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Report No:   CAB/SE/15/014

Cabinet Member: David Ray           Lead Officer: Rachael Mann

RESOLVED:

That the write-off of the amounts detailed in the exempt appendices to Report No: CAB/SE/15/014, be approved, as follows:

Exempt Appendix 1:        Council Tax totalling £5,363.83

Exempt Appendix 2:        Business Rates totalling £4,727.56

Exempt Appendix 3:        Housing Benefit Overpayments £6,991.65

The Cabinet considered Report No: CAB/SE/15/014 (previously circulated) which provided the collection data in respect of Council Tax and National Non-Domestic Rates and sought approval for the write-off of debts as contained in the Exempt Appendices.

Councillor Ray, Portfolio Holder for Resources and Performance, drew relevant issues to the attention of the Cabinet, including that following the publication of the report, updated collection rate figures could now be provided. As at 31 January 2015, the collection rate of National Non Domestic Rates (NNDR) was 92.56% against a profiled target of 92.62%. As at 31 January 2015, the Council Tax collection rate was 95.67% against a profiled target of 96.46%

The Revenues Section collected outstanding debts in accordance with either statutory guidelines or Council agreed procedures.  When all these procedures had been exhausted the outstanding debt was written off using the delegated authority of the Head of Resources and Performance (for debts up to £2,499.99) or by Cabinet (for debts over £2,500).

The specific reasons for recommending each write-off were included in Exempt Appendices 1, 2 and 3.

RESOLVED:

That the write-off of the amounts detailed in the exempt appendices to Report No: CAB/SE/15/014, be approved, as follows:

Exempt Appendix 1:        Council Tax totalling £5,363.83

Exempt Appendix 2:        Business Rates totalling £4,727.56

Exempt Appendix 3:        Housing Benefit Overpayments £6,991.65