Apology After Hundreds Of Residents Summoned To Court In Error

Harborough District Council has issued a public apology after it sent out hundreds of Court summonses to residents, following an administrative error.

Around 700 householders in the District received a summons to appear in court for unpaid Council Tax bills – even though they had never received a reminder to do so.

The Council’s Cabinet lead for Finance, Cllr James Hallam, has issued a statement to HFM, which reads: “Due to a technical issue we have identified that a number of taxpayers who have received a summons dated the 15^th of July 2021, for a court hearing on the 18^th of August 2021, may not have received the required reminder.

“The decision has therefore been taken to cancel these summonses together with the costs.

“We will be writing to all those who received a summons to confirm that it has been withdrawn. We apologise for the error.”