Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 116754
Council Tax: Billing
Tabled: 2 March 2026
Answered: 10 March 2026
Question
Sir James Cleverly
Conservative — Braintree
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2026 to Question 108644 on Council tax: billing, what his planned timetable is for responding to that consultation; and whether the change on
Answer
Alison McGovernThe Government will respond to the consultation in due course. It would not require primary legislation to move to 12-month billing by default, this could be done by secondary legislation.