PE1897: Reform certain of the procedures for the collection of Council Tax
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to reform those procedures for the collection of Council Tax which apply when a person has difficulty in making payment.
Petitioner: Richard Anderson
Status: Closed
Date published: 30 August 2021
Click here for the full petition
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe briefing (165KB, pdf) posted 05 October 2021
Committee meetings
3 November 2021: The Committee agreed to write to COSLA, Citizens Advice Scotland and Social Security Scotland.
Official Report of Meeting 3 November 2021
2 February 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government and COSLA.
Official Report of Meeting 2 February 2022
8 June 2022: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that the Scottish Government states that it has no plans to review the processes set out in law in the Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 1992.
Official Report of Meeting 8 June 2022
Written Submissions
PE1897/A: Scottish Government submission of 15 October 2021
PE1897/B: COSLA submission 30 November 2021
PE1897/C: Citizens Advice Scotland submission of 6 December 2021
PE1897/D: Social Security Scotland 6 December 2021
PE1897/E: Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth submission of 19 April 2022 (61KB, pdf) posted 06 May 2022