Can bailiffs force entry for council tax?

The power to enforce unpaid council tax is a Liability Order.^[1]

Liability Orders enable the council to instruct bailiffs to take control of goods using the Schedule 12 enforcement provisions.^[2][3]

The Schedule 12 enforcement provisions enable bailiffs to take control of goods.^[4]

Bailiffs may only enter homes by reasonable force for collecting unpaid court fines,^[5] unpaid tax owed to HMRC,^[6] or any business premises for unpaid business rates.^[7]

^{[1] Regulation 34 of the Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1992

[2] Regulation 35(3) of the Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1992

[3] Regulation 45(1) of the Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1992

[4] Section 62(1) of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

[5] Paragraph 18(b) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

[6] Paragraph 19(2)(b) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

[7] Paragraph 18A(b) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007}