Council tax debt enforcement

Course outline

This course is intended to provide a background to the enforcement action available to a local authority for council tax debt with a focus upon bailiffs and bankruptcy. Advisers will be able to identify the potential enforcement methods likely to be used and deal appropriately with it or make a referral where necessary. It is designed for generalist advisers and others who work with people in debt.

Learning objectives

By the end of this course you will be able to:

identify the types of enforcement available for council tax debt
advise when each enforcement method may be used
describe appropriate sources of complaint
assess appropriate challenges to enforcement
construct arguments and representations to challenge enforcement

Course accreditation

Level	CPD	NOS
Intermediate	5 hours	LA11, LA13, LA16, LA42

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