Decision Maker: Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
To consider the write off of debts for the
financial year 2015/16.
5.1 The Lead Member considered a report by the Chief Operating Officer.
DECISIONS
5.2 RESOLVED to (1) authorise the writing off of 17 debts amounting to
£148,147.93 in the Council’s 2015/16 accounts;
(2) note that provision is made for bad and doubtful debts; and
(3) note the positive steps being put in place to make improvements going forward.
Reasons
5.3 There is no prospect of recovering the 17 outstanding debts. Work continues to review and streamline the debt recovery process, to learn the lessons and to ensure we have robust systems and processes in place within Accounts Receivable to recover debt promptly.
Report author: Kevin Foster
Publication date: 24/05/2016
Date of decision: 20/05/2016
Decided at meeting: 20/05/2016 - Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change
Effective from: 28/05/2016
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