Issue - meetings

Report No:   CAB/SE/15/069

Cabinet Member: Ian Houlder         Lead Officer: Joanne Howlett

RESOLVED:

That the write-off of the amounts detailed in the exempt appendices to Report No: CAB/SE/15/069 be approved, as follows:

(1)     Exempt Appendix 1: Business Rates totalling £111,783.35

(2)     Exempt Appendix 2: Housing Benefit Overpayments £3,444.54

The Cabinet considered Report No: CAB/SE/15/069 (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 Ian Houlder, Portfolio Holder for Resources and Performance, drew relevant issues to the attention of the Cabinet, including the current collection performance, as set out in Section 3 of the report. 

He added that every attempt was made by the Anglia Revenues and Benefits Partnership (ARP) to  recover outstanding debts.  The relatively newly established ARP Enforcement Agency was so far performing well in the proactive collection of outstanding business rates and council tax.  In addition, if debtors absconded and then were unexpectedly ‘found’, the debt would become written back on and action would be taken to recover the debt.

RESOLVED:

That the write-off of the amounts detailed in the exempt appendices to Report No: CAB/SE/15/069 be approved, as follows:

(1)     Exempt Appendix 1: Business Rates totalling £111,783.35

(2)     Exempt Appendix 2: Housing Benefit Overpayments £3,444.54