Sorry, I realised it was Council Tax.
Do you specify that you cannot be employed by the Council if you only owe
the Council money. Owing money elsewhere doesn't matter.
Brenda Scourfield
Team Leader
I.T. Division
Pembrokeshire County Council
County Hall
Haverfordwest
SA61 1 TP
Tel 01437 775380
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> Subject: RE: [data-protection] Council Tax Debt Recovery
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> Council Tax..........
>
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> But what sort of debt ? What if someone owed 29.99 to the Readers
> Digest for
> a box of CDs ?
>
> Brenda Scourfield
> Team Leader
> I.T. Division
> Pembrokeshire County Council
> County Hall
> Haverfordwest
> SA61 1 TP
>
> Tel 01437 775380
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Broom, Doreen [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: 17 November 2004 11:58
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [data-protection] Council Tax Debt Recovery
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> > And remember to involve the Unions on any negotiations....we did
> and
> > enclosed a letter in staff payslips notifying that no employee
> could have
> > a debt and include on any future personnel application forms.
> > Doreen
> > Doreen Broom
> > Access to Information Officer
> > Scottish Borders Council
> > Tel: 01835 826516
> > Fax: 01835 825041
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [log in to unmask] [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: 16 November 2004 10:31
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Council Tax Debt Recovery
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> > Yes, some do. They cite the "public interest" argument
> and they
> > have been
> > advised by the ICO to include it in employee contracts.
> If
> > individuals are
> > unaware of the process, it can still be seen as "unfair"
> despite
> > the public
> > interest justification.
> >
> > When staff are informed of the council's policy and they
> have any
> > objections,
> > they can raise these with auditors or the manager
> authorising the
> > data
> > matching. Problems can arise where families are splitting
> or
> > where the debt arises
> > from one partner failing to pay and this is unknown by the
> person
> > responsible
> > for the debt.
> >
> > As the processing is unlikely to qualify for an exemption
> under
> > s29, because
> > it is really a fishing trip, the DPA Principles must be
> adhered
> > to. The
> > matching will only identify the debtors, not aid recovery
> - the
> > council must also
> > have a policy on how it will recover the debt once the
> staff have
> > been
> > identified. It would be easy to use other processes to
> aid the
> > recovery process -
> > such as deduction from salary - but this would probably be
> > illegal, the proper
> > court process should be used instead (attachment of
> earnings). If
> > the contract
> > clause is in place, it might be seen as a disciplinary
> matter and
> > the
> > employee's continued employment could be at risk.
> >
> > Ian B
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> > In a message dated 16/11/04 10:01:46 GMT Standard Time,
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> > > Am interested in list views and experiences on a Local
> Authority
> > wanting
> > > to data match it's employee payroll data against that
> of its
> > Council Tax
> > > debtors, with the aim of recovering said debt.
> > >
> > > Do other local (billing) authorities do this?
> > >
> > > If so, under what powers / processes.
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