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Weighing - Personal Service: Trading Standards: Fee Increase 2015

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A decision made 27 August 2014:

Decision Reference:  MD-E-2014-0084

Decision Summary Title :

Personal Weighing Service – Proposed Fee Increase 2015

Date of Decision Summary:

19th August 2014

Decision Summary Author:

 

Director of Trading Standards

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title :

Personal Weighing Service – Proposed Fee Increase 2015

Date of Written Report:

19th August 2014

Written Report Author:

Director of Trading Standards

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject:   Personal Weighing Service – Proposed Fee Increase 2015

Decision(s):  The Minister authorised the recommended increase in the fee charged for the Trading Standards personal weighing service as detailed in the attached report.

Reason(s) for Decision:  To ensure that fees are maintained in line with States policy.

 

Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications as a result of this decision.

 

Action required:  Fee to be increased from 1st January 2015 as recommended

 

Signature: 

 

 

Position: 

Minister for Economic Development

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

Weighing - Personal Service: Trading Standards: Fee Increase 2015

Minister for Economic Development

 

 

 

Report

 

 

Personal Weighing Service – Proposed Fee Increase 2015

 

 

Background

 

The personal weighing service (also known as the Queens Weights) is provided in the Trading Standards offices in the Central Market where it has been for at least 60 years. The current fee of 40 pence per weighing has been charged since July 2007 and is therefore in need of review.

 

In applying the States policy of a maximum increase of 2.5% per annum the increase would be just over 48 pence per weighing. However, it is felt that this should be rounded down to 45 pence as an appropriate increase for a traditional market based service.

 

 

Recommendation

 

That the Minister authorises the fee for the Trading Standards personal weighing service be raised from 40 pence to 45 pence to be effective from 1st January 2015.

 

 

 

 

Director of Trading Standards

 

19th August 2014

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