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Foster Carer Benefits and Entitlements: Exemption of Council Tax

 

 

Meeting: 23/01/2018 - Children's Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Item 51)

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To consider a report giving details of proposals to exempt Foster Carers of Council tax.

Minutes:

The Committee considered the Foster Carer Benefits and Entitlements: Exemption of Council Tax report which was set out in agenda pages 83-90.

 

Members were unanimously in favour of this proposal and stated that Foster Carers should be rewarded for their work.

 

Councillor Blumenthal asked the service to monitor the improvement in Foster Carer recruitment and retention as a result of this benefit, she suggested the production of a graph and asked that this be shared with the Committee when available.

 

RESOLVED That the Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee endorses the proposal for Council tax exemption for Wokingham’s in-house Foster Carers.