Withholding Council Tax payments

Billing and collection consent queries

We're sometimes asked to show where someone has consented to or authorised us to bill them for and collect Council Tax.

Under Regulation 8 of the Data Protection Act 2018, the authority does not require consent to process data that is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in exercise of the controllers official for the exercise of a function conferred by an enactment or rule of law.

The billing and collection of Council Tax is conferred on us, the authority, by the Regulation 8 of the Data Protection Act 2018.

This is in keeping with Article 6 (c) and (e) of the GDPR regulations:

• Article 6 (c), legal obligation: the processing is necessary for the Council Tax department to comply with the law

• Article 6 (e), public task: the processing is necessary for the Council Tax department to perform a task in the public interest or for our official functions, and the task or function has a clear basis in law. That task is to collect money on behalf of the local authority

We comply with all relevant legislation regarding the billing and collection of Council Tax.

If you believe we, the authority, have acted incorrectly, you can follow the dispute processes laid down in that legislation.