Purpose

Inflationary costs mean that the service is
more expensive to operate. Therefore the service price is being
increased by 6.25% to ensure sufficient costs are recovered to pay
the service provider.
The process for approving fees and charges is set out in the
Financial Regs and therefore is part of the Constitution (as the
constitution says financial decisions must be taken with reference
to the Financial Regs). The Financial Regs say:
7.1.2 All fees and charges levied by the council, and concessions
available will undergo a robust annual review as part of the budget
setting process. As a result, the annual review process must be
completed in time to influence the annual budget process and will
be led by the relevant chief officer (responsible for the service
area) for the council. As a general principle, the annual review of
fees and charges will seek to ensure that charges increase at least
in line with inflation.
7.1.3 In addition to the above, between reviews, the chief officers
for the council will have the authority to adjust fees and charges
where this is considered necessary to reflect changing
circumstances