Council tax arrears
Dear Wakefield City Council,
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information; I would like to know the amount of council tax arrears owed to the council, the number of people in arrears and the amount which has been written off.
I would like this information electronically and covering from 2014 to the most current information, with the total amounts for each year provided as a total. This should also include the total amount of people owing money to the council as a total.
I would also like this broken down by month for each of these years separately.
If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under your Section 16 obligations, as to how I can refine my request to be included in the scope of the Act.
My phone number is 01423 707 514 or email me here at [email address]
I look forward to your receipt of my request and a response to my request within 20 working days, as stipulated by the Act.
If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me via email or phone and I will be happy to clarify what I am asking for, my details are outlined above.
Yours faithfully,
Alex Beard
Dear Alex,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
Thank you for your email requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which we received on 29/03/2018. It is our intention to have the response delivered to you by 30/04/2018.
I would like to inform you that all requests submitted under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 might be subject to exemption(s), which the Authority is entitled to apply to refuse the request.
Any future correspondence you may have in relation to this matter should be marked Private & Confidential and sent to the Senior Information Governance Officer, Information Management Team, County Hall, Wakefield WF1 2QW or e-mailed to [Wakefield City Council request email].
Yours sincerely
Information Governance Officer
Corporate Information Governance Team,
City Solicitor’s Office.
Wakefield MDC, County Hall, Wakefield WF1 2QW
Email: [Wakefield City Council request email]
Tel: 01924 306112
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Dear Alex Beard,
Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Request for Information
I am writing in respect of your recent enquiry for information held by the Authority under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.
Please find the response to your request attached.
Please note that we do not hold data on the number of people in arrears and therefore we are unable to provide this figure. Additionally, the write off figures provided are quarterly values as they are collated quarterly (we do not hold monthly figures).
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any further queries regarding this matter.
Yours sincerely
Senior Information Governance Officer
Information Governance Team
City Solicitor’s Office
Wakefield MDC
Tel: 01924 306112
E-mail: [Wakefield City Council request email]
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