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PAUL PATTERSON

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This person's Freedom of Information requests (approximately 37)

Records Kept of Summonses Issued.
Request sent to Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service by PAUL PATTERSON on 26 June 2022.

Awaiting response.

Dear Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service, Do the Magistrates' Court offices keep a record of 'all' summonses issued once a complaint has been...
How many prison sentences have the Magistrates in Bradford hand out to council tax debtors.
Response by Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service to PAUL PATTERSON on 24 June 2022.

Awaiting classification.

Dear Mr Patterson,   Please find attached the response to your Freedom of Information request relating to Bradford Magistrates’ Court December 201...
Bedworth Covid memorial Sanctuary 'a temple to grief and loss'
Response by Warwickshire County Council to PAUL PATTERSON on 16 June 2022.

Successful.

  Information request Our reference: 7958356 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════   Dear Paul Patterson  ...
Bedworth Covid memorial Sanctuary 'a temple to grief and loss'
Response by Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council to PAUL PATTERSON on 30 May 2022.

Successful.

Dear Mr Paul Patterson Please read attached correspondence regarding your request Regards Customer Services Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Counci...
'Women of Our Times' representation of modern femininity.
Follow up sent to Cherwell District Council by PAUL PATTERSON on 30 May 2022.

Awaiting response.

Please ignore this request as I now have the information. Yours faithfully, PAUL PATTERSON
Where did the £781,000 Emergency Active Travel Fund (EATF) awarded in June 2020 go?
Response by West Sussex County Council to PAUL PATTERSON on 28 February 2022.

Successful.

Dear Paul Patterson I refer to your request dated 28/01/22 which is available at the start of this chain, which has been dealt with under the Freedo...
A breakdown of costs & calculations claimed for council tax summonses approved by magistrates.
Response by Maldon District Council to PAUL PATTERSON on 12 January 2022.

Successful.

Dear Paul Patterson, Your Freedom of Information Request has been completed, please see details below A detailed breakdown is not available for th...
A breakdown of costs & calculations claimed for council tax summonses approved by magistrates.
Request sent to Maldon District Council by PAUL PATTERSON on 17 December 2021.

Long overdue.

Will you please send me copies of the 'detailed' breakdown of staffing costs and calculation approved by the magistrates for council tax summonses and...
Council tax summonses signed by TIM SMITH (October 2020 - February 2021)
Response by Cornwall Council to PAUL PATTERSON on 15 November 2021.

Successful.

Information Classification: CONTROLLED Dear Mr Patterson   Your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000   Thank you for your reques...
The councils costs and calculations approved by magistrates concerning summonses and liability orders.
Request to Barnet Borough Council by PAUL PATTERSON. Annotated by PAUL PATTERSON on 13 October 2021.

Successful.

Barnet Borough Council cannot charge for cost after the LO has been granted, But Barnet are claiming Costs 'post liability order' £502,651.60 Barne...
'Published Debt Recovery Policy.
Follow up sent to Ribble Valley Borough Council by PAUL PATTERSON on 7 October 2021.

Partially successful.

Dear FOI, Thank you for your response but this is not adequate and seems to shows you are creating liability orders from a business functioning with m...
Are council tax hearings courts of law?
Request to Ministry of Justice by PAUL PATTERSON. Annotated by Peter Danby on 12 September 2021.

Refused.

Acts and statutes are not laws without the consent of the governed, common lore/law is common sense compared to lots of acts of parliament. I fail to s...
Copy of Councillor Edwina Hannaford's letter to Kate Kennally CEO & Kennally's reply concerning myself.
Response by Cornwall Council to PAUL PATTERSON on 7 April 2021.

Information not held.

Information Classification: CONTROLLED Hello I can confirm that I checked with both the Chief Executive's office and Mark Read's office when respondi...
A breakdown of costs & calculations claimed for council tax summonses approved by magistrates.
Request to Wiltshire Council by PAUL PATTERSON. Annotated by Helen Barker on 15 January 2021.

Successful.

"The costs are based on the number of summonses issued and liability orders obtained, not on the total number of reminders issued." The above only te...
Magistrates allowing the invitations of MASS gatherings during COVID-19 restrictions.
Response by Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service to PAUL PATTERSON on 18 December 2020.

Information not held.

Dear Mr Patterson   Please find attached response to your FOIA.   This was sent on 14 December to: [1][email address]   I’m sorry you appe...
Magistrates allowing the invitations of MASS gatherings during COVID-19 restrictions.
Response by Ministry of Justice to PAUL PATTERSON on 14 December 2020.

Information not held.

Dear Mr Patterson,   Please find attached response to your FOIA 201118019     Disclosure Team Ministry of Justice 102 Petty France London SW1H...
A breakdown of costs & calculations claimed for council tax summonses approved by magistrates.
Follow up sent to Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council by PAUL PATTERSON on 3 December 2020.

Successful.

Dear Philip Browning, Thank you for the further breakdown of the overheads, it is all clear now. Sorry for any confusion. Yours sincerely, PAUL P...
Amount Cornwall Council were overchaged for summonses by The Ministry of Justice.
Request to Cornwall Council by PAUL PATTERSON. Annotated by Warren Bell on 22 October 2020.

Successful.

The issue which arises here is that due the council being overcharged they would have applied for a sum certain. Any sum certain claimed for by said co...
How much was Cornwall Council refunded, with the overcharge of council tax summonses.
Response by Ministry of Justice to PAUL PATTERSON on 7 October 2020.

Successful.

Please find attached a response to the above request.   Bob Weston   Knowledge Information Liaison Officer   HMCTS - Analysis and Performan...
A breakdown of costs & calculations claimed for council tax summonses approved by magistrates.
Follow up sent to Hull City Council by PAUL PATTERSON on 14 April 2020.

Partially successful.

Dear Information Governance You state, ' Such as Benefits staff dealing with queries from those who want to make queries in relation to Council Tax R...
Complaints received by the council arising from allegations about the actions of enforcement agents employed by the council.
Response by Cornwall Council to PAUL PATTERSON on 18 March 2020.

Successful.

Information Classification: CONTROLLED Dear Mr Patterson, Thank you for your enquiry. We are unable to provide you with the actual number of agents w...
Council tax summonses & liability order costs and calculations.
Request to Cornwall Council by PAUL PATTERSON. Annotated by Minister Francis on 12 February 2020.

Successful.

Haven't answered the questions, full disclosure and transparency not given.
Are council tax liability order hearings and orders made under the authority of HMCTS.
Response by Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service to PAUL PATTERSON on 13 October 2019.

Successful.

Dear Mr Patterson, 1. No. Judicial decisions are the responsibility of the judiciary. 2. The Ministry of Justice is responsible for HMCTS, which is a...
The council's breakdown of their costs and calculation concerning council tax.
Response by Ashford Borough Council to PAUL PATTERSON on 11 September 2019.

Partially successful.

Dear Sir To determine the costs reasonably incurred in connection with the application, as previously stated - it is not practical to calculate and p...
Time and motion study in relation to council tax or council tax debt recovery.
Response by Cornwall Council to PAUL PATTERSON on 29 August 2019.

Successful.

Information Classification: CONTROLLED Dear Mr Patterson   Your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000   Thank you for your reques...
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This person's 26 annotations

Lanc majistrates : records summonses that they issue
Request to Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service by Mu. Annotated by PAUL PATTERSON on 26 June 2022.

Awaiting classification.

MoJ have replied that they keep no records of summonses issued for council tax. Yet Rule 7 of the Magistrates Courts Rules states, it dispenses with th...
The councils costs and calculations approved by magistrates concerning summonses and liability orders.
Request to Barnet Borough Council by PAUL PATTERSON. Annotated by PAUL PATTERSON on 13 October 2021.

Successful.

Barnet Borough Council cannot charge for cost after the LO has been granted, But Barnet are claiming Costs 'post liability order' £502,651.60 Barne...
'Published Debt Recovery Policy.
Request to Ribble Valley Borough Council by PAUL PATTERSON. Annotated by PAUL PATTERSON on 6 October 2021.

Partially successful.

Dear FOI, Ribble Valley Borough Council has no 'PUBLISHED' Debt Recovery Policy, therefore whom is liable (persons/job title) for the liability order...
'Published Debt Recovery Policy.
Request to Ribble Valley Borough Council by PAUL PATTERSON. Annotated by PAUL PATTERSON on 8 September 2021.

Partially successful.

Thanks Mu for your comment, you have given here the answer to the question I have asked the council who are dragging their feet on giving an answer....
Can magistrates sit anonymously and withhold ther identity from public and press
Request to Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service by Christine Wardle. Annotated by PAUL PATTERSON on 22 January 2021.

Long overdue.

Civil procedure rules also seem not to apply to these hearings. It seems the magistrates and council are cherry picking their own rules. Seems there a...
Can magistrates sit anonymously and withhold ther identity from public and press
Request to Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service by Christine Wardle. Annotated by PAUL PATTERSON on 19 January 2021.

Long overdue.

Criminal Procedure Rules 2020 doesn't apply to council tax hearings.
Can magistrates sit anonymously and withhold ther identity from public and press
Request to Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service by Christine Wardle. Annotated by PAUL PATTERSON on 13 January 2021.

Long overdue.

I have heard many people say they have attended council tax hearings where the magistrates refused to give their names. Makes one wonder if these hear...
Breakdown of staffing costs and calculations approved by the magistrates for council tax summonses & liability orders.
Request to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council by Warren Bell. Annotated by PAUL PATTERSON on 4 October 2020.

Awaiting classification.

Megan Clark states in her reply 30th September 2020 last sentence..'This is a cost incurred in processing Council Tax accounts up to and including the...
Exercising discretion when applying to the court for a Council Tax Liability Order
Request to Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council by Helen Barker. Annotated by PAUL PATTERSON on 13 September 2020.

Successful.

Hi Helen, Rochdale Council have now started summonsing people to their council tax hearings, by way of 'telephone hearing' Seems they are doing this...
Freedom of Information request - Breakdown of payments made on Credit Card or Bank Transfer from the Maidstone Borough Council to HMCTS concerning recovery of council tax.
Request to Maidstone Borough Council by Mr Leigh. Annotated by PAUL PATTERSON on 23 July 2019.

Long overdue.

Maidstone Borough Council are acting unlawful if they deny your request for c opy of their costs and calculations which they state, "This Information i...
Freedom of Information request - Breakdown of payments made on Credit Card or Bank Transfer from the Maidstone Borough Council to HMCTS concerning recovery of council tax.
Request to Maidstone Borough Council by Mr Leigh. Annotated by PAUL PATTERSON on 23 July 2019.

Long overdue.

4. So they are given the rooms in the magistrates court free, no hire charge. 5. 'Information is not specifically recorded on expenses for printing sum...
Council Tax Enforcement procedure
Request to Lewisham Borough Council by Stuart Hopkins. Annotated by PAUL PATTERSON on 29 August 2017.

Successful.

The liability order is NOT as stated an order of the court: .." it is not to be treated as a sum adjudged to be paid by order of the court..." http://...
Council Tax Liability Orders (prescribed forms omitted since 2003)
Request to Cardiff Council by mary glister. Annotated by PAUL PATTERSON on 20 August 2017.

Refused.

I notice on the liability order Cardiff Council have now supplied it states at the bottom, "BY ORDER OF THE MAGISTRATES." These are non HMCTS hearing....
Removal Of Implied Right Of Access
Request to Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service by D.Gill. Annotated by PAUL PATTERSON on 21 June 2016.

Awaiting internal review.

A debtor can remove right of implied access by displaying a notice at the entrance. This was endorsed by Lord Justice Donaldson in the case of Lambert...
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