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Response 1815390

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Reference

1815390

Response date

2 August 2023

Request

    1. Between 01 January 2020 and 30 June 2023, how many times have bailiffs been deployed by the council? Please break this down by year.
    2. How many individuals does this relate to?
    3. How many companies does this relate to?
  2. In cases where the council deployed bailiffs during this period (01 January 2020 and 30 June 2023) how much debt did this relate to, in total?
  3. In cases where the council deployed bailiffs during this period (01 January 2020 and 30 June 2023) what was the smallest amount of debt owed by an individual?
  4. Does the council directly employ its own bailiffs/ enforcement agencies, or does it use private enforcement agencies/ companies to do this work on the council's behalf?
  5. Please provide the names of all bailiff / enforcement companies that have been paid by the council at any time between 01 January 2020 and 30 June 2023.

Response

Revenues

    1. Between 01 January 2020 and 30 June 2023, how many times have bailiffs been deployed by the council? Please break this down by year.
    • How many individuals does this relate to?
    • How many companies does this relate to?

    • Unable to break down between individuals and companies

      01/01/2020 – 31/03/2020 - 602

      01/04/2020 – 31/03/2021 - 1079

      01/04/2021 – 31/03/2022 - 2052

      01/04/2022 – 31/03/2023 - 2047

      01/04/2023 – 30/06/2023 - 756

  2. In cases where the council deployed bailiffs during this period (01 January 2020 and 30 June 2023) how much debt did this relate to, in total? £5,912,458
  3. In cases where the council deployed bailiffs during this period (01 January 2020 and 30 June 2023) what was the smallest amount of debt owed by an individual? £50
  4. Does the council directly employ its own bailiffs/ enforcement agencies, or does it use private enforcement agencies/ companies to do this work on the council's behalf? Private
  5. Please provide the names of all bailiff / enforcement companies that have been paid by the council at any time between 01 January 2020 and 30 June 2023. None

 

Parking services

  1. Between 01 January 2020 and 30 June 2023, how many times have bailiffs been deployed by the council? Please break this down by year.

    • 2020 -193

       

    • 2021 -82

       

    • 2022 - 96

       

    • 2023 – 28

    • How many individuals does this relate to? 292
    • How many companies does this relate to? 29
  2. In cases where the council deployed bailiffs during this period (01 January 2020 and 30 June 2023) how much debt did this relate to, in total? £35,969.00
  3. In cases where the council deployed bailiffs during this period (01 January 2020 and 30 June 2023) what was the smallest amount of debt owed by an individual? £83
  4. Does the council directly employ its own bailiffs/ enforcement agencies, or does it use private enforcement agencies/ companies to do this work on the council's behalf? The Council uses 3 different enforcement agents to recover any outstanding debts in relation to Penalty Charge Notices. These agents are externally sourced using a tender process.
  5. Please provide the names of all bailiff / enforcement companies that have been paid by the council at any time between 01 January 2020 and 30 June 2023.
    • Marstons
    • Jacobs
    • Bristow & Sutor

FOI Responses Other - 2023