Issue - meetings

Report No: CAB/FH/15/033

Portfolio Holder: Stephen Edwards            Lead Officer: Rachael Mann

RESOLVED:

That the write-off of the amounts detailed in the exempt Appendices 1 and 2 to Report No CAB/FH/15/033, be approved as follows:

1.   Exempt Appendix 1: Business Rates totalling £36,545.23

2.   Exempt Appendix 2: Sundry Debts totalling £4,129.57

(Report No CAB/FH/15/033)

The Portfolio Holder for Resources and Performance presented this report, which sought approval for the write-off of uncollectable amounts in respect of Council Tax and Business Rates.  The specific reasons for recommending these write-offs, were included in the exempt Appendices 1 and 2 to Report No CAB/FH/15/033).

The Portfolio Holder also referred to paragraphs 3.2 and 3.3 of the report which set out the collection rates for both National Non Domestic Rates (NNDR) and Council Tax as at 30 June 2015.

The Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee expressed his frustrations regarding businesses who owe outstanding debts to the Council and considered that this type of information should be made available within the public domain.  The Portfolio Holder replied and explained that the Council worked hard to attempt to recover these outstanding debts.  The Portfolio Holder also stated that he would undertake further investigations to determine what debt information, if any, could be released into the public domain.

With the vote being unanimous, it was

RESOLVED:

That the write-off of the amounts detailed in the exempt Appendices 1 and 2 to Report No CAB/FH/15/033, be approved as follows:

1.           Exempt Appendix 1: Business Rates totalling £36,545.23

2.           Exempt Appendix 2: Sundry Debts totalling £4,129.57