Decision details
Sundry Debts Write Offs August 2021
Decision Maker: Chief Finance Officer
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
Financial regulation 12.14 states:
Any debt due to the Council may only be written-off with the
authorisation of the Executive except, insofar as an individual
debt does not exceed £10,000, the initial authority may be
given by the Chief Finance Officer who shall be required to publish
periodically reports of the debts that have been written off in
accordance with the delegated authority.
The Business Support Manager is exercising an authority delegated
to him by the CFO for debts up to £1,000. The Financial
Services Manager is exercising an authority delegated to him by the
CFO for debts up to £5,000. The Financial Director (Chief
Finance Officer) is exercising this delegated authority for debts
under £10,000. There is delegated authority for Business
Support Officers to authorise small debt write off of £30 and
under.
Decision:
To write off Sundry debts during the month of:
August 2021.
3 Credit write offs under £1000
3 Debt write offs under £1000
Total debts written off: 5
Reasons for the decision:
The debts are considered uncollectable and
have been written off for the following reasons:
1 account uneconomial to pursue totalling to £120.00
2 accounts deceased totalling to £786.30
2 accounts in credit totalling to £262.00
5 total accounts totalling to £644.30
Alternative options considered:
All efforts to recover these debts have been
pursued
Declarations: No Executive Member consulted.
Contact: Caroline Rivett, Commercial Manager Email: caroline.rivett@woking.gov.uk.
Publication date: 08/09/2021
Date of decision: 08/09/2021