FI14475

Request

1. In the financial years 21/22, 22/23 and 23/24 (Up to 07.02.24), could you please provide me with the total monetary value of council-related debts (such as council tax, parking fines, failures to pay business rates and housing arrears) which were referred to external enforcement agencies? 
2. Of this figure, please could you provide the amount that was recovered by external debt agencies broken down for each of the financial years referenced? 
3. For each of those financial years, please provide the number of complaints the council has received about the conduct of external bailiffs and debt collectors.

Response

1 

	Parking	Council Tax	Business Rates
2021/22	£81,007.00	£2,839,438.42	£563,278.20
2022/23	£47,219.00	£3,694,851.06	£920,625.27
2023/24	£35,415.00	£2,799,709.60	£433,657.00

 

2 

	Parking	Council Tax	Business Rates
2021/22	£13,724.29	£650,762.77	£139,073.90
2022/23	£1,466.00	£929,140.96	£405,185.15
2023/24	£1,926.00	£846,311.43	£181,534.78

  

3 

2021/22             1

2022/23             0

2023/24             0