To recommend to Council the revised fees and charges for 2016.

RECOMMENDED to Council

that subject to any recommendations from Overview and Scrutiny and the amendments set out in the Executive Chairman’s Briefing Note:-

1.      that the Fees and Charges prices for 2016 be agreed;

2.      that the new Fees and Charges proposed to be introduced for 2016 be agreed;

3.      that Fairer Charging be brought in line with Residential Care charging, and that charging commence when the care started with effect from 1 January 2016, as set out in paragraphs 11 and 12 in the Executive report;

4.      to confirm that whilst some statutory charges have been left at the 2015 rate currently, these would be amended to the new charges once the Council had been advised of the rates applicable to 2016; and

5.      the progress of the Fees and Charges cyclical review process, as set out at Appendix D to the Executive report, be noted.