Decision details

The Director of Resources & Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report seeking approval on proposals to increase this Committee’s fees and charges with effect from 1 April 2024.

Members were reminded that the Council’s fees and charges were reviewed on an annual basis as part of the budget setting process.

The report noted that:

·         Policy and Finance Committee had given guidance for service Committees to consider a 4% inflationary increase in the level of income raised from fees and charges.

·         After applying the recommended percentage increase, proposed charges had generally been rounded up or down to minimise any problems with small change, therefore the individual percentage of increase varied.

·         The overall increase based on the budgeted demand levels was expected to be 3.98%

·         No inflation related increases were proposed for Dog Offences Fixed Penalty Notice charges and Environmental Health Fixed Penalty Notice charges in 2024/25, as these were set by Committee within government guidelines for the maximum and minimum levels and did not increase according to inflation.

The full proposed list of fees and charges for 2024/25 for Members consideration was included in the report.

RESOLVED THAT COMMITTEE:

Approve the 2024/25 fees and charges proposed for this Committee as contained in the Annex to the report, for implementation from 1 April 2024.