Issue - meetings

This report informs Cabinet of the debts written off between 1 April 2023 and 30 September 2023 that exceed £20,000.00 in relation to council tax, sundry debts, adult social care client contributions, and housing benefit overpayments.

Cabinet RESOLVED

(1)    To note the debt written off as listed in Appendix 1 of the report.

(2)    To note a total write of £1,266,816.53 of debt for the period April 2023 to September 2023.

Eligible for call-in: Yes

Deadline for submission of call-in: 6pm on Monday 18 December 23

Councillor Donnelly-Jackson (as Cabinet member for Customers, Communities & Culture) introduced a report which, in accordance with Financial Regulations, provided details on those debts above £20,000 relating to Council Tax, sundry debts, Adult Social Care client contributions and Housing Benefit overpayments which had been written-off as unrecoverable covering the period 1 April 2023 – 30 September 2023.

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

Having reviewed the exempt information contained within Appendix 1 of the report relating to the individual debt write-offs Cabinet RESOLVED to note the debt written off as listed within Appendix 1 of the report (totalling £1,266,816.53).