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The Cabinet Member for
Finance & Resources has given approval to the write off of 14
outstanding debts (totalling £291,047.99) that are considered
irrecoverable. These include 2 Council Tax debts, 6 Business Rates
debts and 6 Housing Benefit overpayments.
 
Every possible method
of recovery has been attempted to recover these debts. However, for
the reasons stated in the report, there is no further recovery
action that can be taken to recover the money owed.
 
If circumstances
change and it becomes possible to recover the debt, recovery can be
reinstated even if the debt has been written off.
 
It is recommended that
these debts are now written off as all attempts to recover the
monies owed have been exhausted.
 
(NOTE: The report
contains a confidential appendix that has been circulated to the
decision maker only).