Issue - meetings
Write Off of Irrecoverable Debts >£10,000
Meeting: 18/12/2019 - Audit and Governance Committee (Item 32)
32 Write Off of Irrecoverable Debts >£10,000 
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Report of the Head of Corporate Resources
Additional documents:
- Enc. 1 for Write Off of Irrecoverable Debts more than£10,000 , View reasons restricted (32/2)
- Enc. 2 for Write Off of Irrecoverable Debts more than£10,000 , View reasons restricted (32/3)
- Enc. 3 for Write Off of Irrecoverable Debts more than£10,000 , View reasons restricted (32/4)
Minutes:
The Committee considered the report of the Head of Corporate Resources outlining outstanding debts over £10,000 and requesting authorisation from the Committee to write off the debts detailed in Appendices 1-3 of the report in accordance with the Council’s Constitution.
The Customer Centric Services Manager, Corporate Resources, presented the report and answered questions thereon.
She advised the Committee that following advice from the Chief Legal and Democratic Officer one of the debts, detailed in Appendix 1 of the report, amounting to £44,131.58 had been removed from the list of Business Rates Write-Offs pending further checks and investigation.
Arising from discussion, Members suggested that further investigations be undertaken in respect of a Sundry Debt amounting to £46.240.57, listed in Appendix 2 to the report.
RESOLVED: That
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it be noted that following advice from the Chief Legal and Democratic Officer, a debt amounting to £44,131.58 had been removed from the list of Business Rates Write-Offs listed in Appendix 1 to the report;
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the Head of Corporate Resources be requested to undertake further investigations into the debt recovery of one of the debts amounting to £46,240.57; and
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subject to (1) and (2) above, authorisation be given for the debts detailed within Appendices 1-3 to the report, amounting to £198,111.35, to be written off. |