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PRACTICE NOTES
Types of debts to be recovered by local authorities
A local authority debt recovery team manages the collection of sums owed, conducted by the in-house unit or by supervising outsourced providers, spanning numerous liabilities including the following:
council tax—a household levy imposed by local authorities in Britain, determined by a property’s assessed value and the number of residents. Refer to Practice Notes: Council tax and Council Tax Enforcement
non-domestic rates—also called business rates, collected by billing authorities to support local services. Refer to Practice Note: National non-domestic rates—billing recovery, exemptions and reliefs.
parking fines—penalties for unauthorised parking (eg parking in disabled bays, on double yellow lines, etc), exceeding permitted time limits, or parking without a ticket
sundry debts—smaller amounts linked to unpaid rents, former tenants’ arrears, funeral expenses, and overpayments of housing benefit
adult social care
Local Government
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