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Care leavers exemption from Council tax
I am writing to ask you to exempt care leavers from paying council tax in your area.
As you will know, children leaving care often struggle with the new financial responsibilities of
independence. Some are unaware they even need to pay Council Tax, others don’t know
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Mansfield District Council - Care Leavers Discretionary Reduction Guidance
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Created by Mark Riddell
When children and young people are taken into care, the
State becomes their parent. And in fulfilling that role, the
State needs to be as ambitious and aspirational as any other
parent is for their children. It needs to provide the love and
support that all children need in order to thrive; it needs to
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Mark Riddell second report
Many young people who leave care face a daunting
transition to adulthood, without the security of a family
to fall back on if times become tough. Never has this
been more true than during the last 6 months, when
care leavers have had to deal with the added
challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a
society, it is incumbent on us to make sure that we
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Proposed by Cllr Carr (Liberal Democrats)
Seconded by Kerrie Bradburn (Liberal Democrats)
Speeches in support
Shanika Mahendran, (Labour) Youth Democracy Champion and Chairs the Planning Committee.
David Hopkins (Conservative) Group Leader
Campaign Leader Terry Galloway
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NOTICES OF MOTIONS Milton Keynes
Motion 1 Make Care-Experience a Protected Characteristic
Proposed by Councillor Bell (22 May 2023)
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Download the commitment from the Ministry of Defence towards Care Leaverss. This includes protocals around Local Authority and Armed Forces ongoing responsibilities, best practice, advice and guidance.
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This is a commitment from the Minister of Housing Communities and Local Government. They are responsible for all council across England. They have a huge budget and portfolio. This is a signed declaration from the Minister and can be used to hold the department to account, but also if you want to work with them on Care Leaver Issues.
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Here you can download the Ministry of Justice Care Leaver Offer. If you are involved in the Justice system and think you could do more, get in touch? In this document you will see that this department has made a commitment to introduce prison group Leads to introduce extra capacity in prisons for Care Leavers. How is that going?
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Fostering Families article by Terry Galloway talking about the care review, protected characteristics, a national jobs program, planning, passports and leveling up.
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