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Middlesbrough Council steps up resources to collect unpaid debts

Middlesbrough Council steps up resources to collect unpaid debts

Image caption, Middlesbrough Council is owed more than £67m

  • Author, Naomi Corrigan
  • Role, Local Democracy Reporting Service

A cash-strapped council is chasing unpaid debts as figures show the local authority is owed more than £67m.

Middlesbrough Council found itself on the brink of declaring effective bankruptcy earlier this year, before accepting exceptional financial support from the government.

Some £36.8m owed to the local authority is uncollected council…

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