R&CBC: What? NO Council Tax Dodging Councillors!

Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council: What? NO Council Tax Dodging Councillors!

At last, a Council full of Councillors who DID pay their Council Tax!

Following FOIA disclosures regarding Councillors who did not pay their Council Tax without recourse to enforcement procedures at;

• Richmodshire District Council

• Hambleton District Council

• East Lindsey District Council

• North East Lincolnshire Council

• Hambleton District Council

• Selby District Council

• Hull City Council

• Hartlepool Borough Council

Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council (R&CBC) is the next Council to provide a response to one of a series of identical Freedom of Information requests, in the following terms:

For each of the financial years 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16 until the date of your response:

(1) which R&CBC Councillors have been the subject of recovery action, either in the form of demands sent by letter or email, or by court action. Please specify which type of recovery action, where applicable.

(2) which R&CBC Councillors have been barred from participating in voting on budgetary decisions, contingent upon Council Tax arrears of two months or more.

Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council, alone amongst the Councils yet to have provided a response, has confirmed that NOT ONE SINGLE COUNCILLOR has been the subject of any Reminders, Summonses or Liability Orders for Council Tax arrears. Credit where credit is due.