|
Council tax reduction - fraud (England) Power
- Description
- A local authority (billing authority) may require information from specified persons for the purpose of preventing, detecting and securing evidence of the commission of offences connected with a reduction under a council tax reduction scheme and impose penalties in connection with council tax reduction schemes.
It may invite a person to agree to pay a penalty as an alternative to prosecution for an offence relating to the award of a reduction under a council tax reduction scheme or impose a penalty of £70 on a person in prescribed circumstances.
- Modified
- 07 Jun 2016
- Status
- Live
- is found in the following lists
-
- allows
-