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PAUL PATTERSON

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This person's Freedom of Information requests (approximately 26)

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.

Thank you for the further breakdown of the overheads, it is all clear now. Sorry for any confusion. Yours sincerely, PAUL PATTERSON
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 hearings courts of law?
Response by Ministry of Justice to PAUL PATTERSON on 4 November 2019.

Refused.

Dear Mr Patterson   Thank you for your email.   There's nothing more I can add to my colleagues' earlier replies - we won’t be replying to you...
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...
The councils costs and calculations approved by magistrates concerning summonses and liability orders.
Response by Barnet Borough Council to PAUL PATTERSON on 8 August 2019.

Successful.

Dear Mr Patterson   Thank you for your email. My earlier response provided you with the Council's calculation and this is what is put before the C...
A breakdown of staffing costs and calculations approved by the magistrates for council tax summonses & liability orders.
Response by Cornwall Council to PAUL PATTERSON on 9 July 2019.

Successful.

Dear Mr Patterson   Your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000   Thank you for your request dated 27 June 2019.   Please find a...
Court fees for council tax summons and liability order Bodmin Magistrates court.
Request to Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service by PAUL PATTERSON. Annotated by P Porter on 26 June 2019.

Successful.

All the information you are asking for should be found here: BBC News (4 July 2018) Councils to be reimbursed after courts fee 'error' https://www...
Breakdown of payments made on Credit Card from the council to HMCTS concerning recovery of council tax.
Response by Cornwall Council to PAUL PATTERSON on 18 June 2019.

Successful.

Dear Mr Patterson   Your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000   Thank you for your request dated 16 April 2019. Please accept my...
What is the legal difference between a LO which has been made and one which is granted by a magistrates court?
Follow up sent to Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service by PAUL PATTERSON on 31 March 2019.

Information not held.

I have asked, what is the difference between a liability order being MADE and a liability order being GRANTED As The Council Tax (Administration and...
Court Crest and a Court appointed signatory.
Response by Ministry of Justice to PAUL PATTERSON on 4 January 2018.

Successful.

Dear Mr Patterson, To clarify, please see below: Requirement to have a stamp/seal on summons - There is no requirement for the summons to be sealed b...
Complaint laid to the court
Response by Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service to PAUL PATTERSON on 10 November 2017.

Refused.

Dear Mr Patterson Thank you for your recent emails. I appreciate that you do not agree with my response. However, as per my letter dated 08/11/2017,...
Council Tax Liability Orders.
Response by Cornwall Council to PAUL PATTERSON on 29 September 2017.

Successful.

Dear Mr Patterson,   Please find attached a letter which details my internal review and response.   Kind regards,   Jenny Lawson IRRV Tech...
Committal hearings in magistrates court.
Request to Ministry of Justice by PAUL PATTERSON. Annotated by BERT GEISHERD on 2 January 2017.

Successful.

Paul Patterson- Good so far- Now try asking for the following: a) What paperwork has to be put into the Magistrates Court before it issues/authorises...
Investment in arms companies pensions
Response by Cornwall Council to PAUL PATTERSON on 11 November 2016.

Successful.

Dear Mr Patterson Thank you for your email of today's date. At the following link you will find Newton’s ESG policy on our website https://www.cornwa...
What is a liability order?
Request to Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service by PAUL PATTERSON. Annotated by Michael Bassett on 9 September 2016.

Successful.

If the order is made by the courts why is there no written record of it. if it is why isn't there a reference number to gain access to it for future re...
What is a liability order?
Response by Cornwall Council to PAUL PATTERSON on 12 July 2016.

Successful.

  Dear Mr Patterson,   Thank you for your email dated the 11 July 2016. I can confirm that your request for information will be dealt with as a...
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This person's 22 annotations

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.

Awaiting response.

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.

Awaiting response.

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.

Awaiting response.

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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