Issue - meetings

AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS

Reasons for decision – as specified in the report

Other options considered – none

Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none.

RESOLVED:

1.    That the amendments to the RSS scheme set out in Appendix 1 to the report, which create a class of council tax charge payer for the purposes of a reduction to their council tax to be known as “Care Leavers”, be agreed.

2.    That this class of charge payers will be awarded a local council tax discount, by virtue of an award of RSS that will reduce their council tax bill to nil, be agreed.

3.    That this class of reduction will be applied in accordance with the Islington Care Leaver Relief Scheme which is contained in Appendix 2 of this report be agreed.

Reasons for decision – to remove the vulnerability to council tax debt amongst young people leaving local authority care.

Other options considered – none other than as specified in the report.

Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none.