Freedom of Information Council Tax enforcement

These statistics will be updated quarterly in April, July, October and January.

The figures below contain accounts for previous years that remain unpaid as well as current year accounts. Accounts that have had an Liability Order in any financial year may not receive the Enforcement Notice or have a visit in the same year.

Number of LOs granted

Number of Enforcement Notices sent by Bradford Council

It is a legislative requirement to send a Notice of Enforcement to a customer before passing the case for an Enforcement visit.

Number of Enforcement Notices sent by external companies

As a general rule, all Bradford cases will go through the internal recovery process first, a case will only be sent to an external company where internal recovery attempts have failed. At this point any compliance notices will be withdrawn to allow the external company to start their recovery process.

Number of Accounts visited by an Internal Enforcement Agent

This is "first knocks at the door"

Number of Accounts visited by an External Enforcement Agent

This is "first knocks at the door"

Number of accounts successful post visit from an internal Enforcement Agent

Paid in full or paid via a payment arrangement. Payments arrangements can take a long time to be paid.

Number of accounts successful post visit from an external Enforcement Agent

Paid in full or paid in full via a payment arrangement. Cases wil not be returned "paid" until a payment arrangement has been paid in full. Payments arrangements can take a long time to be paid.

Number of accounts that goods have been sold

Goods may be secured against an arrangement. These figures are only where goods were taken.

Total on the door collection by an internal Enforcement Agent

This figure is the amount of money collected in person by an Enforcement Agent. It does not include any money taken in the  Compliance process or elsewhere.

Total collected by external Enforcement Agents

This figure includes all money collected at all stages of Enforcement, this includes collected through the Compliance process and any money taken over the telephone.