Managed Revenue Collection Services
Local Authority Council Tax and Sundry Debt Recovery
Managed Revenue Collection Services (MRCS) is a new concept, providing Local Authorities with revenue collection and recovery solutions to maximise revenue on unpaid Council Tax and Business Rates, Sundry Debt, Housing Benefit Overpayments (HBOP) and Former Tenant Rent Arrears.
MRCS Takes the Stress out of Local Authority Revenue Collection and Recovery
The traditional Council Tax collection and recovery route makes seeking alternative external suppliers prohibitive and frustrating. This arises from the additional demands placed on valuable resources and the potential risk of trialling new suppliers. Improvements are delayed as it becomes a case of having to do the same things in the same way, to achieve the same results.
Not Any More!
MRCS’s new thinking overcomes the traditional dilemma of changing external suppliers. Managed Revenue Collection Services (MRCS) removes the risk for local authorities of exploring alternatives. MRCS is an independent organisation which has a tried and tested supplier portfolio for liability order enforcement using certificated bailiffs, tracing debt recovery and legal services.
You Retain Control - We Manage the Total Process
MRCS is able to offer a comprehensive managed service, dedicated to bringing about significant improvements in the collection of unpaid Council Tax, Business Rates and other Local Authority Debts.
MRCS own Revenues experience and demanding supplier selection criteria, ensures that our organisation offers a very professional and all-encompassing management service. All our suppliers adhere to leading best practice within their industry.
MRCS Revenue Collection Service has developed its talent bank of professional and accredited service providers, all of whom have undergone our strict vetting process. These strategic partners will have a proven track record, and are tried and tested in their following areas of expertise.
Strategic Partners Expertise
- Letter and Telephone Collection/Debt Recovery
- Tracing
- Trace and Collect
- Liability Order Enforcement (Council Tax and NNDR)
- Insolvency - County and High Court proceedings
Run by Revenues Professionals for Revenues Professionals
Peter Vallis, the founder of MRCS, is a former revenues professional. Under his direction, our organisation understands the challenges confronting Local Authority Revenues Managers. These include securing adequate resources to monitor and control external suppliers to ensure that they deliver the best possible collection, administration and reporting service.
MRCS solution is comprehensive and has been created from a revenues professional perspective - not a supplier!
MRCS Allows Local Authorities to maximise resources
We break the mould and offer a viable alternative to the traditional approach of sourcing and selecting suppliers to undertake collection of Council Tax, Business Rates (NNDR) and other Local Authority Debts. When appointed by a Local Authority we will cross reference and match our strategic partners key attributes against our client’s requirements.
A dedicated MRCS account manager will continually monitor our approved suppliers, thereby allowing council revenues managers to focus on control through regular meetings with our account manager. The Account Manager will be responsible for all aspects of supplier performance, ensuring council policies and philosophies are met whilst maximising Council Tax collection, undertaking liability order enforcement and recovering general debt.
Our Commitment to You
MRCS will encompass our commitment to achieving our client’s expectations of successful Council Tax and Local Authority Debt Collection through an agreed operational Service Level Agreement (SLA). The SLA will be underpinned by the following:
- Independent and high level of probity
- Dedicated Account Manager for all revenue recovery and enforcement services
- Tried and tested supplier portfolio
- Ongoing supplier monitoring motivates performance
- Secure benchmarking facility
- Economies of scale from our procurement strength
- Positive impact on client overall costs
- Delivers best collection performance
