Council Tax Penalty

Council Tax Penalties

Council Tax penalties are issued for failure to notify or supply information.

We may impose a penalty of £70 where a person:

  • fails to notify the Council within 21 days, without reasonable excuse, on any matter which affects entitlement to a Council Tax discount
  • fails to notify the Council within 21 days, without reasonable excuse, on any matter which affects entitlement to a Council Tax exemption
  • fails to supply relevant information requested within 21 days in order to establish Council Tax liability
  • fails to supply relevant information requested after the issue of a Liability Order has been obtained. Failure to supply could lead to a criminal prosecution and a fine

Where a £70 penalty has already been issued and a further request to supply the same information is made, an additional penalty of £280 may be imposed for each subsequent failure.

Penalties are recovered in the Magistrates Court.

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