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Council Tax
Hi Guys
Ive been disputing paying my council tax since I moved into my house back in 2022 and I am now following Peters guidance to take the Council to court. I am slightly daunted but determined to keep going! After sending the first letter : Final Legal Review of Equity-Based SARs. I receieved the following response which I am unsure if to respond to this? or to just send the next letter. I would really apprecate any advice particualy if youve been through a similar situation. Thanks in advance.
This is the respons:Thank you for your Subject Access Request (attached) that was received on 15 January 2026.
Clarification Required
We are unable to consider your request in its current form. In order to consider your request under the Subject Access regime, we need you to narrow and redefine your request so that it relates to your personal information.
The SAR process provides a right of access to an individual's own personal information; it is not a dispute resolution process nor is it a process for discussing speculative questions relating to determining whether council tax debt collection relies on legally defective liability orders.
Please read the information below:
Information and assistance on how to pay council tax is published on our website for information and this may be of help to you:
Please note that the council does not require consent to process your personal data. There are six lawful basis we can use. Depending on the statutory process involved, we rely on 'processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.' See Article 6 (e) of the GDPR. You can find the applicable privacy notice on our website here: https://www.durham.gov.uk/dataprivacy
Whilst the council will look at your request should you provide sufficient clarification, your request is currently paused until this is received within the deadline below. The council will consider rejecting a request which is deemed as manifestly unfounded. Under Article 12, section 5 of the GDPR, we can refuse requests:
'Where requests from a data subject are manifestly unfounded or excessive, in particular because of their repetitive character, the controller may either:
- charge a reasonable fee taking into account the administrative costs of providing the information or communication or taking the action requested;
- or refuse to act on the request.'
Requests and questions which express the pseudo-legal theory commonly known as the 'Freemen of the Land Movement'.
Durham County Council does not respond to these pseudo-legal claims or arguments. The legality of the service you are contesting is well established and accepted.
When you provide the required clarification, we will process your request under the Data Protection Act 2018 and we will aim to provide a response within 30 calendar days (from the date that we have clarified the details of your request). Please note that the 30 day response time permitted by the Data Protection Act will only take effect when we are in receipt of the details requested above.
Please use the link below to provide this information:
Please note we will close the case if we do not receive the details requested from you within 30 days of the date of this correspondence.
Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information & Data Rights Officer
Information Governance Team
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