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Salford
City Council - Record of Decision
 
I, Councillor 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 £17,470.38.
 
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
 
Source of
funding: The Council’s bad debt
provision.
 
Legal
implications:
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: N/A
 
HR implications:
N/A
 
Climate change
implications: N/A
 
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: 0161 793
2016    Email:
tony.thompstone@salford.gov.uk
 
This decision is not subject to
consideration by another Lead Member.
 
The appropriate scrutiny panel
to call-in the decision is the Overview and Scrutiny
Board.
 
 
 

Signed: Councillor Youd                                                        
Dated: 17th October 2023
Lead
Member for Finance, Support Services & Industrial
Relations
 

 
This decision was published on 17th October 2023.
 
This decision will come into force at
4.00 p.m. on 24th October 2023, unless it is called-in in accordance with the
decision-making process rules.