Council tax arrears

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Dear Birmingham City 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

Benefit Service Policy, Birmingham City Council

 

 

Thank you for your request for information held by the Council under the
provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. This has been referred
to an appropriate officer within the Revenues and Benefits Service in
order to provide you with the requested data.

 

Your request

 

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|This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act. |
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|  |
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|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: |
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|- The name of the serving councillor |
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|- 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] |
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|- 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. |
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Yours sincerely

 

Benefit Service Policy Team

 

 

 

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Benefit Service Policy, Birmingham City Council

Dear Jenna Corderoy,

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request for Information FOI 17516

 

 

I am responding to your request for information held by the Council under
the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

The original request:

 

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|  |
| |
|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. |
| |
|  |
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This has been referred to an appropriate officer, who has provided the
following data in order to answer your enquiry.

 

The response:

 

No serving councillor has council tax arrears

 

 

If you are not satisfied with this response you may ask for an internal
review. Please contact the corporate team at the address below:

 

Corporate Information Governance Team

PO Box 16366

Birmingham

B2 2YY

or

[1][email address]

Telephone Number: 0121 303 4876

 

If subsequently you are not satisfied with the Council’s decision you may
apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO
cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure
provided by the Council.

 

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at the following address:

 

The Information Commissioner

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 

Telephone: 01625 545745

Web Address: [2]www.ico.org.uk

 

Yours sincerely

 

Strategy Development Team

Tel: 0121 464 2152

 

 

Please respond to Benefit Service Policy, NOT to individuals

 

 

 

Data Protection Act 1998

The information you have provided within your Freedom of Information
request will be held on our database and may also be held within manual
records for a period of 2 years from the date Birmingham City Council
received your request. Any personal data that you provide to Birmingham
City Council will be held in line with the requirements set out within the
Data Protection Act 1998.

 

Re use of Public Sector Information

Where Birmingham City Council is the copyright holder of any information
that may be released, re-use for personal, educational or non-commercial
purposes is permitted without further reference to the City Council. Where
the re-use is for other purposes, such as commercial re-use, the applicant
should notify the City Council in writing to seek approval or agree terms
for re-use.

 

 

 

 

 

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