Issue - meetings

For decision. 

Council NOTED the amounts written off under delegated powers. 

Councillor Simon Edwards, Finance and Staffing Portfolio Holder, presented the annual report of debts written-off, explaining that debts would only be written-off once officers had exhausted every opportunity to collect the outstanding amount, and that it was a good accounting practise not to carry bad debts in the long term.  The Executive Director (Corporate Services) confirmed his intention, during the current year, to involve local members before debts reached the write-off stage, particularly with respect to the collection of National Non-Domestic Rates.

In response to questions about debts incurred at Smithy Fen, Cottenham, Councillor Edwards confirmed that none of the debts had been written off, but the Council had Local Land Charges on all 37 plots, which would remain with the land even if it were sold on, until the debt had been paid.

Council NOTED the amounts written off under delegated powers.