Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Second Report - Council Tax Collection
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
HC 57
Published 1 December 2023
Recommendations
11
Not Addressed
Para 63
Require local authorities to exhaust alternatives before using enforcement agents for council tax arrears.
Recommendation
The use of enforcement agents to collect unpaid council tax should always be a last resort, so we were pleased to hear that many councils and debt collectors engage with residents to collect arrears without needing to take enforcement action, …
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Government Response Summary
The government's response outlines existing collection processes and councils' flexibility but does not commit to directing local authorities on the careful consideration or exhaustion of alternative methods before using enforcement agents, particularly for those receiving council tax support.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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