What is a Liability Order?
The Liability Order gives the Council legal powers to recover
the money you owe. These powers are:
To request
information
The person subject to the Liability Order
must supply information regarding their employment and income
details. It is a criminal offence not to supply this information
once requested, or to give false information.
To attach earnings
The
Council can order your employer to take money from your wages or
salary. This is then sent to the Council to pay your debt. Your
employer can charge you £1.00 each time a deduction is made.
Your employer must tell you each time an amount is deducted. It
is an offence for your employer not to comply with the order.
To make
deductions from your Income Support
The Council can ask the Benefit Agency to take money from your
Income Support. This is then sent to the council to pay your
debt.
Charging Order
The Council can apply to the County Court for a legal charge to be
put on your property for the amount due. The Council will
automatically receive the money plus costs when the property is
sold.
Bankruptcy /
Insolvency
The Council can start these proceedings against
you.
Distress - removal of goods to
pay a debt
The Council employs External Recovery Agents
(bailiffs)
Committal to
Prison
In some circumstances, you can be sent to prison
for not paying your Council Tax
For further details please use the contact details below:
Email:
ct.recovery@waveney.gov.uk
Telephone: 01502 523278
Fax: 01502 523310
Letter: Waveney District Council (Local Tax), PO
Box 96, Lowestoft, NR32 1HW
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