Issue - meetings

Report No: CAB/FH/17/013

Portfolio Holder: Stephen Edwards            Lead Officer: Rachael Mann

RESOLVED:

That the write-off of the amounts detailed in the exempt Appendices to Report No: CAB/FH/17/013, be approved, as follows:

1.   Exempt Appendix 1: Council Tax totalling £3,903.50.

2.   Exempt Appendix 2: Business Rates totalling £22,624.20.

3.   Exempt Appendix 3: Sundry Debt totalling £7,005.74.

(Report No: CAB/FH/17/013)

Councillor Stephen Edwards, Portfolio Holder for Resources and Performance, presented this report which sought approval for the write-off of uncollectable amounts in respect of Council Tax, Business Rates and Sundry Debt.

The Portfolio Holder also referred to paragraphs 3.2 and 3.3 of the report which set out the collection rates for the National Non Domestic Rates (NNDR) and for the Council Tax as at 31 December 2016.

The Cabinet also referred to the lobbying through the Local Government

Association (LGA) to the Government, to seek a revision to the Licensing Act 2003 to enable Councils to refuse premises’ licence applications from companies with Business Rates debt.  The Assistant Director (Resources and Performance) confirmed that the Council had been supporting the LGA on this, but there was no further update to report at this time.  Councillor Edwards stated that he would be requesting to the Chief Executive that this issue should be pursued more vigorously and that further representations should be made to the Government, including to the local MP as this was a very real issue for local authorities.

With the vote being unanimous, it was

RESOLVED:

That the write-off of the amounts detailed in the exempt Appendices to Report No: CAB/FH/17/013, be approved, as follows:

1.           Exempt Appendix 1: Council Tax totalling £3,903.50.

2.           Exempt Appendix 2: Business Rates totalling £22,624.20.

3.           Exempt Appendix 3: Sundry Debt totalling £7,005.74.