The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) Order 1996

Liability orders

40.  An authority may authorise a contractor to exercise the functions—

(a) of preparing and serving on a person, or on a person and the spouse or manager of that person, against whom an application is to be made for a liability order a reminder notice stating every amount in respect of which the application is to be made;

(b) subject to article 69, of applying to the magistrates court for a liability order against a person, or against a person and the spouse or manager of that person; and

(c) by notice in writing, of requesting a person against whom a liability order has been made to supply information which is relevant information for the purposes of regulation 31, and of receiving such information.