Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many committal proceedings have been started against people for council tax non-payment in each year between 2010 and 2018.
The table below shows the numbers of committal orders issued as a result of proceedings against people for council tax non-payment since 2010.
2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 |
111 | 116 | 98 | 110 | 86 | 65 | 106 | 34 |
The department does not hold information on how many proceedings have been started.