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
Labour — Brentford 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 McMahonWhere 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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