Delegated decision as per the constitution for the Corporate Director of Resources to
approve the following actions:
a) Recommence recovery actions up to summons stage in February
2021 for the 2020/21 financial year and previous years.
b) Extend payment arrangements for Council Tax and Business Rates
into 2022/23;
c) Allow Enforcement Agents to recommence telephone engagement
with resident and businesses but not enforcement actions in February
and March 2021;
d) That a further report to be brought back to CMT in June to review the
position in terms of the next steps of enforcement action and to
consider the position in respect of Enforcement Agent compliance and
the visits stages of the enforcement process
e) That a further report on the “Breathing Space Scheme” to be brought
back to a future Management Team meeting for consideration of the
implications on debt recovery for the Council and the actions that need
to be put into place to comply with the new regulations.
f) That a full review of debt which is about to become statute barred from
the 2015/16 financial year and prior years, continues to be
undertaken, with a view to writing-off that debt (current estimates
indicate this could be up to £2.8M) before this years’ annual billing
process.