Attachment of earnings x 2 plus Enforcement Agent.

[rippedoffagain]

Are the Local Authority allowed to do this?

 

Arrange two attachment of earnings orders for previous Council Tax years, yet allow the Enforcement Agent to continue action on the current year.

 

The attachment of earnings was arranged by the LA, after the bailiffs had unsuccessfully tried to collect previous years

 

Thanks for any insight here.

[josephbloggs]

They are quite within their rights to do exactly as you have described unfortunetly

[rippedoffagain]

Thanks.

 

It does seem strange that the regulations only allow two attachements, and this is tiered, so that the less you earn, the lower the percentage, but then allows the EA to demand further funds.

[taurusgemini]

You could always ask for the debts to be consolidated into one attachment of earnings

[josephbloggs]

You could always ask for the debts to be consolidated into one attachment of earnings

 

Each individual council tax year would be subject to a seperate liability order and therefore classed as seperate debts, so that wouldn't be possible

[taurusgemini]

Each individual council tax year would be subject to a seperate liability order and therefore classed as seperate debts, so that wouldn't be possible

 

You can ask the court to consolidate AOE orders.

[josephbloggs]

You can ask the court to consolidate AOE orders.

 

But these come from the council not the court

[taurusgemini]

But these come from the council not the court

 

Quote from CAB site re council tax: You can ask the court to give you a consolidated attachment of earnings order.

[rippedoffagain]

Quote from CAB site re council tax: You can ask the court to give you a consolidated attachment of earnings order.

 

Can you provide a link please?

[taurusgemini]

Can you provide a link please?

 

My post count is too low for a direct link, but copy this into your browser with a www at the front:

 

adviceguide.org.uk/wales/ debt_w/debt_action_your_creditor_can_take_e/creditor_takes_money_from_your_wages.htm

[Bailiff Advice]

My post count is too low for a direct link, but copy this into your browser with a www at the front:

 

adviceguide.org.uk/wales/ debt_w/debt_action_your_creditor_can_take_e/creditor_takes_money_from_your_wages.htm

 

The information that you have been reading about on the Adviceguide site is not for attachment of earnings orders for council tax but is for attachment of earnings in relation to civil County Court Judgments. They may appear similar but are covered by entirely different regulations.

 

In relation to Council Tax Attachment of Earnings Order they cannot be consolidated.

[citizenB]

http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/wales/debt_w/debt_action_your_creditor_can_take_e.htm

 

This is a CAB fact sheet so no problem posting it up. However as already advised by Bailiff advice, this is for Civil Debt

[ploddertom]

Here's a guide given by Oxford City Council for employers. Most other Councils follow a similar pattern.

[Bailiff Advice]

Here's a guide given by Oxford City Council for employers. Most other Councils follow a similar pattern.

 

Ploddertom,

 

The attachment is one that is very old. It contains the deduction rate from the old regulations and most importantly, the Annexe (Form of Attachment of Earnings Order) under Regulations 37 is also the one that had been in use before the amendment (1A) was introduced in 2004 (see below)

 

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/927/regulation/6/made?view=plain

 

As can be seen from the above legislation, the amendment was to provide that the Schedule 5 fees incurred would be added to the CTAEO

 

 

I will publish a copy of the newer Annexe shortly.

[Bailiff Advice]

Copy of Council Tax Attachment of Earnings Order (CTAEO).

[Bailiff Advice]

I have received so many requests for an update on this matter. It would be better if I were to start a new thread. I will be doing so shortly.

[mikeymack2002]

I have been reading a good basic Q&A from Cheshire CC. on this very subject and hope it helps to understand what is/not going to happen.

 

 

Here http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/council_tax/recovery_process_and_faqs.aspx

 

 

It confirms/denies some points being discussed on this thread a worthwhile read. But if it raises good discussion points then all the better