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

Stephen Tautz, Epping Forest District Council

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Dear Lady Fleming,

Freedom of Information Request Ref:654

I refer to your recent request for information about Council Tax Liability
Orders, which was received by the Council on 5 February 2019.

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Yours faithfully,
S. Tautz
Freedom of Information Officer

Epping Forest District Council
Civic Offices,
High Street,
Epping,
Essex, CM16 4BZ

(01992) 564180

Amber Stewart, Epping Forest District Council

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Dear Lady Fleming,

Freedom of Information Request Ref: 654

I refer to your recent request for information about Council Tax Liability
Orders. The information you requested is attached.   

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Yours faithfully,
Amber Stewart 

Epping Forest District Council
Civic Offices,
High Street,
Epping,
Essex, CM16 4BZ

(01992) 564000 Ext:2523