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Salford
City Council - Record of Decision
 
I, Councillor Jack Youd, Lead Member for Finance,
Support Services & Industrial Relations, in exercise of the
powers contained within the Council Constitution, do hereby:
 
Approve the write off
of Sundry Debt to the value of £7,218.67.
 
The
Reasons are:
These sundry debts, after
exhaustive attempts to collect, are found to be irrecoverable for a
variety of reasons, e.g., liquidation, absconded, no longer
trading, bankrupt, deceased, uneconomical to collect, and
irrecoverable after court action etc .
 
Options considered and rejected were:
Not relevant due to the nature
(age and value) of these accounts. The majority
of accounts relate to those proven uneconomical to collect,
irrecoverable after court action, bankruptcy /
liquidation.
 
Assessment of Risk:
Low
 
The
source of funding is:
The Council’s bad debt
provision.
 
Legal
Implications: Supplied by – legal
advice has been obtained on each of the individual cases where
court action has been taken.
 
Financial
Implications: Supplied by – Tony Thompstone
There is adequate cover for the
sundry debt write-offs proposed in this report in the
council’s provision for bad debt. Setting a provision that is
prudent, but not excessive, is a component of the council’s
financial strategy. The provision is reviewed on an annual basis to
ensure that it is set at an appropriate level.
 
Procurement
Implications: Supplied by – Not
applicable.
 
HR Implications:
Supplied by – Not Applicable.
 
Climate Change
Implications: Supplied by – Not
Applicable.
 
Other
Directorates Consulted:
Directorates are consulted on
specific write-offs where appropriate.
 
The
following documents have been used to assist the decision
process:
The relevant documents contain
exempt or confidential information and are not available for public
inspection. The background documents would provide the identity of
individuals or companies involved in the write off.

Contact
Officer:       Tony
Thompstone                  
Tel No 0161 793
2016
 
This decision is not subject to
consideration by another Lead Member.
 
The appropriate scrutiny panel
to call-in this decision is the Overview & Scrutiny
Board.
 
 

Signed: Councillor Jack Youd                                   
Dated: 12th March 2024
Executive Lead Member
 

 
This decision was published on
13th March 2024.
 
This decision will come in force at 4.00
p.m. on 20th March 2024, unless it is called-in in accordance with the
decision-making process rules.