Committee details

(a)            The functions and areas of policy and decision-making responsibility to the extent that they are not non-executive are:

·         Financial Services, including Accounting and Budgeting, Internal Audit and Assurance and Procurement, Capital Investment Strategy and Capital Programme

·         Collection of council tax and NNDR

·         Administration of Housing Benefit and Local Council Tax Support

·         Veterans - Armed forces champion and Armed Forces Covenant

·         Information Governance

·         ICT

·         Democratic Services, including Electoral and Mayoral Services; Member Services

·         Legal Services

·         Arrangements for Coroner’s, Local Land Charges and Registration Services

(b)            Additional specific delegated decision-making powers to:

·         Be consulted by the Director: Governance and Communities on proposals to write off debtor accounts in excess of £5000 for any one debtor

·         Approve the grant of Discretionary Rate Relief

·         Approve changes to the capital programme in excess of £350k