Durham - Council Tax Arrears

Pat James made this Freedom of Information request to Durham County Council This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.

The request was successful.

Dear Durham County Council, under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I require that you provide or direct me to the following information from your Billing Authority Records:

1 the total number of Council Tax defaulters for the financial year 2015/2016 only;

2 the total value of outstanding Council Tax for the financial year 2015/2016 only.

Yours faithfully,

Pat James

Freedom of Information,

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

 

This letter is our acknowledgement of your request received 05-FEB-2017. 
Please note the reference number in the subject line of this email and
refer to it in any future correspondence. The case officer dealing with
your request is:

 

Julie Hodgson Tel. 03000 268037

 

Depending on the type of request, it will be handled under the Freedom of
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(EIR).  Both of these have a statutory 20 working day deadline for a
response however, in some cases, the deadline may be extended to 40
working days. The deadline for an FOIA request can be extended if an
extended public interest test is required before deciding to respond. The
deadline for an EIR request can be extended if the information requested
is too voluminous or complex to respond to fully within the 20 day
timescale. If this is the case, we will write to explain that to you.

 

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What this means is that the legislation allows the Council to refuse to
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If a payment is required, the 20 working day time limit for responses is
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it will be done in accordance with the Data Protection Act (DPA).

 

If you have any questions or need further information, then please
contact:

 

The Information Management Team

Durham County Council

Assistant Chief Executive’s Office

Room 4/143-148

County Hall

Durham

DH1 5UF

Tel. 03000 268038

Email: [1][Durham County Council request email]

 

Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner
at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625 545 745

Fax: 01625 524 510

Email: [2][email address]

[3]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

 

Yours sincerely,

 

The Information Management Team

 

 

 

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Dear Pat James,

 

Please find attached our response to your Freedom of Information request.

 

Kind regards,

 

Julie Hodgson

Freedom of Information and Data Protection Officer

Transformation and Partnerships

Durham County Council

Room 143 - 148

County Hall

Durham

DH1 5UF

Direct Tel: 03000268037

 

Switchboard: 03000260000

 

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