Summary
This is page 2 of the Business Rate Arrears Advice pages, and contains information about what to do if your Business Rates or National Non-Domestic Rates are in arrears.
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2. Commitment to Prison
We may apply to the Magistrates' Court for a warrant commiting you to prision. This action is only taken when other efforts have failed and when the bailiffs have tried unsuccessfully to levy distress.
Before deciding whether to commit you to prison the Magistrates must hold an enquiry into your conduct and means and will issue a summons so that you are present at the Court. If you do not attend the court hearing in answer to the summons, we will make application for a warrant for your arrest to be issued to ensure your attendance at a future court hearing.
If the Court decide that your non payment is due to willful refusal or culpable neglect they have the power to send you to prison for a maximum period of 3 months.
The Court may decide to fix a term of imprisonment but postpone issuing the warrant of commitment provided that you make payments as ordered by the court. They also have the power to remit the debt if they are satisfied that there is an in ability to pay and have not already found that non-payment is due to willful refusal or culpable neglect and fixed a term of imprisonment.
Note: You may be able to prevent some or all of the above enforcement action if you contact the Revenues Section as soon as you are unable to pay an instalment.
Contact details are:
Council Offices, Station Road, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 2DR
Telephone: Leicester (0116) 257 2634.
Email: business_rates@oadby-wigston.gov.uk|
Alternatively you can use our online enquiry form|.
If you are having problems paying your Business Rates and feel that you are having financial difficulties you can contact the National Debtline on 0808 808 4000 for free confidential and independent advice. Your local Citizens Advice Bureau may also be able to help if you have debt problems.
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