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Resources Portfolio Decision Record: Bad debt write-offs

Decision Made By: Councillor Gordon Nicolson 
Date Decision Made: 21 February 2011 
Date of Publication: 22 February 2011 
Decision Reference Numbers: Res_28_2_11 
Call in period ends 1 March 2011 at 1700hrs
Implementation date (if not called-in) 2 March 2011 

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_28_2_11 
Subject Matter: Bad debt write-offs
Date Decision Made 21 February 2011
Portfolio: Resources
Decision made by: Councillor Gordon Nicolson
Interests Declared: None
Decision: One sundry debtor accounts totalling £4,250.00, two Council Tax accounts totalling £3,776.90 and eight business rates accounts totalling £32,027.22 are written off
Relevant Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Scrutiny Co-ordinating Board
Reports and Background Papers Considered Report F19/11
Reasons for Decision The accounts are not considered collectible. It is good practice to write such debts off for accountancy purposes though the debts will continue to be pursued.
Summary of Options Rejected:

None
Urgent Decision not Subject to Call In No
Consent of Chairman/Vice-Chairman to Urgency N/A 
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Updated 22 February 2011