Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 32123

Council Tax: Debt Collection

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 28 February 2025

Question

Daisy Cooper

Liberal DemocratSt Albans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the prevalence of alleged aggressive council tax debt collection practices.

Answer

Jim McMahon
Councils are responsible for the collection and enforcement of council tax. The government’s clear expectation is that councils will be proportionate and sympathetic to those in hardship when determining the most appropriate action to collect tax. The gov...

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