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Fees & Charges 2025/26

 

 

Meeting: 02/12/2024 - Cabinet (Item 70)

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Fees & Charges 2025/26

 

Executive Summary

This report recommends the fees and charges for the financial year 2025-26 that will come into effect from 1 April 2025.

 

Options considered.

 

Alternatives for the individual service fees and charges proposed have been considered by service managers as part of the process of creating this report.

 

Consultation(s)

Portfolio Holder

Director of Resources/S151 Officer

Budget Managers

 

Recommendations

 

That Cabinet agree and recommend to full Council:

  • The fees and charges from 1 April 2025 as included in Appendix A.

 

  • That delegated authority be given to the Section 151 Officer, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance and relevant Directors/Assistant Director to agree the fees and charges not included within Appendix A as required (outlined within the report).

 

Reasons for recommendations

 

To approve the Council’s proposed fees and charges for 2025/26.

 

Background papers

 

Fees & Charges 2024/25 report (Full Council – 20 February 2024)

 

 

Wards affected

All

Cabinet member(s)

Cllr Lucy Shires

Contact Officer

Tina Stankley, Section 151 Officer

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

Fees & Charges 2025/26

 

Cabinet agreed and recommended to full Council

 

·       The fees and charges from 1 April 2025 as included in Appendix A.

·       That delegated authority be given to the Section 151 Officer, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance and relevant Directors/Assistant Director to agree the fees and charges not included within Appendix A as required (outlined within the report).

 

Minutes:

Cllr Shires explained that the car parking charges has been through committee separately.

 

Some of the fees and charges are set by Government and some are capped by Government, and we can only charge to a level that allows us to cover our costs.

Discretionary fees are the only area where the Council is able to choose the fees it sets.  

 

Cabinet agreed and recommended to full Council

 

·       The fees and charges from 1 April 2025 as included in Appendix A.

·       That delegated authority be given to the Section 151 Officer, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance and relevant Directors/Assistant Director to agree the fees and charges not included within Appendix A as required (outlined within the report).