PLEASE COPY & FEEL FREE TO FILL IN AND SEND TO YOUR LOCAL COUNCIL >> 9 November 2014 Dear (your council) Please confirm the following in regards to Council tax enforcement. The Liability orders for council tax debt are issued - can you confirm if they are (the local) Magistrates Court or (your|) District Council? Can you confirm if the liability orders issued - exist as a physical piece of paper? If not - please confirm in what way and means they are issued? Can you confirm if the liability orders issued - are sent out to each alleged debtor? Can you confirm that the issuing of the liability orders is a judicial or administration function? Can you confirm that a justice of the peace must sign each Liability order? Can you confirm that under current legislation the Justice of the Peace must be identifiable when they sign? Can you confirm that the identifiable, justice of the peace, who signs the liability orders actually work for the council or do they work for the court? Can you confirm if (your council) has [or has had] a Court Officer title or role? If so can you confirm if this was a judicial appointment or a title given to an employee by (your council) The hearings for Liability orders in Magistrates courts are civil procedures; can you confirm that these hearings are heard and run under HMCTS / CPR rules and jurisdiction and that they apply in these hearings? Can you confirm if the hearings for council tax liability orders are heard under the authority of the Queens Privy Council or the Kings? As council tax is a civil matter; which is enforced in a criminal venue [magistrates court] - can you confirm where exactly the conversion occurs for non payment of council tax; enabling the Council [a corporation] to put a man [human being] in Jail for non payment of a civil alleged debt? Please confirm if someone wanted to appeal against an issued Council Tax liability order; they would need to get the permission of the Council first before doing so? Are the council or court obligated to anyone to notify them of the judicial route of appeal for a council tax liability order? Can you confirm if there is a contract for Council Tax? Yours faithfully, (your name ) Implied Admission Absent a Response and Compliance.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 16:46:20 +0000
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