Please see our response to your FOI.

Please note Car parking in Breckland is free at all of our Breckland-owned
car parks.

 

Q1. Your current suppliers used to collect the following debts (please
give names of all

suppliers for each debt type):

Council Tax

In house - ARP Enforcement Agents

 

Business Rates (NDR)

In house - ARP Enforcement Agents

 

Q2. Number of cases issued to enforcement agents for each debt type, for
the immediate

past two financial years and year to date, e.g. 2021/22; 2022/23; 2023
Year to date:

Council Tax

 

01.04.2021 - 4192

01.04.2022 - 3129

01.04.2023 – 1589

 

Business Rates (NDR)

01.04.2021 - 146

01.04.2022 - 93

01.04.2023 – 53

 

Q3. Enforcement/Debt Collection contract start and contract end date, and
any contract

extension dates for each of the following debt types:

 

Council Tax

ARPE - ongoing contract

 

Business Rates (NDR)

ARPE - ongoing contract

 

Q4. Are your Revenue and Benefits or Parking Services outsourced, and if
they are, please state who is the supplier responsible for each or both
service e.g. Capita, APCOA,

Agilysis, Serco, Liberata etc.

 

Revenues and Benefits - Part of Anglia Revenues Partnership

 

The Anglia Revenues and Benefits Partnership (ARP) was originally
established in 2003 by Breckland Council and Forest Heath District Council
to jointly manage the delivery of revenue services in partnership to give
advantages and economies of scale and provide a robust flexible service.

 

Q5. The name and/or job title of the Senior Office (outside of
procurement) responsible forthe above contract(s)?

There isn't one specific officer responsible for this

Adrian Mills Is Head of ARP, contact details here
[1]https://www.breckland.gov.uk/article/961...

 

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may request an internal
review within forty working days.

 

Kind regards

 

FOI Team

Breckland Council

Elizabeth House, Walpole Loke, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1EE

 

 

 

 

 

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