Decision details

Inflationary costs mean that the service is more expensive to operate. Therefore the service price is being increased by 6.25% to ensure sufficient costs are recovered to pay the service provider.
The process for approving fees and charges is set out in the Financial Regs and therefore is part of the Constitution (as the constitution says financial decisions must be taken with reference to the Financial Regs). The Financial Regs say:
7.1.2 All fees and charges levied by the council, and concessions available will undergo a robust annual review as part of the budget setting process. As a result, the annual review process must be completed in time to influence the annual budget process and will be led by the relevant chief officer (responsible for the service area) for the council. As a general principle, the annual review of fees and charges will seek to ensure that charges increase at least in line with inflation.
7.1.3 In addition to the above, between reviews, the chief officers for the council will have the authority to adjust fees and charges where this is considered necessary to reflect changing circumstances