PRICES FOR COUNCIL SERVICES

The Council decides the prices for services on a three yearly basis, with annual review within the three year period for any changes required.  The next review will be for the three years commencing 1 April 2012.  Decisions on prices normally take account of/balance the following factors:-

• Impact on the Council's corporate objectives.
• Whether the Council should provide the service as opposed to market provision.
• Whether the price covers all running costs and fixed costs of the service.
• Comparisons with other local authorities and with broadly similar privately provided facilities.
• Ability of "customers" to pay and any need for social pricing, subsidy or free provision of services.
• Any differentiation of residents and non-residents prices.
• Effect of changes in prices on demand for the service (and therefore income).
• Statutory restrictions on pricing, including legality of any surplus.
• Efficiency and effectiveness.
• Inflation.
• National taxation policy e.g. VAT.
• Seasonal factors - whether the same charges can be made all year round.
• Administration costs
• Whether additional services could be provided at an additional price.
• Consultations with users.

A copy of the Council's detailed prices list is available below.  It requires Acrobat Reader or equivalent to read the PDF file:-

Prices list agreed for 2012/2013 (April 2012 - March 2013) in PDF format (221KB)

Previous years:-

Prices list agreed for 2011/2012 (April 2011 - March 2012) in PDF format (267KB)

Prices list agreed for 2010/2011 (April 2010 - March 2011) in PDF format (276KB)

Prices list for 2009/2010 (April 2009 - March 2010) in PDF format (420KB)

Charges list for 2008/2009 (April 2008 - March 2009) in PDF format (328KB)

Charges list for 2007/2008 (April 2007 - March 2008) in PDF format  (140KB)

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