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

Year Number of LOs granted
2020-2021 10402
2021-2022 29836
2022-2023 32013
2023-2024 32452
2024-2025 (up to end September) 13253

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.

Year Number of enforcement notes sent
2020-2021 11734
2021-2022 22450
2022-2023 21757
2023-2024 23582
2024-2025 (up to end September) 15342

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 At this point any compliance notices will be withdrawn to allow the external company to start their recovery process.

Year Number of enforcement notes sent
2020-2021 4271
2021-2022 4285
2022-2023 3692
2023-2024 5210
2024-2025 (up to end September) 3582

Number of Accounts visited by an Internal Enforcement Agent

This is "first knocks at the door"

Year Number of accounts visited by an Internal EA
2020-2021 1450
2021-2022 2842
2022-2023 2506
2023-2024 2821
2024-2025 (up to end September) 1783

Number of Accounts visited by an External Enforcement Agent

This is "first knocks at the door"

Year Number of accounts visited by an External EA
2020-2021 1988
2021-2022 2086
2022-2023 1486
2023-2024 3102
2024-2025 (up to end September) 2551

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.

Year Number of accounts successful post visit from internal EA
2020-2021 550
2021-2022 689
2022-2023 839
2023-2024 1025
2024-2025 (up to end September) 576

Number of accounts successful post visit from an external Enforcement Agent

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

Year Number of accounts successful post visit from external EA
2020-2021  
2021-2022  
2022-2023 626
2023-2024 614
2024-2025 (up to end September) 371

Number of accounts that goods have been sold

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

Year Number of accounts that goods have been sold Amount
2020-2021 0  
2021-2022 0  
2022-2023 0  
2023-2024 1 £3,000
2024-2025 (up to end September) 0  

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.

Year Total on the door collection by an Internal Enforcement Agent
2020-2021 £283,274.93
2021-2022 £455,855.66
2022-2023 £296,873.83
2023-2024 £357,311.97
2024-2025 (up to end September) £189,796.00

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.

Year Total collected by external Enforcement Agents
2020-2021 £521,385.00
2021-2022 £657,704.18
2022-2023 £419,050.25
2023-2024 £439,054.33
2024-2025 (up to end September) £275,953.65