Response 4004980

Response to request for information

Reference

4004980

Response date

26 May 2026

Request

Council tax:

1. The number of live council tax accounts at the end of each financial year (if held).
2. The number of council tax accounts with arrears at the end of each financial year.
3. The total value (£) of council tax arrears outstanding at the end of each financial year.

Debt collection:

5. The total amount (£) of council tax arrears collected/recovered in each financial year (regardless of the year the debt relates to).
6. The total number of liability orders issued for council tax arrears in each financial year.
7. The total value (£) of liability order costs charged to council tax accounts in each financial year.
8. The total number of council tax arrears cases referred to enforcement agents in each financial year.
9. The total value (£) of unpaid council tax debt for cases referred to enforcement agents in each financial year (based on the balance recorded when the case was referred, where available).
10. The total value (£) of enforcement agent fees added to council tax accounts in each financial year (if held).

Response

Council tax:

1. The number of live council tax accounts at the end of each financial year (if held).
   • 2021/22 - 52,009
   • 2022/23 - 53,262
   • 2023/24 - 54,639
   • 2024/25 - 55,594
   • 2025/26 - 56,490
2. The number of council tax accounts with arrears at the end of each financial year.
   • This information is not held
3. The total value (£) of council tax arrears outstanding at the end of each financial year.
   • This information is publicly available - Please see Council Tax statistics - GOV.UK

Debt collection:

4. The total amount (£) of council tax arrears collected/recovered in each financial year (regardless of the year the debt relates to).
   • This information is publicly available - Please see Council Tax statistics - GOV.UK
5. The total number of liability orders issued for council tax arrears in each financial year.
   • 2021/22 - 2,045
   • 2022/23 - 1,987
   • 2023/24 - 2,139
   • 2024/25 - 2,196
   • 2025/26 - 2,196
6. The total value (£) of liability order costs charged to council tax accounts in each financial year.
   • 2021/22 - £176,715
   • 2022/23 - £181,935
   • 2023/24 - £205,435
   • 2024/25 - £272,300
   • 2025/26 - £253,745
7. The total number of council tax arrears cases referred to enforcement agents in each financial year.
   • 2021/22 - 1,650
   • 2022/23 - 1,736
   • 2023/24 - 1,807
   • 2024/25 - 1,659
   • 2025/26 - 1,790
8. The total value (£) of unpaid council tax debt for cases referred to enforcement agents in each financial year (based on the balance recorded when the case was referred, where available).
   • The information is not held in an extractable format
9. The total value (£) of enforcement agent fees added to council tax accounts in each financial year (if held).
   • This information is not held