Decision Maker: Council
Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
RESOLVED: That Council:
(1) Amended the Council Tax discretionary policy to include the support provided to residents with a terminal illness, with the wording detailed in paragraph 8.17.
(2) Approved changes to the Council Tax Reduction Scheme bands to reflect the impact of inflation and delegated a decision on those increases to the Director – Resources in consultation with the Executive Member for Resources.
REASON FOR DECISION: To respond to the request from Overview and Scrutiny Committee, and to consider changes for next year.
Report author: Ian Couper
Publication date: 30/01/2026
Date of decision: 29/01/2026
Decided at meeting: 29/01/2026 - Council
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