Crown debts

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Dear Government Legal Department,

Please provide me with all the information you hold that can clarify if billing authorites collect crown debts.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. J Stuart

FOI, Government Legal Department

Dear Mr Stuart

Thank you for your e-mail. I refer you to the Government Legal Department (GLD) publication 'Judge over your shoulder' Page 36 may be of assistance to you. The GLD does not hold any other information regarding this matter.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio...

The GLD does not provide legal advice to members of the public. You may wish to obtain independent legal advice by contacting a qualified solicitor to advise you on how your issue might best be addressed. You can find details of approved solicitors at http://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/using-so...

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If you have any queries about this response, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference Crown Debts in any future communications.

Yours sincerely

Paul

Paul Woods
DPO, DRO FOI/DPA co-ordinator, Head of Library Services
Operations, Government Legal Department

One Kemble Street, London WC2B 4TS
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7210 3045
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