FOI release

FOI – Use of bailiffs to collect council tax debt in 2025/26 – deadline 19 May

Case reference FOI2026/00509

Received 21 April 2026

Published 27 April 2026

Request

FOI Request – South Derbyshire use of bailiffs/enforcement agents to collect council tax debt in 2025/26

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, we would like to request the following information.

1. Tax year 25/26: The number of times between 1st April 2025 – 31st March 2026 that private bailiffs/enforcement agents have been instructed to enforce council tax debts owed to the local authority.

By “private bailiffs/enforcement agents” we mean those who are self-employed or who work for private companies, including as high court enforcement officers. Please include cases where local authority employees have visited a property to enforce a warrant of control.

1. Do you currently have a policy of exempting recipients of Council Tax Support / Reduction from the use of bailiff action? (Yes/No)

Response

The response for this FOI is as below

  1. Tax year 25/26: The number of times between 1st April 2025 – 31st March 2026 that private bailiffs/enforcement agents have been instructed to enforce council tax debts owed to the local authority.  - 2387

 

By “private bailiffs/enforcement agents” we mean those who are self-employed or who work for private companies, including as high court enforcement officers.  Please include cases where local authority employees have visited a property to enforce a warrant of control.   

 

  1. Do you currently have a policy of exempting recipients of Council Tax Support / Reduction from the use of bailiff action? (Yes/No)   NO

Documents

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