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Council Tax Exemption Policy for Care Leavers
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I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding your council's policy on council tax exemption for care leavers. I would be grateful if you could provide answers to the following questions:
1. Do you have a council tax exemption policy in place for care leavers?
Yes.
If you answered "Yes" to Question 1, please provide the following information:
2. Is this exemption provided for care leavers up to the age of 25?
Yes.
3. Is your exemption policy inclusive of care leavers who move into your local authority, but the local authority which holds corporate parenting responsibility for them is elsewhere?
No.
4. Is your exemption policy inclusive of care leavers who you are the corporate parent for but live outside your local authority?
Yes.
5. Is this exemption policy included in your local offer for care leavers document? If so, please provide a link to the relevant document.
Yes; however this is being reviewed and updated at present.
6. Is this exemption advertised on your website?
The information about the Care Leaver offer is found as a link on the Wokingham Borough Council Children in Care Council website and the local offer details the exemption.
7. Is there any further information you wish to add regarding your council's council tax exemption policy for care leavers?
No.
