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Issue:- Monday, 22 February 2016

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Council Tax to be scrapped for Liverpool City Council foster carers

FOSTER carers working directly for Liverpool City Council will no longer have to pay Council Tax. The Council's Cabinet has approved plans to exempt all 'in house' foster carers who work for the authority, starting from April 2016.  It will mean a saving of at least £1,100 per year for the 290 households who currently foster 1 or more child and is part of a wider drive to encourage more people to become foster carers.

Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson said:- "Taking in someone else's child is life changing, both for the foster carer and the young person, so it is absolutely right and proper that we do everything we can to support them.  This is our way of saying thank you to our foster carers and recognising the amazing work that they do to protect and support some of the City's most vulnerable young people. We really need more foster carers to come forward and work for us, and I believe this scheme will encourage families who want to foster but are worried about the costs that come with looking after a young person. The cost of the scheme will be far outweighed by the savings that we will make by recruiting more carers and placing more of the City's children with them, rather than with private foster agencies or in residential homes outside of the City that are far more costly."

Foster carers that live outside of the City's boundary will be given an annual payment equivalent to the cost of their Council Tax.

Sue Boddison, a Liverpool City Council foster carer who supports other foster carers said:- "Many families will benefit from not having to pay the Council Tax. That money could then be used to improve the quality of life for our looked after children such as assisting them to go on family holidays, to provide extra treats and enhance their well being."

It is estimated that the scheme will cost around £372,000 to fund in 2016/17, but analysis shows that £500,000 will be saved if the policy leads to the recruitment of 10 additional foster carers to replace high cost placements in residential homes and with foster care agencies.

Liverpool has over 150 more looked after children than it had five years ago, and the number now stands at around 1,000. The rise is due to a greater level of awareness of the issue of child neglect and abuse following the Baby Peter case in Haringey, and is reflected across the country.

Foster carers need to be aged over 21, but there is no upper age limit. They can be single, married or co-habiting, straight or gay. 

People interested in fostering can find more information online or call the recruitment line on:- 0151 515 0000.

Public welcome at Trust board meeting

SOUTHPORT and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust will hold its next board meeting on Wednesday, 2 March 2016, at 9.30am. The meeting will be held in the Clinical Education Centre at Southport and Formby District General Hospital. Members of the public are welcome to attend and observe the meeting. Anyone with a special requirement should contact the Trust in advance on:- 01704 704783. The agenda will be available on the Trust website in advance of the meeting. Supporting papers will be made available on the day.

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Deceased estates notice - Lilian May Jackam

Pursuant to the Trustee Act 1925, any persons having a claim against or an interest in the Estate of Lilian May Jackam (also known as Lillian May) Jackam (Deceased), late of Birch Abbey Rest Home, 55 Alexandra Road, Southport, Merseyside, PR9 9HD, UK, who died on 04/10/2018, are required to send particulars thereof in writing, to the undersigned Solicitors, on or before 24/05/2019, after which date the Estate will be distributed having regard only to claims and interests of which they have had notice. Churches Solicitors, 12 High Street, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 7BL, UK. Ref:- 'T553015.'

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