Purpose

This will be an officer delegated decision
(Financial Procedure Rule 11) and will be recorded in the Councils
forward plan.

 
The Quarter 1 Corporate Financial Monitoring Report
approved by Cabinet on 15 August 2023 sets out the Council’s
current financial position within the current economic
climate, and highlights management actions to be progressed, which
includes under the section headed General fund, point 7.2 highlight
a number of management actions including “increasing all
discretionary fees and charges by at least the prevailing rate of
inflation where it is considered possible to do
so”.
 
Additionally, under the Council’s Financial
Procedure Rules, fees and charges must be reviewed at least once
per annum.
 
Bereavement Services fees and charges will therefore
increase by 6.7% (CPI) from Monday 5th February
2024.
 

https://democracy.kirklees.gov.uk/documents/s53190/2023-08-15%20Q1%20Financial%20Monitoring%2023-24%20DRAFT%20v5.pdf
 
 
Background papers – Quarter 1 Corporate
Financial Monitoring Report 15 August 2023
 https://democracy.kirklees.gov.uk/documents/s53190/2023-08-15%20Q1%20Financial%20Monitoring%2023-24%20DRAFT%20v5.pdf
 

Content

To increase fees and charges for
Bereavement Services in line with rate of inflation 6.7% (CPI) from
Monday 5/2/2024.