Decision details

The Cabinet will be presented with a report on debt management performance and write offs for the latest quarterly period.

The Cabinet Member for Financeintroduced the performance report for the first quarter period of 2014/2015 in respect of the debt management function carried out by the Revenues and Benefits Service within Elevate East London, together with details of the debts written-off as uncollectable during the period and comparable information from the previous year. He highlighted the fact that year on year the overall level of write-offs has continued to reduce.

The Cabinet Member for Education and Schools added that the level of general income had increased considerably which contributed to the positive position.

Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Note the contents of this report as it relates to the performance of the debt management function carried out by the Revenues and Benefits service operated by Elevate East London, including the performance of enforcement agents; and

(ii)  Note the debt write-offs for the first quarter of 2014/15 and that a number of these debts will be published in accordance with the policy agreed by Cabinet.