Issue - meetings

To consider the attached report of the Strategic Director (Finance and Housing).

The Head of Finance and Investment presented the report on Fees and Charges 2023/24.

It was agreed with the affirmation of the meeting

RESOLVED: That it be recommended to Cabinet:

(a)  That the Fees and Charges (F&Cs) for 2023/24 as set out in Appendices 2.1 to 2.14, and 5.1 (except for the s.106 Monitoring Fee which has been approved by the Planning Committee) and 5.3.1, be approved.

(b)  That it be agreed that any F&Cs will be adjusted by Strategic Directors, in consultation with the Portfolio Holders, to comply with any subsequently received government guidelines (when they are received) and any other minor changes without being the subject of a further report unless they are materially different from current charges or have a material impact on the level of income.

(c)   That it approves the general principle that fees are set at an appropriate inclusive level, irrespective of VAT status, and that the VAT element within the overall fee level is then determined.

(d)  That it notes the F&Cs approved separately by the Licensing and Regulatory Committees set out in Appendices 3 and 4.

(Councillor D G Beaney declared a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest by reason of his ownership of a licensed premises and withdrew from the meeting for the consideration of the item of business.)

To consider the attached report of the Strategic Director (Finance and Housing).

Responsibility: Portfolio Holder for Finance, Governance, Digital and Climate Change

It was agreed:

(a)  That the Fees and Charges (F&Cs) for 2023/24, as set out in Appendices 2.1 to 2.14, and 5.1 (except for the s.106 Monitoring Fee which has been approved by the Planning Committee) and 5.3, be approved.

(b)  That any F&Cs will be adjusted by Strategic Directors, in consultation with the Portfolio Holders, to comply with any subsequently received government guidelines (when they are received) and any other minor changes made without being the subject of a further report unless they are materially different from current charges or have a material impact on the level of income.

(c)   That the general principle that fees are set at an appropriate inclusive level, irrespective of VAT status, and that the VAT element within the overall fee level is then determined, be approved.

(d)  That the F&Cs approved separately by the Licensing and Regulatory Committees, as set out in Appendices 3 and 4, be noted.