The Cabinet considered a report of the Executive Director (Finance and Resources) concerning the position of outstanding debt to the Council, as at 31^st March 2021 and debts that have been written off, or are recommended for write off, in the current financial year as at 31^st March 2021.

Resolved:

That the current outstanding debt position as at 31^st March 2021 and the position of debts written off to 31^st March 2021, as set out in Appendices A and B to the submitted report, be noted.

Reasons for decision:

All reasonable steps to recover all outstanding debt have been explored and undertaken before any consideration for write-off is recommended.  If the Council wishes to pursue debts for bankruptcy proceedings, it will follow the agreed and published recovery policy that outlines the approach to this.

Other options:

None.

Note: This is an Executive Function

Eligible for call-in to: Policy and Resources Scrutiny Committee

Cabinet Member: Cllr Gilbert