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	registered interest
	date	01/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Sleeping Rough: Greater London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their latest estimates of the number of rough sleepers in the London area; and what was the equivalent figure five years ago.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>Local authorities provide a snapshot of the number of rough sleepers on a single night each Autumn. Based on these figures, the number of rough sleepers in the London area in Autumn 2014 was 742. A corresponding figure for 2009 is not available because of a new more robust assessment methodology was introduced in 2010 to provide a more accurate picture of rough sleeping across England.</p><p> </p><p>A copy of the latest Statistics Release on rough sleeping is attached and further, detail, including figures for individual local authority areas, is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/06/2015 15:45:04 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name 150226 Rough Sleeping Autumn 2014 Stats Release.pdf title Autumn 2014 Rough Sleeping data
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

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	registered interest
	date	17/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Council Tax: Non-payment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have issued any guidance on the circumstances in which an individual should be imprisoned for defaulting on their council tax.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL3590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>In June 2013, DCLG issued 'Guidance to Local Councils on Good Practice in the Collection of Council Tax Arrears'. The document (attached) provides guidance to local authorities on enforcement and clearly sets out the Government’s position. It is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210478/Guidance_on_enforcement_of_CT_arrears.pdfhttps:/www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210478/Guidance_on_enforcement_of_CT_arrears.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210478/Guidance_on_enforcement_of_CT_arrears.pdfhttps://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210478/Guidance_on_enforcement_of_CT_arrears.pdf</a></p><br /><p>Collection and enforcement of unpaid council tax is a matter for local authorities. They are best placed to consider the circumstances of the taxpayer who has fallen into arrears and to decide what action to take.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/11/2015 16:37:02 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name 151124 Guidance_on_enforcement_of_CT_arrears HL 3590 (2).pdf title Guidance to Local Council on good practice
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey