Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 62622

Liability Orders: Council Tax

Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 2 July 2025

Question

Ruth Cadbury

LabourBrentford and Isleworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how (a) local authorities and (b) magistrates’ courts can obtain liability orders under the Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1992.

Answer

Jim McMahon
Where a council tax debt remains outstanding following a final notice, the council may apply to the magistrates court for a liability order confirming this debt. The individual will be issued with a summons to appear before the magistrate’s court. Where t...

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