charging order first or does this only get collected when the property is sold once the charging order is enforced.

When a letter is sent after payment has been made using the council's automated payment system making the customer's intentions clear as to which year their payment is to be used, are the funds allocated to the correct year.

Please can I also have a copy of your policy .

Thank you

Yours faithfully,

D Speller

Information Governance, Bath and North East Somerset Council

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From:  D Speller <[FOI #373789 email]>

Sent:    27 November 2016 10:31

To:       Information Governance

Subject:           Freedom of Information request - Allocation of funds
towards council tax

 

Dear Bath and North East Somerset Council,

 

Allocation of funds towards council tax

 

Please can you confirm what the council policy is when money is sent to
the council for council tax are

these payments allocated to the current outstanding bill.

 

For example if someone already had a charging order granted by the court
on their home for a previous

council tax bill , does the council automatically put the funds towards
the current outstanding bill or

would the funds be used instead to pay off the charging order first or
does this only get collected when

the property is sold once the charging order is enforced.

 

When a letter is sent after payment has been made using the council's
automated payment system

making the customer's intentions clear as to which year their payment is
to be used, are the funds

allocated to the correct year.

 

Please can I also have a copy of your policy .

 

Thank you

 

Yours faithfully,

 

D Speller

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