Issue - meetings
Council Tax, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support Penalty and Prosecution Policy
Meeting: 11/01/2024 - Cabinet (Item 217)
217 Council Tax, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support Penalty and Prosecution Policy 
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Purpose
To present Cabinet with an updated Council Tax, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support Penalty and Prosecution Policy for approval.
The Policy has been reviewed to ensure the content reflects current legislation and the Council’s Policies and Procedures. The Policy will replace the existing Council Tax, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support Penalty and Prosecution Policy.
Recommendations
That Cabinet resolves to:
1. Adopt the Council Tax, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support Penalty and Prosecution Policy.
2. Delegate to the Deputy Chief Executive to approve future minor amendments to the Policy in consultation with the Business Manager Environmental, Welfare and Revenue Service and the Head of Service Counter Fraud and Enforcement Unit.
Additional documents:
- Partnership CTAX, HB and CTRS Penalty and Prosecution Policy 2023, item 217
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- Webcast for Council Tax, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support Penalty and Prosecution Policy
Minutes:
The purpose of the report was to present Cabinet with an updated Council Tax, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support Penalty and Prosecution Policy for approval.
The Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance introduced the report and outlined that the updated policy presented would be agreed across other councils in the area for efficient enforcement of the penalties outlined.
Councillor Evemy proposed the recommendations which were seconded by Councillor Joe Harris
RESOLVED: That Cabinet:
1. AGREED to adopt the Council Tax, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support Penalty and Prosecution Policy.
2. DELEGATED AUTHORITY to the Deputy Chief Executive to approve future minor amendments to the Policy in consultation with the Business Manager Environmental, Welfare and Revenue Service and the Head of Service Counter Fraud and Enforcement Unit.
Voting Record
6 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstention, 2 Absent/Did not vote
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Joe Harris |
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Claire Bloomer |
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Juliet Layton |
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Lisa Spivey |
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Mike Evemy |
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Mike McKeown |
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Paul Hodgkinson |
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Tony Dale |
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