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<p>Imprisonment should only ever be the last resort for non-payment of council tax.
Before a magistrates’ court commits someone to prison for failure to pay their council
tax, it must inquire as to the debtor’s means, and satisfy itself that failure to
pay is due to “wilful refusal or culpable neglect”. This is to prevent persons who
are genuinely unable to pay their council tax from being committed to prison. The
Government does not have any plans to change the current arrangements.</p>
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