Council tax arrears
Dear Bolton Metropolitan 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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Dear Jenna Corderoy
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
In response to your request for information received at this office on
4^th September 2017, please see the councils response below.
You requested:
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
Answer: The above information is not held as no serving Councillors in the
Borough have any council tax arrears.
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Yours sincerely
Mark Allen
Information Governance Officer
Information Governance Team
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