Issue - meetings

Report number CHFCS02 by the Corporate Head, Finance & Customer Service.                                     (Enclosure)

Decision:-

To approve the Fees and Charges Strategy.

Considerations/ reasons for this decision:-

1.)             Report number CHFCS02 by the Corporate Head of Finance and Customer Service.

2.)             The Strategy is drawn up under the framework provided by the Local Government Act 2003 and associated regulations.

3.)             The Strategy addresses the recommendations contained within the Audit Commission report entitled “Positively Charged – Maximising the Benefits of Local Public Sector Charges” published in January 2008.

4.)             The Fees and Charges Strategy provides a framework for the annual review and setting process ensuring key principles are adhered to.

5.)             The Resources Policy Development Group will continue to help shape this Strategy.

Other options considered and assessed:-

        This strategy is updated from the strategy adopted by Cabinet in December 2006.