Council tax arrears
Dear Ipswich Borough Council,
This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act.
I would like to know if any serving councillors have council tax arrears. For each serving councillor that has council tax arrears, please provide the following information:
- The name of the serving councillor
- The total amount that they owe [and then, if possible, please provide a breakdown of that figure of how much they owe by financial year]
- If held, the reasons why the serving councillor has council tax arrears
- The action taken by the council to pursue the individual and the outcome
I would like to receive the information electronically. If you feel that a substantive response to this request is not possible within a reasonable time frame, or the request is too broad or too vague, I would be grateful if you could contact me and provide assistance as to how I could refine the request. Many thanks.
Yours faithfully,
Jenna Corderoy
Dear Ms Corderoy,
Thank you for your recent request for information about the following
matter: Council tax arrears.
Your request was received on 05 Sep 2017 and we are dealing with it under
the terms of the Freedom of Information Act (2000), and in line with the
Council's policy and protocols. The Freedom of Information Act (2000)
obliges us to respond to requests promptly, and in any case no later than
20 working days after receiving your request. However, when a qualified
exemption applies to the information and the public interest test (PIT) is
engaged, the Act allows the time for response to be longer than 20 working
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Kind regards,
The Information Officer
Ipswich Borough Council
Grafton House
15-17 Russell Road
Ipswich
IP1 2DE
Dear Ms Corderoy,
I am writing to confirm that the Council has now completed its search for
the information which you requested on 05 Sep 2017 about Council tax
arrears.
The information supplied has been provided by the department responsible
for the service delivery.
No serving Councillor has any council tax arrears.
The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. You are free to use it for your
own purposes, including any non-commercial research you are doing and for
the purposes of news reporting. Any other reuse, for example commercial
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remember to quote the reference number FOIX301770 in any future
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you should write to the Monitoring Officer, Grafton House, 15-17 Russell
Road, Ipswich IP1 2DE.
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directly to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for a decision.
Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the
complaints procedure provided by the Council.
Kind regards,
The Information Officer
[Ipswich Borough Council request email]
Ipswich Borough Council
Grafton House
15-17 Russell Road
Ipswich
IP1 2DE
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