Decision details

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL DEBT POLICY

Decision Maker: City Mayor (Individual Decision)

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To adopt a comprehensive debt policy applicable to all debts due to the council.

Decision:

Approve the adoption of a Debt Policy for Leicester City Council, which will supersede the Council’s Fair Debt Policy. 

Reasons for the decision:

The purpose of having an all-encompassing debt policy is to clearly set out the responsibilities of officers responsible for raising debt and customers for owe the money.

 

The new policy will ensure that debt is collected in a fair, proportionate and respectful manner. Full details of the policy are provided in Appendix A to the report.

Alternative options:

No other applicable options.

Publication date: 20/09/2016

Date of decision: 28/09/2016

Effective from: 06/10/2016

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