Undefended/Bulk Liability Orders = Extortionate Costs

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Dear Billing Authority

Complaints to Magistrates for Council Tax (CT) Liability Orders.

Going as far back as is reasonable (eg 5 years), up to the most recent data available, Please could you provide me with a table of information under the following headings:-

1. Date Of hearing
2. Number of CT Accounts Listed on a Complaint
3. Total Court fee paid
4. length of hearing defended/undefended
5. Number of CT accounts Liability Order made against
6. Total costs awarded to Billing authority
7. Actual cost of preparing for and attending the hearing.

Yours faithfully,

Lady Fleming

Information, Carlisle City Council

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Dear Lady Fleming

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Regards

Frances Braithwaite

Corporate Information/SHE Support Officer

Governance and Regulatory Services

Carlisle City Council

Civic Centre

Carlisle
CA3 8QG

Telephone 01228 817060

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Dear Lady Fleming,

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Apologies for our delay in replying and any inconvenience caused.

Regards,

Diane

Diane Graham

Senior Administrative Assistant

Service Support Team

Carlisle City Council

Tel : 01228 817521

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