Issue - meetings

Report No:   CAB/FH/15/035

Portfolio Holder: Stephen Edwards            Lead Officers: Rachael Mann and

                                                          Jo Howlett

RESOLVED:

That the West Suffolk Sundry Debt Management and Recovery Policy, contained in Appendix A to Report No CAB/FH/15/035, be approved.

(Report No CAB/FH/15/035)

The Portfolio Holder for Resources and Performance presented this report which sought approval for a new West Suffolk Sundry Debt Management and Recovery Policy.

The Portfolio Holder drew relevant issues to the attention of the Cabinet, including that the draft policy set out the mechanism for invoicing, collection and recovery of sundry debts across the Forest Heath District and St Edmundsbury Borough Councils (West Suffolk).

The policy document, which was attached as Appendix A, replaced previous policies of the two Councils by bringing them together into a single document and updating the content to reflect the changes introduced by the single financial management system.  This Policy excluded the activities and debt of the Council through its revenues and benefits services by Anglia Revenues Partnership, which was the subject of a separate report on the agenda (Report No CAB/FH/15/034 refers).

The new draft document also placed greater emphasis on pre-payment for services using online methods, in light of the Councils’ channel shift agenda and proposed roll-out of more self-service payment options.

With the vote being unanimous, it was

RESOLVED:

That the West Suffolk Sundry Debt Management and Recovery Policy, contained in Appendix A to Report No CAB/FH/15/035, be approved.