Licence fee setting records 2017-2019
Received 12 August 2026
Please provide the following recorded information:
- The latest held calculation, costing sheet, spreadsheet, committee report, delegated decision record, or other approval record used to set or approve the mandatory HMO licence fee in force for the 2018/19 financial year.
- If no record exists specifically for 2018/19, please provide the nearest held equivalent record used to set or approve the HMO licence fee in force between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2019.
- If the fee was based on a standard corporate fees-and-charges process, please provide the relevant extract from that process showing the HMO licence fee calculation, approval, or cost-recovery basis.
I am not asking for the historic fee table again. I am seeking the recorded basis for the fee already disclosed. To assist your search and minimise burden, I suggest searching the records of the Housing / Environmental Health / Licensing / Finance teams using the keywords: 18/19-115, HMO licence fee, mandatory HMO, 2018/19, cost recovery. I am specifically seeking the latest operative or approved version actually relied on, not every draft or background email.
Responded 8 September 2026
Please see Attachment 1, a copy of the fees and charges register which shows the fee in 2018/19 and the fee in later years.
Please see Attachment 2, a report on HMO fees, which went to the Operational Services Committee in November 2024 and refers to the 2018 Act.
Attachment 3 is the Committee minutes which show that the recommendation was agreed.