FOI Request - Uncollected Council Tax

Request 101003596884

1.  For the years 2019-2020,  2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24, please provide the number of individual cases of uncollected tax (full or partial amounts) Council Tax and the total amount in sterling of uncollected Council Tax in each of those years.

2.  A breakdown into postcode area (or former borough boundary area if easier) of all uncollected (full or partial amounts) Council Tax cases in each of the years 2019-2020, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24.

3.  For each of the years set out above, the number of individual Council Tax debtor cases which were successfully concluded and taxes concluded and taxes collected (either in the financial of the same year or subsequently).

4.  For each of the years set about above, the number of individual Council Tax debtor cases which have remained pending/ongoing without successful conclusion

5.  For each of the years above, the number of individual Council Tax debtor cases which have been written off by the authority and taxes not collected

Response 24-07-2024

1. In relation to the number of individual cases of uncollected Council Tax, Moray Council does not record this figure. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

As at 31/03/24 the outstanding Council Tax value for each year requested is as follows
2019/20 - £964,201
2021/22 - £1,329,080
2022/23 - £1,351,534
2023/24 - £2,211,958

2.  Not held. Moray Council does not record this figure. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

3. In relation to the number of individual cases of uncollected Council Tax, Moray Council does not record this figure. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

As at 31/03/24 the Council Tax collected for each year requested is as follows
2019/20 - £43,212,032
2021/22 - £45,844,477
2022/23 - £47,859,060
2023/24 - £50,156,900

4. Not held. Moray Council does not record this figure. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

5. As at 31/03/24 the number of Council Tax write offs for each year requested is as follows
2019/20 - 706
2021/22 - 489
2022/23 - 389
2023/24 - 325