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The Business Support Team Leader introduced her next report, with the purpose of summarising the process of reviewing Fees & Charges for 2022/2023 and for the updated Fees Charges and Concessions Policy to be approved.

Members heard that the Fees Charges and Concessions Policy informed the approach to reviewing those fees and charges which were discretionary, and therefore within the Council’s power to set. The Policy had been reviewed for 2022/2023 to align to the Corporate Plan 2019-2023, and to provide the key focus points required for a robust and transparent review, and would be reviewed every 3 years as a minimum. The outcome of the review of fees & charges for the financial year 2022/2023 would be reported to Officers and Members as part of the budget setting and MTFP approval process.

On opening discussions amongst the Committee, it was suggested that the concessionary ages should be standardised such as ‘school age’, ‘students’ and ‘pension age’. Members also enquired as to the green waste charges and bulky waste charges. It was noted there were ongoing discussions as to whether there was any correlation between bulky waste charges and fly-tipping.

Having discussed the definition of ‘school age’ and requirements of education up to the age of 18, there were no further comments and having bene proposed and seconded, it was

RESOLVED that the amended Fees Charges and Concessions Policy, to be applied to the review of Fees and Charges for the 2022/2023 MTFP, be approved.