‘The Court of Appeal has determined that residents are not legally obligated to inform the local authority about their continued residence for council tax purposes’..!
In R v D (2019) EWCA Crim 209, the Court ruled that individuals responsible for paying council tax are not required to notify the local authority of their ongoing occupancy of a property.
If residents do not formally inform the Council of their residence at a specific address, yet the Council acquires this information through other means, the third-party source responsible for providing such information may violate the Data Protection Act.
Consequently, affected individuals may pursue a civil lawsuit against the third party for damages..!
In R v D (2019) EWCA Crim 209, the Court ruled that individuals responsible for paying council tax are not required to notify the local authority of their ongoing occupancy of a property.
If residents do not formally inform the Council of their residence at a specific address, yet the Council acquires this information through other means, the third-party source responsible for providing such information may violate the Data Protection Act.
Consequently, affected individuals may pursue a civil lawsuit against the third party for damages..!
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