Council Tax Exemption Policy for Care Leavers
Dear North Warwickshire Borough Council,
I hope this letter finds you well. 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? [Please respond with either "Yes" or "No."]
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? [Please respond with either "Yes" or "No."]
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? [Please respond with either "Yes" or "No."]
4. Is your exemption policy inclusive of care leavers who you are the corporate parent for but live outside your local authority? [Please respond with either "Yes" or "No."]
5. Is this exemption policy included in your local offer for care leavers document? If so, please provide a link to the relevant document.
6. Is this exemption advertised on your website? [Please respond with either "Yes" or "No."]
7. Is there any further information you wish to add regarding your council's council tax exemption policy for care leavers?
We kindly request that you provide the requested information within the statutory 20 working days as prescribed by the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If for any reason you are unable to provide the information requested, please specify the grounds for refusal as stipulated by the Act.
We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter and thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Yours faithfully,
The Children's Society
Good afternoon
The Council has considered your request in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and can provide the following response:
1. Do you have a council tax exemption policy in place for care leavers? No
The remaining questions are not applicable as there is no such policy.
If you would like a review of the response to your request or if you have any complaints about the information supplied please contact the Data Protection Officer.
The Data Protection Officer ([North Warwickshire Borough Council request email])
North Warwickshire Borough Council
The Council House
South Street
Atherstone
Warwickshire
CV9 1DE
Your request for an internal review should be submitted to us within 40 days of receipt by you of this response. Any requests received after this time will be considered at the discretion of the Council’s Data Protection Officer. If having exhausted the review process you are not content that your request or review has been dealt with correctly, you have a further right of appeal to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO will not make a decision until you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the council. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.
Telephone: 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625 545 745 (national rate). Website: www.ico.org.uk.
Kind regards
Jade Fuller
Revenues Shared Service Manager
North Warwickshire Borough Council
Email: [email address]
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