Issue - meetings

To submit a report by the Director of Function (Resources)/Section 151 Officer.

It was resolved to approve the schedule of Fees and Charges for 2023/24 as outlined in the booklet appended to the report.

The report of the Director of Function (Resources)/Section 151 Officer setting out a proposed schedule of fees and charges for 2023/24 was presented for the Executive’s consideration.

Councillor Robin Williams, Portfolio Member for Finance, Corporate Business and Customer Experience reported that as part of the annual budget setting process, all the Council’s fees and charges are reviewed. The Executive has set an objective that all non-statutory fees and charges are increased by an average of 3% across each individual service. This has allowed Service Heads to increase individual fees by more or less than 3%, but overall, the increase across the service equates to a 3% increase. All statutory fees have been increased by the sum set by the approving body, where the increase has been published. Where the revised charge is not known, the fee is shown as to be confirmed (TBC) and will be updated once the notification of the new fee is received. Fee increases in respect of Social Care are the subject of separate reports to this meeting.

The Portfolio Member highlighted that not all fees and charges are being upgraded for 2023/24 with the charge for school meals remaining unchanged.

It was resolved to approve the schedule of Fees and Charges for 2023/24 as outlined in the booklet appended to the report.