Liability Orders: Council Tax
Commons · Question 62622 · Tabled 25 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Ruth Cadbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how (a) local authorities and (b) magistrates’ courts can obtain liability orders under the Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1992.
Answer
Answered by Jim McMahon, 2 Jul 2025
Where a council tax debt remains outstanding following a final notice, the council may apply to the magistrates court for a liability order confirming this debt. The individual will be issued with a summons to appear before the magistrate’s court. Where t...