Issue - meetings

Former Tenant Rent Arrears, Current Tenant Rent Arrears, Council Tax, Non Domestic Rates and Sundry Debtor Write Offs

Meeting: 20/09/2016 - Cabinet (Item 40)

40 Former Tenant Rent Arrears, Current Tenant Rent Arrears, Council Tax, Non Domestic Rates and Sundry Debtor Write-Offs PDF 250 KB

Report of the Interim Director of Resources

Presented by the Corporate Portfolio Holder

Minutes:

The Corporate Portfolio Holder presented the report to Members. He reminded Members that writing off debts was only considered when all appropriate recovery and measures had been taken. He advised Members that there were two Non Domestic Rates for write off approval over £10,000 where one company had gone bankrupt and the second was an absconder and there had been no trace of them.

Councillor T J Pendleton stated that it was good that the authority could get on the front foot in attempting to recover debts as the longer it took the more costly it would get.

It was moved by Councillor N J Rushton, seconded by Councillor R Blunt and

RESOLVED THAT:

1. The write offs over £10,000 detailed in the report be approved.

2. The amounts written off under delegated powers be noted.

Reason for decision: To comply with proper accounting practices.