Agenda item

To consider the attached report of the Director of Finance, Housing and Community

Responsibility: Portfolio Holder for Corporate Resources and Performance

It was agreed:

(a)  That the Fees and Charges for 2017/18, as set out in Appendices 2 and 5.3 to the report, be approved.

(b)  That any Fees and Charges will be adjusted by the Service Director and Portfolio Holder to comply with any subsequently received government guidelines (when they are received) 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 fees and charges approved by the Licensing and Regulatory Committees, as set out in Appendices 3, 4, 5.1 and 5.2 to the report, be noted.

(e)  That the Director of Governance be authorised to vary the CON29 Land Charges to take account of the prevailing VAT requirements.