Select committee: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 17
Second Report - Council Tax Collection
Published 1 Dec 2023
Paragraph 87
Addressed to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Recommendation (the committee's words)
The Government should carry out and publish research to assess different types of local council tax support schemes and how they relate to council tax arrears. In addition to collection rates and levels of arrears, the Government should also publish local authority level data on: methods used to engage with debtors; collection methods; the 38 Council Tax Collection number of affordable repayment plans set up; and reasons for arrears. The new Office for Local Government should have a role in collecting, analysing and publishing this data.
From: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Second Report - Council Tax Collection (HC 57), paragraph 87, 1 December 2023
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 1 February 2024 (deadline 1 February 2024).