SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 49Powers to obtain contact details for debtors

Requirement for contact details for debtor

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1

This Schedule applies where—

a

a sum is payable by a person (“the debtor”) to the Commissioners under or by virtue of an enactment or under a contract settlement,

b

an officer of Revenue and Customs reasonably requires contact details for the debtor for the purpose of collecting that sum,

c

the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person (“the third party”) has any such details, and

d

the condition in sub-paragraph (2) is met.

2

That condition is that—

a

the third party is a company, a local authority or a local authority association, or

b

the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the third party obtained the details in the course of carrying on a business.

3

This Schedule does not apply if—

a

the third party is a charity and obtained the details in the course of providing services free of charge, or

b

the third party is not a charity but obtained the details in the course of providing services on behalf of a charity that are free of charge to the recipient of the service.