Committees

Council Tax Collection

Inquiry

This inquiry will lookinto council tax collection in England, examining the practices employed by local authorities to collect council tax arrears.

The inquiry will also look at other issues including whether there should be changes to the legislation on the recovery of council tax arrears, and how local authority council tax support schemes affect council tax collection rates.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Friday 14 January 2022.

Upcoming events

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Past events

Monday 27 February 2023
4:00pm Public
Council Tax Collection - Oral evidence 27 February 2023
4:00pm
  • Lee Rowley (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government and Building Safety at Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
  • Nico Heslop (Director of Local Government Finance at Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Monday 6 June 2022
4:00pm Public
Council Tax Collection - Oral evidence 6 June 2022
4:00pm
  • Councillor Stephanie Cryan (Cabinet Member for Finance, Democracy and Digital at London Borough of Southwark)
  • Russell Hamblin-Boone (CEO at Civil Enforcement Association)
  • Paul Whyte (Managing Partner at Whyte & Co Ltd)
  • Kevin Stewart (Business Unit Leader, Revenues and Benefits at Mid Sussex District Council)
4:45pm
  • Catherine Brown (Chair at Enforcement Conduct Board)
  • Alistair Townsend (National President at Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation)
  • Rachel Beddow (Principal Policy Manager at Citizens Advice)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

  • Email: hclgcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 6232 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 7556 (media inquiries)
  • Address: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA