Corporate Debt – Write-off of Outstanding Amounts
Additional documents:
Decision:
RESOLVED that Executive agrees to write-off the amounts summarised at 1.11 (£129,484) and individually detailed in Appendix 1 to the report.
Minutes:
Executive considered a report of the Portfolio Holder – Finance and Community Safety. The report sought approval for the proposed write-off of debts in respect of Business Rates, Council Tax, Housing Rents and Overpaid Housing Benefits, which were detailed in Appendix 1 to the report.
Moved by Councillor Clive Moesby and seconded by Councillor Sandra Peake
RESOLVED - that Executive agrees to write-off the amounts summarised at paragraph 1.1 (£129,484) and individually detailed in Appendix 1 to the report.
REASON FOR DECISION:
Writing-off amounts which were no longer collectable was an essential part of the debt management process.
OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED:
No other options were considered as all available options to recover the debt had been explored.
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Councillor Liz Smyth left the meeting at this point.