FI15781
Request
As a freedom of information request, please answer the following questions for the financial years: 21-22, 22-23, 23-24, 24-25.
1.How many accounts were raised at billing in financial year?
2.What was the total value of liability in financial year?
3.How many accounts were in arrears at the end of the financial year?
4.How was the value of arrears in that financial year?
5.How many council tax cases were referred to bailiffs?
6.How much money was retrieved by the bailiffs?
7.How much debt was written off by the council in that financial year?
8.Do you currently have a formal policy in place for dealing with residents in vulnerable circumstances as part of your collections process for Council Tax arrears?
9.Do you currently have a policy of exempting recipients of Council Tax Support / Reduction from the use of bailiff action?
Response
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2021/2022
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2022/2023
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2023/2024
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2024/2025
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1.
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How many accounts were raised at billing in financial year?
NOTE - The data is from the date of annual billing. All cases with a zero balance have been removed.
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50,889
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51,472
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52,557
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52,959
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2.
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What was the total value of liability in financial year?
NOTE - Data as at April each year
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£78,145,949.45
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£82,268,455.06
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£87,041,707.55
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£93,130,951.41
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3.
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How many accounts were in arrears at the end of the financial year?
NOTE - All accounts with a balance for previous years have been included
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12,480
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12,824
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14,267
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14,344
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4.
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How was the value of arrears in that financial year?
NOTE - Assumed this question was asking the total value of arrears
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£2,386,000
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£2,405,000
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£3,276,000
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£3,472,000
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5.
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How many council tax cases were referred to bailiffs?
NOTE - This is the total number of cases referred to bailiffs within the financial year but for all financial years
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2,001
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4,149
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3,205
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2,377
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6.
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How much money was retrieved by the bailiffs?
NOTE - This is the total collected by bailiffs within each financial year for all financial years
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£650,762.77
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£929,140.96
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£955,507.45
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£1,128,346.65
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7.
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How much debt was written off by the council in that financial year?
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£44,000
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£55,000
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£42,000
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£85,000
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8.
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Do you currently have a formal policy in place for dealing with residents in vulnerable circumstances as part of your collections process for Council Tax arrears?
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No but enclosed are our procedures for dealing with vulnerable customers
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9.
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Do you currently have a policy of exempting recipients of Council Tax Support / Reduction from the use of bailiff action?
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No
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