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Record Ref : FOI 12114
Date Received : 20/04/2026
Date Completed : 23/04/2026
Organisation : Money Advice Trust
Application Type : Company
Category : Council Tax Contributions
Question
Merthyr Tydfil use of bailiffs/enforcement agents to collect council tax debt in 2025/26
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.
2. Do you currently have a policy of exempting recipients of Council Tax Support / Reduction from the use of bailiff action? (Yes/No)
Answer
Merthyr Tydfil use of bailiffs/enforcement agents to collect council tax debt in 2025/26
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.
- 949 Council Tax Liability Orders were passed to an external Enforcement Agency during the period 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026.
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.
2. Do you currently have a policy of exempting recipients of Council Tax Support / Reduction from the use of bailiff action? (Yes/No)
- There is no policy exempting recipients of CTRS from enforcement action.