Decision details
Cabinet Member Introduction
Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Finance Decision Meeting
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
Councillor Patrick Coleman, Cabinet Member for Finance, welcomed the public to the meeting and asked the responsible officer and other officers present to introduce themselves.
The Cabinet Member for Finance confirmed that the purpose of the meeting was to consider two reports:
1. An application for a Section 13A Council Tax Discount
2. Three new applications and thirteen renewal applications for Discretionary Rate Relief submitted under Section 47 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 for the financial years 2026/2027.
It was noted that, in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012, the public would be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the second decision on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 as per of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, but that a public summary of the decision would be published following determination of the matter.
Publication date: 26/06/2026
Date of decision: 25/06/2026
Decided at meeting: 25/06/2026 - Cabinet Member for Finance Decision Meeting