Many councils across the UK not only invest their Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS) in arms manufacturers and companies which invest in illegal settlements in the Occupied Territories of Palestine, they also pay their taxes via PAYE and NI to the Consolidated Fund which skims off 5.6-10% for the MoD’s war chest and a further 10%+ to pay the interest on the national debt (£116BN) on loans of money created from thin air.
Individual Trust Deed for all Taxes & Fines (Except PAYE/NI)
Generic Letter to all Tax Collectors
Make sure your Council’s Pension Fund is following International & Domestic Law. Check below if your council’s pension fund is adhering to its ethical investment policy. If not, ask them to write to the chair of the Pension Fund.
Local Gov Pension Scheme (LGPS)
Council Tax Letter Template 2
You can also send the DEED below to the CEO of your Council, asking that the Council sets aside taxes from employees PAYE/NI – taxes which are also going direct to the Consolidated Fund. Remind them that the collecting and paying of taxes which go on to fund illegal wars, genocide and crimes against humanity is in breach of international & domestic law.
Corporate Trust Deed
Letter for Council CEO - withhold taxes
Letter to Send at the Close of the Tax Year
Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
Communication before Pre-Action Protocol
Pre-Action Protocol
Leighton vs. Bristow & Sutor
Note on council tax Liability Orders:
In the case of Leighton v Bristow & Sutor 2023. The council instructed debt collectors to act without providing them with a valid authority in the shape of a court order, rendering the debt collectors impotent. On 21st September, the High Court in KBD Swansea ruled in favour of Mr. Leighton, awarding him £4,000 against debt collectors Bristow & Sutor, who were acting in conjunction with the City of York Council. The case exposed an unlawful Council Tax debt collection process for which Mr. Leighton was entitled to damages.
This is now case law.
Leighton vs. Bristow & Sutor
Non-payment of council tax is not a criminal offence and cannot attract a custodial sentence. However, Culpable Neglect and Wilful Refusal, when a person is unwilling to meet their obligation, can lead to a prison sentence, but should not be applied in regard to Council Tax. Both can apply to non-payment of Magistrates’ court fines, but this would depend on whether the magistrate had fulfilled their obligations.
Setting aside your taxes in a trust for the government until the government can show the taxes will not be used for criminal purposes is neither Willful Refusal nor Culpable Neglect. Not only are we not willfully refusing to pay (the government is the primary beneficiary of the trust) we are ethically obligated not to fund the crimes of government and this is therefore our lawful duty.
