NDR Recovery Action

Dear Ms Buckton

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Lucy Nancollis
Customer Services
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Havant Borough Council
Civic Centre Road
Havant
PO9 2AX
Telephone 023 92446019
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Dear Ms Buckton,

Thank you for your request for information which has been received by
Havant Borough Council.

Your request for information has been logged under reference 22-652 and
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Information Governance

Havant Borough Council 

Public Service Plaza

Civic Centre Road 

Havant PO9 2AX

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Dear Ms Buckton,

Information request 22-652

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, which was received by Havant Borough Council on 27 March 2023. You have requested the following:

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 - NO

a. If yes how many/% per year? N/A
b. How many/% were successful? N/A

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

Please note that all recovery stopped during the Covid period.

summons_issued fin_year
125 201819
109 201920
178 202223

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

Please note that all recovery stopped during the Covid period.

liability_orders fin_year
76 201819
72 201920
110 202223

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

Please not that all recovery stopped during the Covid period. We are only just starting to instruct Enforcement Agents again.

bailiff_action fin_year
55 201819
61 201920

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

Please not that all recovery stopped during the Covid period. We are only just starting to instruct Enforcement Agents again.

bailiff_collected_amount fin_year

#-97389.35 201819
#-91261.96 201920

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

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

5. Commitment to Prison Inquiry into Means and Conduct a. How many in each year 2018/19 – 2022/23? NO
b. What % of these resulted in debt successfully recovered? N/A

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 2

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

2018-19 £10,275.94

This concludes our response to your request.

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If you are dissatisfied with the outcome of your request, please contact our Information Governance Department on [email address] and we will conduct an internal review. Upon review, If you are still dissatisfied, you may appeal our decision by contacting the Information Commissioner’s Office; for more information please visit the ICO’s website.

Please be aware, if we do not receive an appeal within 40 days of you receiving this letter we will assume that you are satisfied with our response. If you wish to make any further requests for information please do not hesitate to contact us on [email address].

Kind regards,

Information Governance
Havant Borough Council 
Public Service Plaza
Civic Centre Road 
Havant PO9 2AX
     
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