Dear Ms Otte

Reference number: FOI/RAP/07/19/17815

On 18^th July 2019 Hertfordshire County Council received the following
request for information from you:

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.

Your request for information has been considered under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.  I can confirm that Hertfordshire County Council
does not hold the information you have requested.  Council Tax is the
responsibility of the District and Borough Councils, contact details for
which can be found at
[1]http://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/your-cou...

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, quoting
the reference number on this letter. To find out more about Freedom of
Information, please visit
[2]http://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/your-cou...

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request for information you may request an internal review of the request.
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Team, who has had no prior involvement with the request. Requests for an
internal review should be sent to the Information Governance Unit at the
address above.

If you are unhappy with the outcome of the internal review you are
entitled to ask the Information Commissioner to investigate your
complaint. You should write to: FOI/EIR Complaints Resolution, Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF.

Yours sincerely

Ingrid Howard

Information Access Practitioner

Information Access Team

Hertfordshire County Council

Postal Point CHN 320

County Hall,

Hertford, SG13 8DQ

01992 555848 (25848) 

Email: [3][Hertfordshire County Council request email]

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