Issue - meetings

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(i)       to approve the listing of the Non-Domestic Rates debts in excess of £25,000 shown in Appendix 6 as unrecoverable and instruct Chief Officer People & Organisational Development and Customer Experience to write them off; and

(ii)      to note the Financial Regulations number, value and reasons for debts written off for Council Tax, Non-Domestic Rates, Housing Benefit Overpayments, Penalty Charge Notices, Bus Lanes Enforcement Charge Notices, Service Income and Council house rent during 2022/23.

The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Customer Services which provided details on the numbers and values of Council Tax, Non-Domestic Rates, Housing Benefit Overpayments, Penalty Charge Notices, Bus Lanes Enforcement Charge Notices, Service Income and Council House Rent debts made unrecoverable during 2022/23 as required in terms of the Council’s Financial Regulations and sought approval of Non-Domestic Rates write offs in excess of £25,000.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      approve the listing of the Non-Domestic Rates debts in excess of £25,000 shown in Appendix 6 as unrecoverable and instruct the Chief Officer - People and Organisational Development and Customer Experience to write them off; and

(b)      note the Financial Regulations number, value and reasons for debts written off for Council Tax, Non-Domestic Rates, Housing Benefit Overpayments, Penalty Charge Notices, Bus Lanes Enforcement Charge Notices, Service Income and Council house rent during 2022/23.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.