Council Tax: Debts

(asked on 19th June 2019) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of council tax debt has been remitted by magistrates on the grounds of hardship in each year since 2010.


Answered by
Paul Maynard Portrait
Paul Maynard
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 27th June 2019

The Ministry of Justice does not centrally hold the information requested.

Local Authorities are the responsible prosecuting body for council tax evasion and hold the relevant information regarding council tax debts.

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