Issue - meetings

In accordance with Financial Regulations, this report details write-offs over £20,000 agreed by the Director of Finance, which are required to be reported to Cabinet. The write-offs in this report cover the financial year 2021/22 and relate to Adult Social Care client contributions, overpaid Housing Benefit and Business Rates.

Cabinet RESOLVED:

(1)     To note the debt-written off as described within the report.

(2)     To note a total of write-off of £414,823.82 of debt as set out in Appendix 1 of the report.

Councillor Southwood (Cabinet member for Jobs, Economy and Citizen Experience) introduced a report which, in accordance with Financial Regulations, detailed those debts above £20,000 which had been written-off as unrecoverable by the Director of Finance.

In considering the report Cabinet noted the recovery action taken prior to any debt being considered for write-off which also complied with the Council’s Ethical Debt Recovery Policy and Write Off procedure.

In noting the debt identified had related to Adult Social Care client contributions, Housing Benefits and Business Rates, Cabinet RESOLVED having noted the exempt information contained within Appendix 2 of the report relating to the individual debt write-offs:

(1)       To note the debt-written off as described within the report.

(2)       To note a total of write-off of £414,823.82 of debt as set out in Appendix 1 of the report.