NDR Recovery Action

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Dear Revenues Manager,
In relation to NDR debt recovery and the enforcement options available once a liability order has been obtain:
1. Do you ever use alternative method of recovery through a court of competent jurisdiction (Regulations 10(2) and 20(1) Non-Domestic Rating (Collection and Enforcement) Regulations 1989 S.I.1989/1058)? Between 2018/19 and 2023/24
a. If yes how many/% per year?
b. How many/% were successful?

2. Liability Orders
a. How many NDR debt Liability Orders have been applied for in each year 2018/19 – 2022/23?
b. How many Liability Orders have been granted per year for NDR debt in each year 2018/19 – 2022/23?

3. Enforcement Agents
a. How many NDR debts have been sent to Enforcement Agents in each year 2018/19 – 2022/23?
b. How much NDR debt was collected via Enforcement Agents in each year 2018/19 – 2022/23?

4. Security for Unpaid Rates Non-Domestic Rating -
a. If used how many per year in each year 2018/19 – 2022/23?
b. What are the average costs to pursue this method?
c. How many of the debts subject to this method of recovery have been collected in each year 2018/19 – 2022/23?

4. Insolvency
a. If used how many in each year 2018/19 – 2022/23?
b. If used do you use an external company to undertake this work?
c. What was the average cost for undertaking each insolvency action?

5. Commitment to Prison Inquiry into Means and Conduct
a. How many in each year 2018/19 – 2022/23?
b. What % of these resulted in debt successfully recovered?

6. S49 Powers to reduce or remit liability
a. How many times has this been implemented in each year 2018/19 – 2022/23?
b. What was total sum/% of this ‘relief’ in each year 2018/19 – 2022/23?

Yours faithfully,

Debra Buckton

Information Governance, Folkestone & Hythe District Council

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Dear Debra Buckton,

 

I am writing in respect of your information access request dated
the 27/03/2023.  In order to proceed with your request, under the
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'Security for Unpaid Rates Non-Domestic Rating' this is not a term /
method we are familiar with.

 

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Dear Information Officer Case Management,
Thank you for your response requesting clarification.

4. Security for Unpaid Rates Non-Domestic Rating - a. If used how many per year in each year 2018/19 – 2022/23?
Security for Unpaid Rates Non-Domestic Rating (Collection and Enforcement) (Local Lists) (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provision) Regulations 1991 (S.I.1991/141)
Allows for a BA and the liable party with an interest in the hereditament to enter into an agreement where a charge is placed on the property to secure payment. The question asks if this has been used and if so how many.

Yours sincerely,

Debra Buckton

Dear Information Officer Case Management,

I refer to my request made for which I should have received a response by 25 April 2023.

Please provide an update.

Yours sincerely,

Debra Buckton

Information Officer Case Management, Folkestone & Hythe District Council

 
Dear Debra Buckton,

 

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Information Officer Case Management, Folkestone & Hythe District Council

 
Dear Debra Buckton,

 

I am writing in respect of your information access request dated 27/03/2023 and your subsequent clarification of 28/04/2023.  This
request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 

                                                                                                                                       

Please find below information in response to your request.

 

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In relation to NDR debt recovery and the enforcement options available once a liability order has been obtain:

1. Do you ever use alternative method of recovery through a court of competent jurisdiction (Regulations 10(2) and 20(1) Non-Domestic
Rating (Collection and Enforcement) Regulations 1989 S.I.1989/1058)? Between 2018/19 and 2023/24
a. If yes how many/% per year? – Specific records not kept.
b. How many/% were successful?

2. Liability Orders
a. How many NDR debt Liability Orders have been applied for in each year 2018/19 – 2022/23?
 

2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23
196 118 0 271 184

b. How many Liability Orders have been granted per year for NDR debt in each year 2018/19 – 2022/23?
 

2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23
111 93 0 211 137

3. Enforcement Agents
a. How many NDR debts have been sent to Enforcement Agents in each year 2018/19 – 2022/23?
 

2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23
55 54 1 77 113

b. How much NDR debt was collected via Enforcement Agents in each year 2018/19 – 2022/23?
 

2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23
£85,496.26 £131,352.58 £930.95 £112,829.08 £143,333.65

4. Security for Unpaid Rates Non-Domestic Rating –
a. If used how many per year in each year 2018/19 – 2022/23? – 0 – There were no Charging Orders for NNDR across these debt years.

b. What are the average costs to pursue this method? – Not applicable.
c. How many of the debts subject to this method of recovery have been collected in each year 2018/19 – 2022/23? – Not applicable.

4. Insolvency
a. If used how many in each year 2018/19 – 2022/23? – We do not hold this information.  We do not record this information, it is not
mandatory that the council keep these records. 

b. If used do you use an external company to undertake this work? – Yes

c. What was the average cost for undertaking each insolvency action? –  We do not hold this information.  See response to a. above.

5. Commitment to Prison Inquiry into Means and Conduct
a. How many in each year 2018/19 – 2022/23? - 0
b. What % of these resulted in debt successfully recovered? – Not applicable

6. S49 Powers to reduce or remit liability
a. How many times has this been implemented in each year 2018/19 – 2022/23?
 

2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23
4 4 1 0 0

b. What was total sum/% of this ‘relief’ in each year 2018/19 – 2022/23?
 

2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23
£30,922.77 £38,049.45 £2,060.45 0 0

 

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Kind regards,

 

Information Governance
Folkestone & Hythe District Council

Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue,

Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2QY.
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Dear Debra Buckton,

Thank you for your request dated: 25/03/2023, subject: 00130208 FOI - NDR
Recovery Action - Methods, Actioned & Costs.

Case reference number: 00130208.

Application number: Not applicable

Your case has now been closed or resolved.

Kind regards,

Folkestone & Hythe District Council

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