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Fair Collection Policy

Meeting: 16/07/2019 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Item 27)

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REPORT OF THE SERVICE DIRECTOR – CUSTOMERS

 

To provide the Overview and Scrutiny Committee with an opportunity to review an early draft of the proposed Fair Collection Policy before it is considered by Cabinet.

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Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

(1)        That the Revenues and Benefits Manager be asked to undertake further work on the definitions within the Policy;

 

(2)        That the Revenues and Benefits Manager be requested to collect data available from Councils undertaking ethical debt collection and provide this detail to Members of this Committee and Cabinet;

 

(3)        That the Revenues and Benefits Manager be requested undertake some feedback checks on those customers that have been visited by collection agents.

 

REASON FOR DECISIONS: To enable the Overview and Scrutiny Committee to comment on the draft Fair Collection Policy.