FOI Request Council Tax Reminders

Request 101001560048

I would like to request the following information.

1) The total number of reminder notices sent out with regards to council tax arrears during the years during the financial years 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17.

2) The number of reminder notices sent out with regards to council tax arrears of less than £20, less than £10 and less than £5.

3) The number of reminder notices sent out with regards to council tax arrears in excess of £1,000, in excess of £5,000 and in excess of £15,000.

4) The cost to the council of sending out a council tax reminder notice.

Response 28-07-2017

1. The total amount of Council Tax reminder notices issued during the financial years requested are as follows -

2014/15 - 10,399

2015/15 - 9,793

2016/17 - 9,054

2. The number of Council Tax reminder notices issued for the amount range requested are as follows (these figures are not year specific but cover the three financial years) Less than £20 - 694 Less than £10 - 145 Less than £5 - 204

3. The number of Council Tax reminder notices issued for the amount range requested are as follows (these figures are not year specific but cover the three financial years) Excess of £1,000 -46 Excess of £5,000 - 0 Excess of £15,000 - 0

4. The cost of sending out a Council Tax reminder notice is 29.6 pence each.

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