Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendation.

The Cabinet Member for Corporate Management presented a report to seek approval for the introduction of a Corporate Debt Policy for the collection of Sundry Debt Invoices, Council Tax, Business Rates, Housing and Council Tax Benefit overpayments and Housing Rents. The report had been presented to the Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee, who endorsed its introduction at a meeting held in November, 2012.

The Head of Finance explained that the Policy, attached at Appendix 1 of the report, had been developed to adopt best practice to ensure that all monies due to the Council were collected quickly and in a consistent manner. A Fair Debt Policy was currently being finalised and would be presented to Cabinet in February, 2013 following consideration of the Policy by the Welfare Reform Programme Board in the New Year.

RESOLVED:

That the Corporate Debt Policy be approved.