Agenda and minutes

Cabinet Member for Resources - Friday, 26th July, 2024 10.00 am

Venue: Virtual Meeting. View directions

Contact: Janine Owen 01267 224030

Note: moved from 03/07/24

Items
No.	Item
1.	DECLARATIONS OF PERSONAL INTEREST Minutes: There were no declarations of personal interest.
2.	TO SIGN AS A CORRECT RECORD THE DECISION RECORD OF THE MEETING HELD ON THE 14TH MARCH, 2024 PDF 74 KB Minutes: RESOLVED that the decision record for the meeting held on the 14^th March, 2024 be signed as a correct record.
3.	REPORTS NOT FOR PUBLICATION FOLLOWING CONSIDERATION OF ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE AND FOLLOWING THE APPLICATION OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST TEST THE CABINET MEMBER MAY CONSIDER THAT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE NOT FOR PUBLICATION AS THEY CONTAIN EXEMPT INFORMATION AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH 14 OF PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 12A TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1972 AS AMENDED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ACCESS TO INFORMATION) (VARIATION) (WALES) ORDER 2007. Minutes: RESOLVED pursuant to the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation)(Wales) Order 2007 that the following items were not for publication as the reports contained exempt information as defined in Paragraph 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Act.
4.	FORMER TENANT DEBT WRITE-OFF View the reasons why item 4. is restricted Additional documents: Restricted enclosure 5 View the reasons why document 4./2 is restricted Restricted enclosure 6 View the reasons why document 4./3 is restricted Minutes: Following the application of the public interest test it was RESOLVEDpursuant to the Act referred to in minute no. 4 above not to publicise the content of the report as it contained exempt information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the Authority holding that information) (Paragraph 12 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Act). The public interest test in this matter related to the fact that the report included personal data relating to former council tenants, including details of their rent arrears. The publication of individual rents is unwarranted and outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information therein as disclosure would be an unwarranted and excessive intrusion into the private and family lives of the individuals concerned. The Cabinet Member considered a report prepared in accordance with the Council’s Procedure Rules, providing the current position on current and former tenant debt and seeking the write-off of those debts in excess of £1,500. The Cabinet Member noted the 9 cases outlined in the report and considered the individual reports for each of the former tenants detailing the reasons why write-off was being sought which included circumstances pertaining to the debts occured. RESOLVED that the current and former tenant debt arrears detailed within the report be written-off as irrecoverable.