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

Generic - FOI, Lichfield District Council

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Kind regards,

 

Freedom of Information

Lichfield District Council

 

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Begley, Nicola, Lichfield District Council

Dear Lady Fleming

Thank you for your e –mail requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. However, under Section 8 (1) ( b) to process your request we will need your real name as a request made by an applicant using a pseudonym is not valid and we would not be obliged to deal with the request.

Once this has been provided we will be happy to register your request.

Kind Regards’

Nicola Begley (Mrs)
Income Manager
Lichfield District Council

T: 01543 308886

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Dear Begley, Nicola,

Please address me as Ms S Fleming

Yours sincerely,

Lady Fleming