Enforcement agents collect £1.14million in unpaid council tax in Northumberland

Dave Chapman, managing director of Rossendales, which carries out debt collection for the authority, revealed the figure, covering the period from July 2018 to January this year, during a presentation to corporate services committee on Monday March 9.

Keith Teasdale, the council’s recovery manager, said: “The number of cases which progress to enforcement are relatively small based on the number of taxpayers we have, but what it’s important for members to understand is that there are cases where we have no options but enforcement.”