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Resources Portfolio Decision Record: Housing Benefits and Council Tax Benefits: Additional Resources

Decision Made By: Councillor Mary Robinson
Date Decision Made: 18 October 2010 
Date of Publication: 19 October 2010 
Decision Reference Numbers: Res_12_10_10 
Call in period ends 5pm 26 October 2010 
Implementation date (if not called-in) 27 October 2010 

Notes:

  1. Decisions may be called-in by three elected Members from more than one political party or group who must be signatories on the document.
  2. Requests to call-in must be delivered to the Director of Corporate and Legal Services in writing by the date and time specified above (See Pt 4 [Scrutiny Procedure Rules] of the Constitution);
  3. In the absence of any call-in, decisions will come into force and may then be implemented on the expiry of 5 working days after the publication date (see above);
  4. Decisions marked ** may not be called-in as they were made under special urgency rules.

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To be completed by the decision maker:

Decision Reference Number Res_12_10_10 
Subject Matter: Housing Benefits and Council Tax Benefits: additional resources
Date Decision Made 18 October 2010
Portfolio: Resources
Decision made by: Councillor Mary Robinson
Interests Declared: None
Decision: An additional £10,000 is approved for additional staff hours and/or agency workers to address the current level of workload and a long term sickness. This is to be funded by virement from the existing staff budget.
Relevant Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Performance 
Reports and Background Papers Considered Report F84/10 
Reasons for Decision Without the extra resources a backlog of benefit applications would build up to a level where staff would not be able to process applications within an acceptable timescale.
Summary of Options Rejected: Not agreeing additional resources. 
Urgent Decision not Subject to Call In No
Consent of Chairman/Vice-Chairman to Urgency N/A 
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Updated 25 October 2010