Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 31467
Council Tax: Debt Collection
Tabled: 13 February 2025
Answered: 25 February 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mary Glindon
Labour — Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the level of reasonable costs that local authorities can recover when issuing a liability order for council tax arrears.
Answer
Jim McMahonCouncils are responsible for the collection and enforcement of council tax, and it is for them to assess the reasonable costs incurred in issuing a liability order. This is an important matter which the government continues to keep under review. The gover...
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