A question on #LiabilityOrders #CouncilTax tabled by Ruth Cadbury on 25-06-2025 has been answered by Jim McMahon.

Heading: Liability Orders: Council Tax
Question ID: 1816389
UIN: 62622
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-25
Asking Member ID: 4389
Asking Member display name: Ruth Cadbury
Asking Member handle: ruthcadbury
Asking Member Twitter reference: @ruthcadbury
Member interest: false
Question text: 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.
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Date answered: 2025-07-02
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Answering Member ID: 4569
Answering Member display name: Jim McMahon
Answering Member handle: JimfromOldham
Answering Member Twitter reference: @JimfromOldham
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Answer text: 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...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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