Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 23551
Council Tax: Non-payment
Tabled: 13 January 2025
Answered: 16 January 2025
Named DayQuestion
Phil Brickell
Labour — Bolton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department holds a demographic breakdown of people (a) sent to prison and (b) given suspended committal orders for non-payment of council tax in each year between 2019 and 2024.
Answer
Sarah SackmanNon-payment of council tax is not a criminal offence and cannot attract a custodial sentence. However, under the committal to prison process, a court order can provide for someone to be jailed for failing to pay a debt.Committal to prison can only ever be...
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