The report was moved by Councillor Allison and seconded by Councillor Alambritis.

The Conservative amendment as set out in agenda item 26 was moved by Councillor Williams and seconded by Councillor Moulton.

The Monitoring Officer advised that, in accordance with Part 4A, paragraph 10.4 of the Constitution, a recorded vote would be taken.

The Conservative amendment was then put to a vote and fell –

Votes in favour: Councillors Barlow, Benbow, Adam Bush, Omar Bush, Crowe, Dean, Gretton, Holden, Holmes, Andrew Howard, Janice Howard, Latif, McLean, Moulton, Ormrod, Simpson and Williams.

Votes against: Councillors Akyigyina, Alambritis, Allison, Anderson, Attawar, Bailey, Bokhari, Braund, Brunt, Butler, Byers, Christie, Chung, Cooper-Marbiah, Cowper, Dehaney, Draper, Fairclough, Fraser, Henry, Irons, Mark Kenny, Sally Kenny, Kirby, Kohler, Lanning, Macauley, Makin, McCabe, McGrath, Mundy, Pearce, Pritchard, Skeete, Southgate, Stringer, Ward, Whelton, Wilkinson and Deputy Mayor Councillor Stanford.

Not voting: The Mayor, Councillor Curtin.

The Monitoring Officer advised that, in accordance with Part 4A, paragraph 10.4 of the Constitution, a recorded vote would be taken on the original motion.

The original recommendation was then put to a vote and was carried –

Votes in favour: Councillors Akyigyina, Alambritis, Allison, Anderson, Attawar, Bailey, Bokhari, Braund, Brunt, Butler, Byers, Christie, Chung, Cooper-Marbiah, Cowper, Dehaney, Draper, Fairclough, Fraser, Henry, Irons, Mark Kenny, Sally Kenny, Kirby, Kohler, Lanning, Macauley, Makin, McCabe, McGrath, Mundy, Pearce, Pritchard, Skeete, Southgate, Stringer, Ward, Whelton, Wilkinson, the Deputy Mayor Councillor Stanford and the Mayor, Councillor Curtin.

Votes against: Councillors Barlow, Benbow, Adam Bush, Omar Bush, Crowe, Dean, Gretton, Holden, Holmes, Andrew Howard, Janice Howard, Latif, McLean, Moulton, Ormrod, Simpson and Williams.

RESOLVED:

1.            That the uprating changes for the 2019/20 council tax support scheme detailed in the report be agreed, in order to maintain low council tax charges for those on lower incomes and other vulnerable residents

2.         That Council adopts the new 2019/20 scheme.

3.         That Council agrees to implement the council tax technical reforms concerning the increased empty property premium from 1 April 2019 and subsequent years following the amendments to Section 11B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.