Decision details
Former Tenant Arrears - Write Off
Decision Maker: Executive Member for Housing and Adult Social Services Advisory Panel
Decision status: Decision Made
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Purpose of report: Decision needed on currently unrecoverable cases of Former Tenant Arrears over £2000. Affects the amount set aside on the Housing Revenue Account for bad debt provision and helps comply with recommendations of the Audit Commission. These debts are written off shortly after the decision.
Decision:
Advice of the Advisory Panel
That the Executive Member for Housing be advised to approve Option 2 which involves writing off former tenants arrears of £23,111.53 as detailed in Annex A of the report.
Decision of the Executive Member for Housing
RESOLVED: That the advice of the Advisory Panel as set out above be accepted and endorsed.
REASON: In line with the recommendations of the audit report detailed in paragraph 2 and to help reduce the bad debt impact on the Housing Revenue Account.
Publication date: 11/09/2007
Date of decision: 10/09/2007
Decided at meeting: 10/09/2007 - Executive Member for Housing and Adult Social Services Advisory Panel
Effective from: 13/09/2007
Accompanying Documents:
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