Council tax arrears
Dear Blackpool 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
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Information Governance Team
Blackpool Council
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Dear Ms Corderoy
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – INFORMATION REQUEST
I am writing to confirm that we have now completed our search for the
information you requested on 4^th September 2017.
There are no Council members who are in arrears with their Council Tax
payments.
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If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request you may ask for
an internal review and you should submit this in writing to: FOI Internal
Review, Blackpool Council, PO Box 4, Blackpool, FY1 1NA. Your request for
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you of this response.
If you are not happy with the outcome of the review, you have the right to
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Regards
David
David Holmes
Senior Compliance & Technical Officer
Blackpool & Fylde Shared Revenues Service
PO Box 50 | Blackpool Council | 3^rd Floor Municipal Buildings| Blackpool
| FY1 1NF
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