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ITEM BV11
- ANNEX 2
BEST VALUE
COMMITTEE – 11 SEPTEMBER 2002
CHARGING
POLICIES BEST VALUE REVIEW
CHARGING
POLICIES BEST VALUE REVIEW
Feedback
from Scrutiny Committees
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Committee
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Observations
/ Comments
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(Learning
& Culture
7
May & 16 July)
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- Use of Smartcards
should be investigated if there is scope for savings and greater
efficiency.
- Charges
should not be increased so much that they impinged on people who
could not afford them.
- A further
detailed feedback requested at the next meeting (16 July) – noted.
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Community
Safety
(13
May & 8 July)
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- Requested
further information (inc. the Corporate Charging Policy – which
had not been circulated at the first meeting).
- Consideration
by BV Cttee be given to :
- inclusion
of carers within target groups for concessions;
- including
the agreed Social Services policy for exclusion of urban/rural
differentials in charging for travelling expenses for home support
staff.
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Corporate
Governance
(16
May)
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- Recognised
the important contribution which the Audit Commission publication
"The Price is Right" had made to informing this review.
- Noted that
all services would have freedom to set their own policies and
detailed practices regarding the application of concessions under
the Corporate Charging Policy.
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Environment
(22
May)
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- That age
should not be the only determining factor when applying concessions.
- That it
was doubtful whether consistency could or should be sought across
all services in setting policies and detailed practices either
on charges or the application of concessions under the Corporate
Charging Policy.
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Social
& Health Care
(29
May)
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- Urge the
Executive to remove the references to "People outside the normal
working age" in order to avoid the possibility of age discrimination.
- Draw the
Executive’s attention to the need for concessionary factors which
take into account rural isolation.
- Urge the
Executive to ensure that the wording of the preliminary standard
letter sent out during the process of debt recovery was viewed
to ensure that the Council displayed an awareness to the possible
difficulties a client may be having.
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DRW
16/7/02
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