Issue - meetings

This report seeks approval to write off irrecoverable accounts, each one over £2,000 in value, for National Non-Domestic Rates, Sundry Debtors and Housing Benefit Overpayments.

Note: A supplementary report and annex (Annex D) to the above item were published on 12 March 2007.

(i)           That the write-off of the amount of £153,237, as shown in paragraph 4 of the report (with individual debts listed in Annexes A-C), be approved, taking note that each debt has a value greater than £2,000;

(ii)         That the write-off of £771,906 of accounts valued at less than £2,000 for the 6 month period to 31^st March 2007 (as shown in paragraph 4 of the report), under the Head of Finance’s delegated authority, be noted;

(iii)       That the write-off of a further £557,025, as shown in the supplementary report (with individual debts listed in Annex D), be approved, taking note that each debt has a value greater than £2,000.

Members received a report which sought approval to write off irrecoverable accounts, each one over £2,000 in value, for National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR), Sundry Debtors and Housing Benefit Overpayments. It also provided details of the value of other irrecoverable accounts under £2,000 that had been written-off under delegated authority in the current financial year.

Paragraph 4 of the report provided a breakdown of the £153,237 write-offs where each debt had a greater value than £2,000 and the £771,906 where each debt had a value of less than £2,000.

A supplementary report and annex had been published on 12 March 2007, detailing a further £557,025 of NNDR write-offs requiring the Executive Member’s approval, which had been identified since the completion of the original report.

An updated version of the table at paragraph 23 of the report, which set out the write-offs to date in the context of the total charges raised by the Council, was circulated to Members, incorporating revisions made to reflect the figures in the supplementary report.

Members noted the following corrections to the report:

·  To Annex A to remove a write-off of £2730 which had been included twice in error and to adjust the total to reflect this;

·  To paragraph 4 to refer to SCREF 21;

·  To Annex B to correct the net figure for SCREF 21 to £4560.50.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member be advised:

(i)           That the write-off of the amount of £153,237, as shown in paragraph 4 of the report (with individual debts listed in Annexes A-C), be approved, taking note that each debt has a value greater than £2,000;

(ii)         That the write-off of £771,906 of accounts valued at less than £2,000 for the 6 month period to 31^st March 2007 (as shown in paragraph 4 of the report), under the Head of Finance’s delegated authority, be noted;

(iii)       That the write-off of a further £557,025, as shown in the supplementary report (with individual debts listed in Annex D), be approved, taking note that each debt has a value greater than £2,000.

Decision of the Executive Member

RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:                        To keep the accounts up to date.