Issue - meetings

This report is to inform Cabinet of the debts written off that exceed £20,000in relation to sundry debt, Adult Social Care Client contribution, Business Rates, Housing Benefit Overpayments and Council Tax.

Cabinet RESOLVED to note the debt written off as described, with a total value of £683,004.32 as set out in Appendix 1 (exempt) 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.

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 Council Tax & Business Rates, Cabinet RESOLVED, having noted the exempt information contained within Appendix 1 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 £683,004.32 of debt as set out in Appendix 1 of the report.