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Salford
City Council - Record of Decision
 
I, Councillor Jack Youd, Lead Member for Finance,
Support Services & Industrial Relations, in exercise of the
powers contained within the Council Constitution, do hereby:
 
Approve the write-off of Sundry Debt to
the value of £47,072.76.
 
The
Reasons are:
These sundry debts, after
exhaustive attempts to collect, are found to be irrecoverable for a
variety of reasons e.g., liquidation, absconded, no longer trading,
bankrupt, deceased, uneconomical to collect, and irrecoverable
after court action etc.
 
Options considered and rejected:
Not relevant due to the nature (age
and value) of these accounts. The majority
of accounts relate to those proven uneconomical to collect,
irrecoverable after court action, bankruptcy /
liquidation.
 
Assessment of
Risk
- Low
 
The source of funding
is: The Council’s bad debt
provision.
 
Legal
Implications:
Legal advice has been obtained
on each of the individual cases where court action has been
taken.
 
Financial
Implications: Supplied by – Tony Thompstone
There is adequate cover for the
sundry debt write-offs proposed in this report in the
council’s provision for bad debt. Setting a provision that is
prudent, but not excessive, is a component of the council’s
financial strategy. The provision is reviewed on an annual basis to
ensure that it is set at an appropriate level.
 
Procurement
Implications: N/A
 
HR Implications:
N/A
 
Climate Change
Implications: N/A
 
Other
Directorates Consulted:
Directorates are consulted on
specific write-offs where appropriate.
 
The
following documents have been used to assist the decision
process:
Report to Lead
Member.
The background documents
contain exempt or confidential information and are not available
for public inspection as they would provide the identity of
individuals or companies involved in the write off.

Contact Officer:
Tony
Thompstone             
Tel. 0161 793
2016     Email:
tony.thompstone@salford.gov.uk
 
 
This decision is not subject to
consideration by another Lead Member.
 
The appropriate scrutiny panel
to call-in the decision is the Overview and Scrutiny
Board.
 

 
 
Signed: Councillor Youd                                            
Dated: 12th December 2023
Lead
Member for Finance, Support Services & Industrial
Relations
 

 
This decision was published on
15th December 2023.
 
This decision will come into force at
4.00 p.m. on 22nd December 2023, unless it is called-in in accordance with the
decision-making process rules.