Court summons over unpaid council tax

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Dear Sir/Madam,

I would like to request the following information in accordance with FOI laws:

1) How many court summons and liability orders have been issued by your council for unpaid council tax in the year
a) 2016
b) 2017
c) 2018
d) 2019 (so far)?
If your council is covering several councils/districts, please answer for all of them.

2) How many of these were successful in
a) 2016
b) 2017
c) 2018
d) 2019?

3) How many summons and liability orders were issued for late council tax payments of
a) under £50
aa) in 2016
bb) in 2017
cc) in 2018
dd) in 2019

b) under £30
aa) in 2016
bb) in 2017
cc) in 2018
dd) in 2019?

c) under £10
aa) in 2016
bb) in 2017
cc) in 2018
dd) in 2019?

4) What was the overall cost in £ to your council for all unsuccessful summons and liability orders made in
a) 2016
b) 2017
c) 2018
d) 2019 (so far)?
Note, do not include working hours/resources etc in these costs, by costs I refer solely to fees directly arising from the use of the public courts system.
If your council is covering several councils/districts, please answer for all of them.

I look forward to hearing your response!

Yours faithfully,

Jedidajah Otte

complaintsandinformation, Enfield Council

Dear Sir/Madam

 

Thank you for making a request for information to the London Borough of
Enfield.

 

We are aiming to respond to your request within 20 working days and will
let you know if we hold the information you requested and if we can
release it under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

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If you have any queries regarding your request, please contact us at
[1][Enfield Council request email] quoting your reference CRM FOI
6343

 

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Complaints and Access to Information Team

 

 

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Yvonne Brown, Enfield Council

Dear Sir / Madam

 

We are in the process of obtaining the data you have requested below.

 

Please could you clarify what you mean by ‘successful’ in question “ in
order to help us?

 

Do you mean how many were paid or how many summons were granted?

 

Many thanks

 

 

Mrs Y Brown

Council Tax Team Leader

Revenues & Benefits Division

Finance Resources and Customer Services Department

Enfield Council

Silver Street

Enfield

EN1 3XW

 

Tel: 0208 379 4977

Customer Services Centre: 0208 379 1000

Fax : 020 8379 5180

Email: [1][email address]

 

"Enfield Council is committed to serving the whole borough fairly,
delivering excellent services and building strong communities"

 

 

 

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Revenues And Benefits, Enfield Council

 
 
Dear Jedidajah Otte
 
Freedom of Information request - Court summons over unpaid council tax -
 
Reference: CRM FOI 6343
 
Thank you for your Freedom Of Information request which I have copied
below for your reference.
 
I can confirm the answers as follows:
 
1) How many court summons and liability orders have been issued by your
council for unpaid council tax in the year
a) 2016 - 18455 Summonses, 13308 Liability Orders
b) 2017 - 18068 Summonses, 13941 Liability Orders
c) 2018 - 19904 Summonses, 13795 Liability Orders
d) 2019 (so far) - 9464 Summonses, 6563 Liability Orders
 
 
2) How many of these were successful in
a) 2016
b) 2017
c) 2018
d) 2019?
 
We are unsure what you mean by successful? An email was sent to you on
22nd July 2019 to ask for clarification but as yet a response has not been
forthcoming so this question can not be answered
 
 
3) How many summons and liability orders were issued for late council tax
payments of
a) under £50
aa) in 2016
bb) in 2017
cc) in 2018
dd) in 2019
 
b) under £30
aa)  in 2016
bb) in 2017
cc) in 2018
dd) in 2019?
 
c) under £10
aa)  in 2016
bb) in 2017
cc) in 2018
dd) in 2019?
 
We do not Summons debts under £50
 
 
4) What was the overall cost in £ to your council for all unsuccessful
summons and liability orders made in
a) 2016
b) 2017
c) 2018
d) 2019 (so far)?
Note, do not include working hours/resources etc in these costs, by costs
I refer solely to fees directly arising from the use of the public courts
system.
 
As with question 2 we are unsure what you mean by unsuccessful so are
unable to answer this question.
 
Should you respond with clarification as to what is meant by successful
(question 2) and unsuccessful (question 4) then we will respond
accordingly.
 
I trust this answers your enquiry in full but please feel free to contact
us again should you require further assistance.
 
Yours sincerely
 
Mr C Kafetzis
 
Team Leader - Court Team
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From: Laila Devro <[FOI #590543 email]>
Sent: 18 July 2019 15:29
To: complaintsandinformation <[Enfield Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Court summons over unpaid
council tax
 
Dear Sir/Madam,
 
I would like to request the following information in accordance with FOI
laws:
 
1) How many court summons and liability orders have been issued by your
council for unpaid council tax in the year
a) 2016
b) 2017
c) 2018
d) 2019 (so far)?
If your council is covering several councils/districts, please answer for
all of them.
 
2) How many of these were successful in
a) 2016
b) 2017
c) 2018
d) 2019?
 
3) How many summons and liability orders were issued for late council tax
payments of
a) under £50
aa) in 2016
bb) in 2017
cc) in 2018
dd) in 2019
 
b) under £30
aa)  in 2016
bb) in 2017
cc) in 2018
dd) in 2019?
 
c) under £10
aa)  in 2016
bb) in 2017
cc) in 2018
dd) in 2019?
 
4) What was the overall cost in £ to your council for all unsuccessful
summons and liability orders made in
a) 2016
b) 2017
c) 2018
d) 2019 (so far)?
Note, do not include working hours/resources etc in these costs, by costs
I refer solely to fees directly arising from the use of the public courts
system.
If your council is covering several councils/districts, please answer for
all of them.
 
I look forward to hearing your response!
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Jedidajah Otte
 

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