Decision details

The Director of Resources & Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report seeking member approval on proposals to increase this Committee’s fees and charges with effect from 1 April 2024. The proposals were the first stage in the review of this Committee’s budget for the forthcoming 2024/25 financial year.

In September 2023 Committee had approved the Council’s three-year budget forecast which assumed a 4% inflationary increase in the level of income raised from fees and charges, and the review aimed to increase the budgeted income for 2024/25 by that amount as a minimum. 

Following discussions, the proposed set of fees and charges for implementation from 1 April 2024 were produced for this Committee for members to consider and were set out in Annex 1 to the report. The proposed fees and charges for this Committee would produce on average a 4.87% increase, based on budgeted demand levels.

Following a review of the Council’s legal services fee structure it was proposed to introduce a number of additional fees from 1 April 2024 for the estimated administrative cost of undertaking various legal works which were listed in the report.

RESOLVED THAT COMMITTEE:

1.    Approve the level of fees and charges for this committee for 2024/25 as outlined in the report.