FOI request (FOIR-546805704)

Council Tax Exemption Policy for Care Leavers

Requested Wed 13 September 2023
Responded Wed 27 September 2023

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding your council's policy on council tax exemptions 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?

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?

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?

4. Is your exemption policy inclusive of care leavers who you are the corporate parent for but live outside your local authority?

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?

7. Is there any further information you wish to add regarding your council's council tax exemption policy for care leavers?

Response

The Freedom of Information Act is based on recorded information held by a local authority. It is not a tool to ask questions.

East Sussex County Council is responsible for Care Leavers and only notify us of persons under the scheme who are living in the borough covered by Hastings Borough Council.

Please visit East Sussex County Council's website for further information:

https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk