DECISION

1.    To approve the proposed increase to discretionary fees and charges by a minimum of CPI (1.7%) or RPI (2.6%) rounded up to the nearest 5p, 10p etc., with effect from 1^st April 2020

2.    To approve proposed increases above CPI 1.7% for the following areas;

§  Arts and Music

§  Parental Engagement and Support

§  Sports & Physical Activity

§  Parking

§  Street Trading

§  Environmental Commercial Services

§  Strategic Planning - CADAP

§  Development Management - Pre-application advice

§  Registration of Births, Deaths & Marriages - Marriage & Civil Partnership

§  Idea Stores Learning - Skills Funding Agency contract: non-accredited ESOL courses funded through Adult Community Learning grant

3.    To approve New Charges proposed in the following areas;

§  Sports & Physical Activity

§  Environmental Commercial Services - HMO Licensing and Animal Welfare

§  Strategic Planning - New Tower Hamlets Local Plan

§  Development Management - Planning Performance Agreement (PPA)

§  Academies - charges for conversions

4.    To note the detailed list of proposed changes within

Health, Adults & Community as set out in Section 3.2 and Appendix 1 to the report.

Children & Culture as set out in Section 3.3 and Appendix 2 to the report.

Place as set out in Section 3.4 and Appendix 3 to the report.

Governance as set out in Section 3.5 and Appendix 4 to the report.

Resources as set out in Section 3.6 and Appendix 5 to the report.

5.    To note the revised Statutory fees and charges as set out in Appendix 6 to the report with effect from 1^st April 2020.

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR, RESOURCES (N. MURTON)

(Divisional Director, Finance, Procurement and Audit (K. Bartle)

Councillor Candida Ronald, Cabinet Member for Resources and the Voluntary Sector, introduced the report. She highlighted that the report set out clearly all the fees and charges and their proposed rates, including where those rates were being increased. Individual Cabinet Members had reviewed the proposals with the relevant Corporate Directors.

During discussion the Mayor noted the questions about the timing of the inflation calculation and on the overall equalities impact of the changes proposed. He noted that the report contained equalities information but he proposed that the Overview and Scrutiny Committee should review this area as part of its work programme in the coming year and he would welcome any proposals they had arising from that. On that basis he agreed the recommendations.

RESOLVED

1.    To approve the proposed increase to discretionary fees and charges by a minimum of CPI (1.7%) or RPI (2.6%) rounded up to the nearest 5p, 10p etc., with effect from 1^st April 2020

2.    To approve proposed increases above CPI 1.7% for the following areas;

§  Arts and Music

§  Parental Engagement and Support

§  Sports & Physical Activity

§  Parking

§  Street Trading

§  Environmental Commercial Services

§  Strategic Planning - CADAP

§  Development Management - Pre-application advice

§  Registration of Births, Deaths & Marriages - Marriage & Civil Partnership

§  Idea Stores Learning - Skills Funding Agency contract: non-accredited ESOL courses funded through Adult Community Learning grant

3.    To approve New Charges proposed in the following areas;

§  Sports & Physical Activity

§  Environmental Commercial Services - HMO Licensing and Animal Welfare

§  Strategic Planning - New Tower Hamlets Local Plan

§  Development Management - Planning Performance Agreement (PPA)

§  Academies - charges for conversions

4.    To note the detailed list of proposed changes within

Health, Adults & Community as set out in Section 3.2 and Appendix 1 to the report.

Children & Culture as set out in Section 3.3 and Appendix 2 to the report.

Place as set out in Section 3.4 and Appendix 3 to the report.

Governance as set out in Section 3.5 and Appendix 4 to the report.

Resources as set out in Section 3.6 and Appendix 5 to the report.

5.    To note the revised Statutory fees and charges as set out in Appendix 6 to the report with effect from 1^st April 2020.