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Council Tax Reduction Scheme

 

 

Meeting: 11/07/2017 - Cabinet (Item 5)

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Minutes:

Background:

 

This report provided details of the current Council Tax Reduction Scheme (CTRS), which had originally been adopted by Council on 23 January 2013, and sought Cabinet’s approval to commence public consultation on options proposed to amend the eligibility criteria for CTRS discounts as set out in paragraph 4 of the report.

 

The report noted that the outcome of the consultation would be reported to the Business Support Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 30 November 2017 and Cabinet on 19 December 2017 for consideration, and that final approval of any revisions to the CTRS would be a matter for Full Council on 25 January 2018.

 

The report stated that a Diversity Impact Assessment would be undertaken following the consultation as part of the policy change process.

 

Decision number:

Decision:

68/2017

The Cabinet agreed the commencement of a twelve-week consultation in relation to all the options proposed to amend the eligibility criteria for Council Tax Reduction Scheme (CTRS) discounts as set out in paragraph 4 of the report.

 

Reasons:

 

The Council has a legal duty to review its CTRS every year and consult on any proposed changes.