Council Tax: Debt Collection
Commons · Question 32123 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Daisy Cooper
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the prevalence of alleged aggressive council tax debt collection practices.
Answer
Answered by Jim McMahon, 28 Feb 2025
Councils are responsible for the collection and enforcement of council tax. The government’s clear expectation is that councils will be proportionate and sympathetic to those in hardship when determining the most appropriate action to collect tax. The gov...