Agenda item

Debt Recovery Policy

Report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services.

Minutes:

The Sub  Committee considered the first of three reports of the Director of Community and Children’s Services in respect of Housing Management Policies, which were nearing the end of a review programme.  Members noted that debt recovery concerned mainly former tenants, or service users with no on-going relationship with the City Corporation; i.e. -  those who might have hired a community hall but not paid.

 

In response to a question, it was noted that more sophisticated hall hiring systems were coming on-line for the new Portsoken Community Centre and lessons had been learnt from the Golden Lane Community Centre.  The officer explained that deposits were taken, but if halls were then left in an unsatisfactory condition, the service user would be pursued to cover cleaning costs, for example.   The officer also advised that the IT infrastructure would need to be updated in order to take non-cash deposits. 

 

RESOLVED, that – the Debt Recovery Policy for use by the Housing Service be approved.

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