Select committee: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Conclusion 14
Second Report - Council Tax Collection
Published 1 Dec 2023
Paragraph 84
Addressed to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Council Tax Collection All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
We welcome the many initiatives, by local and central government, aimed at improving data sharing, particularly the pilots being carried out under the Digital Economy Act 2017 and the creation of the Office for Local Government; but overall we remain concerned that barriers to data sharing are impeding councils’ efforts to identify vulnerable residents. Being able to identify and engage with residents who are at risk of falling into arrears at an early stage will help to prevent residents from building up problem debt and will also improve collection rates. We are especially concerned that some local authority data protection officers might not fully understand the circumstances in which information concerning vulnerable individuals may be shared between teams.
From: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Second Report - Council Tax Collection (HC 57), paragraph 84, 1 December 2023
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 1 February 2024 (deadline 1 February 2024).