NDR Recovery Action
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
Dear Ms Buckton
Freedom of Information request: FOI-72444
Thank you for your request dated 25 March 2023
Your request will be answered by 26 April 2023.
If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above.
Yours sincerely,
David White
Head of Information, Safety and Community Services
Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central
Royal Borough of Greenwich
* 3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ
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Dear Ms Buckton
Freedom of Information request: FOI-72444
Thank you for your request dated 25 March 2023.
Our response is as follows:
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?
No
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?
b. How many Liability Orders have been granted per year for NDR debt in
each year 2018/19 – 2022/23?
See attached spread sheet
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?
See attached spread sheet
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?
Not used
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?
None
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?
None
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?
None
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Yours sincerely,
David White
Head of Information, Safety and Community Services
Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central
Royal Borough of Greenwich
* 3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ
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From: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Sent: 27 March 2023 13:33
To: 'Debra Buckton' <[FOI #964724 email]>
Cc: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Subject: FOI-72444: Freedom of Information request - NDR Recovery Action
Dear Ms Buckton
Freedom of Information request: FOI-72444
Thank you for your request dated 25 March 2023
Your request will be answered by 26 April 2023.
If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above.
Yours sincerely,
David White
Head of Information, Safety and Community Services
Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central
Royal Borough of Greenwich
* 3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ
8 [3]www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk
ü Please consider the environment before printing this email
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