Issue - meetings

Report No:   CAB/SE/15/029

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/15/029 be approved, as follows:

Exempt Appendix 1:  Council Tax totalling £12,526.75

Exempt Appendix 2:  Business Rates totalling £5,190.50

The Cabinet considered Report No: CAB/SE/15/029 (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 as at 28 February 2015, the collection rate of National Non Domestic Rates (NNDR) was 95.95% against a profiled target of 95.59%. As at 28 February 2015, the Council Tax collection rate was 97.20% against a profiled target of 97.71%

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 and 2.

RESOLVED:

That the write-off of the amounts detailed in the exempt appendices to Report No: CAB/SE/15/029 be approved, as follows:

Exempt Appendix 1:  Council Tax totalling £12,526.75

Exempt Appendix 2:  Business Rates totalling £5,190.50