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Decision details

Write off in excess of £5,000

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To seek approval for the writing off of council tax debt in excess of £5,000

Decisions:

The purpose of this item was to seek approval for the writing-off of council tax debt in excess of £5,000.

 

The Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance introduced this item and outlined the recommendations to Cabinet.

 

The Deputy Leader reaffirmed that the main reason the decision was taken in private session was because that the individual could be identified if the report was in public session.

 

The Deputy Leader noted that noted that the circumstances of the individual within the exempt report meant that there was no opportunity for the Council to recover the council tax debt.

 

The recommendations were proposed by Councillor Evemy and seconded by Councillor Joe Harris.

 

RESOLVED: That Cabinet

 

1.    APPROVED the write off of £9,447.95 as detailed within the report

 

Voting Record

 

5 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstention, 3 Absent/Did not vote

 

For

Against

Abstention

Absent/Did not vote

Joe Harris

 

 

Claire Bloomer

Juliet Layton

 

 

Mike McKeown

Lisa Spivey

 

 

Tony Dale

Mike Evemy

 

 

 

Paul Hodgkinson

 

 

 

 

Report author: Mandy Fathers

Publication date: 05/04/2024

Date of decision: 04/04/2024

Decided at meeting: 04/04/2024 - Cabinet

Effective from: 16/04/2024

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