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This report recommends fees and charges for which this Committee is responsible, with the new charges being effective from 1 April 2017

Subject to the approval of Council, the Committee agreed the fees and charges for 2017/ 18 as set out in Annexe 1 to the report.

Note: Annexe 2 (Trade Waste fees and charges) to the report had not been published on the grounds that the information related to the financial or business affairs of the Council and the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.

A report was presented to the Committee recommending fees and charges for which it was responsible to take effect from April 2017.

An amended Annexe of fees and charges had been circulated following publication of the Agenda which included the detailed breakdown for 2017/18 for individual services.

The following points were noted:

·                     Certain waste collection fees and charges would be discontinued as a result of the introduction of the new refuse and recycling collection service in 2017;

·                     The fee for burial rights for residents of the Borough was being increased by 13.6%.  This would bring it up to roughly half the charge to non-residents. The Council’s charges for this service still remained competitive;

·                     Certain services were indicating a negative % change. The charges in relation to the stray dog service had been a market led decision and charges in relation to enforcement action taken in accordance with the Housing Act were either on a cost recovery basis or there was a statutory element to the charge.

Accordingly, subject to the approval of Council, the Committee agreed the fees and charges for 2017/ 18 as set out in Annexe 1 to the report.

Note: Annexe 2 (Trade Waste fees and charges) to the report had not been published on the grounds that the information related to the financial or business affairs of the Council and the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.