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Wokingham use of bailiffs/enforcement agents to collect council tax debt in 2025/26
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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.
Private bailiffs/ enforcement agents have been instructed to enforce council tax debts 194 times.
2. Do you currently have a policy of exempting recipients of Council Tax Support / Reduction from the use of bailiff action?
We do not have a policy of exempting recipients of Council Tax Support / Reduction from the use of bailiff action.
