Dear Mark,

Re: - Request for Information - Manchester Residency Policy

Ref : COR/82AN2Z

Thank you for your request for information, which was received by Manchester City Council on 1^st February 2010 and has been considered under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

In response to your request, I have summarised the information as follows:-

Manchester City Council operates a Residency Policy for a limited range of jobs, namely, first point of entry clerical and lower administrative, operative, and trainee positions and this restriction is clearly stated in the job advertisement.

The restriction when applicable is defined as applicants who live within the boundary of the City of Manchester, i.e. residents (or live within a household) who pay their Council Tax to Manchester City Council.

The City Council has this policy because the rate of unemployment amongst Manchester residents is so high. Manchester also has some of the most deprived wards in the country and therefore need to ensure that local people are given an opportunity to return to work.

This information may be subject to copyright. Freedom of Information does not give you an automatic right to re-use this information in a way that would infringe copyright, for example, by publishing the information or making multiple copies.

Please note if you are not satisfied with this response you may ask for an internal review.  If you wish to complain you should contact me in the first instance.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Yours faithfully

Jon Redfern

Head of Personnel