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Report No:   CAB/SE/17/015

Portfolio Holder: Ian HoulderLead Officer: Rachael Mann

RESOLVED:

That the write-off of the amounts detailed in the exempt appendices to Report No: CAB/SE/17/015, be approved, as follows:

(1)     Exempt Appendix 1: Business Rates totalling £32,208.93;

(2)     Exempt Appendix 2: Overpayment of Housing Benefit totalling £22,012.40; and

(3)     Exempt Appendix 3: Sundry Debt totalling £18,578.24.

The Cabinet considered Report No: CAB/SE/17/015, 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 in the event that a written-off debt became recoverable, the amount would be written back on, and enforcement procedures would be re-established.  For example, this might happen if someone had gone away with no trace, but was unexpectedly ‘found’ again through whatever route.

RESOLVED:

That the write-off of the amounts detailed in the exempt appendices to Report No: CAB/SE/17/015, be approved, as follows:

(1)     Exempt Appendix 1: Business Rates totalling £32,208.93;

(2)     Exempt Appendix 2: Overpayment of Housing Benefit totalling £22,012.40; and

(3)     Exempt Appendix 3: Sundry Debt totalling £18,578.24.

(Councillor Tony Brown left the meeting during the consideration of this item.)