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This report sets out budget estimates for income and expenditure for Licensing & Planning Policy services in 2024/25.

The Committee received a report setting out budget estimates for income and expenditure for Licensing & Planning Policy services in 2024/25.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)      Recommend the 2024/25 service estimates for approval at the budget meeting of Full Council in February 2024.

(2)      Support in principle the future savings as set out in section 5 for inclusion in the Medium Term Financial Strategy.

The Committee received a report setting out budget estimates for income and expenditure for Licensing & Planning Policy services in 2024/25.

The following matters were considered:

a)            Licensing Income Variance. A Member of the Committee asked why there is not money being made from Licensing if there are several new taxi operators that have been licensed by the Council. The Chief Accountant responded to explain to the Committee that the central recharges had been revisited to account for the additional work created and extra staff required to process the influx of new taxi licences. The Chief Accounted informed the Committee that Licensing is a statutory service and the Council should not be making a profit out of it.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)      Recommend the 2024/25 service estimates for approval at the budget meeting of Full Council in February 2024.

(2)      Support in principle the future savings as set out in section 5 for inclusion in the Medium Term Financial Strategy.