Newcastle City Council referred more than 17,000 cases to bailiffs for parking fines and council tax arrears in 2022-23 A charity has urged a city's council bosses to cut down on using bailiffs for ...

Bailiff referrals for unpaid council tax have surged by a staggering 30% in two years, according to a new analysis. Campaigners, who have raised the alarm over council tax arrears, say the use of ...

Local councils have told bailiffs to target families who are just £3 in debt, openDemocracy can reveal. In one case, a local authority in London called in bailiffs after a family accidentally received ...

Cash-strapped Birmingham City Council used bailiffs more than any other authority in the country last year. The skint council is desperately trying to claw back money after declaring itself ...

A charity has urged a city's council bosses to cut down on using bailiffs for debt collection, after more than 17,000 referrals in one year. Newcastle City Council referred 17,494 debts to bailiffs in ...