Report of Chief Finance Officer

Lead Cabinet member: Councillor Zoe Nicholson

(Key decision):

(1) To approve the scale of Fees and Charges proposed at Appendix 1 to the report, to apply from 1 April 2022.

(2) To implement changes to statutory fees and charges for services shown at Appendix 1 to the report as and when notified by Government.

The Cabinet considered the report of the Chief Finance Officer, asking them to propose the schedule of Fees and Charges to apply from 1 April 2022.

The report detailed that there were no changes proposed to fees and charges for 22/23 and budgets had been amended, where necessary, to reflect any increases or decreases in volume.

Policy and Performance Advisory Committee (PPAC), held on 27 January 2022, considered the report and were supportive of the officer recommendations in full. Councillor Linington, Leader of the Opposition, was in attendance to present PPAC’s discussion.

Resolved (Key decision):

(1) To approve the scale of Fees and Charges proposed at Appendix 1 to the report, to apply from 1 April 2022.

(2) To implement changes to statutory fees and charges for services shown at Appendix 1 to the report as and when notified by Government.

Reason for decisions:

The Council’s Constitution requires that all fees and charges, including nil charges, be reviewed at least annually and agreed by Cabinet.