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Following consideration of the report, Cabinet resolved that:

1.   The discretionary fees and charges as set out at Appendix A are approved, to take effect from 1 April 2020 or as otherwise stated within the report.

2.   Directors, in consultation with the Director of Finance and Support Services and the relevant Cabinet Member/s are delegated authority to vary fees and charges in-year within their respective portfolios in support of achieving their income budgets, taking account of changes in service costs, the market environment, demand and/or service levels and any statutory constraints. 

The call-in deadline is 23 January 2020. 

30.1 Cabinet considered a report by Director of Finance and Support Services (copy appended to the signed minutes).

30.2 Mr Jeremy Hunt, Cabinet Member for Finance introduced the report stating that the majority of the changes to fees and charges were in line with inflation or to recover costs of services provided. 

30.3 Mrs Joy Dennis, Chairman of Performance and Finance Scrutiny Committee stated that, when previewed by the Committee, the members were in favour of the proposals.  The Committee had sought assurance that cost recovery charges were providing full cost recovery. 

30.4  Mr Michael Jones, Leader of the Labour Group, challenged the increase in some charges and whether this was creating an income for the County Council. 

30.5    Mr Hunt stated that benchmarking was done for all charges and was a key part of setting the revised charges each year. 

30.6  RESOLVED that Cabinet approves –

1.    The discretionary fees and charges as set out at Appendix A, to take effect from 1 April 2020 or as otherwise stated within the report.

2.    That Directors, in consultation with the Director of Finance and Support Services and the relevant Cabinet Member/s are delegated authority to vary fees and charges in-year within their respective portfolios in support of achieving their income budgets, taking account of changes in service costs, the market environment, demand and/or service levels and any statutory constraints.