The panel will follow the Model Procedure set out in the Practice Statement. The panel will decide who will put their case first, but if you would prefer to give your case first or second, please let us know.
Before the panel retires to make its decision, it will ask you if you would like to summarise your case in other words, go over the main points of your case again.
The panel will make its decision based on the evidence and argument presented to it, bearing in mind what the law legislation and case law allows. The panel will retire at the end of the hearing to deliberate and will call the clerk in to provide legal advice and to help draft the reasons for the decision. However, the clerk takes no part in the making of the decision. We send you a decision notice, usually within one month of the hearing. When we receive your appeal we send you a Notice of Acknowledgement and a guidance booklet.
We also send a Pre-hearing enquiry form for you to fill in. These statutory instruments set out the rules under which we and the council have to deal with any council tax reduction appeals. Please remember that parts of this legislation may change. You will need to check that the legislation you use is up to date. Larger public and law libraries hold copies of legislation.
You can also see legislation on the website www. To appeal against your council tax reduction you must first contact your local council billing authority explaining what the problem is. The council should send you a written reply within two months and, if they do not agree with you, you can then appeal to us. If the council does not write back to you within two months, you can still appeal to us, as long as not more than four months have passed since you wrote to the council in the first place.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services. You can change your cookie settings at any time. Write to your council , saying why you think your bill is wrong. If the council decides your bill is wrong, you must continue to pay the amounts listed in your original bill until the new bill arrives. You may be able to get the time limit extended if you cannot apply in time because of circumstances beyond your control.
If the tribunal agrees with you, the council will update your bill and adjust your monthly payments. Appeal to the Valuation Tribunal If you are unhappy with our decision or we have not replied to your appeal within two months, you can appeal to the Valuation Tribunal. The appeal must be made within two months of our decision. If you are successful and your Council Tax is reduced we will refund any overpayment to you.
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Appeals cannot be made on the amount that has been set for the Council Tax or on grounds of inability to pay. A person making an appeal is legally obliged to pay the bill as it stands pending the outcome of the appeal.
You cannot use this appeal process for a court summons or for the costs incurred by the court process, or about the Council getting a liability order against you. Any such appeal must be made to our Recovery Team by emailing recovery oxford.
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