Hi Rachael

As I recall from when I was at Aston sabbatical officers
who had graduated were still given Council Tax exemption
certificates on the grounds that they were registered as
full-time students.  Indeed the University required sabbs to
be registered as full-time students, mainly so that it
retained some disciplinary powers over student officers.
It was certainly an important principle in the ruling by
the Visitor in the 80s over whether the University or the
Guild retained the right to say who could be a sabbatical
officer.  In that case the Visitor upheld the right of the
University to determine who was a student and, therefore,
who was eligible to be a Guild Officer.

It seems rather inconsistent to demand that a student be
registered as full time but then not to count them as full
time for Council Tax purposes.  Certainly, here at
Liverpool, we have two Guild Officers who have already
graduated and they are being treated as students by the
City Council.

Hope that helps rather than confuses the issue;  I'm aware
that it is rather at variance from the other replies so far!

Pam

On Mon, 18 May 1998 16:56:59 +0000 [log in to unmask]
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> Dear All,
>
> I wondered if there was any consistency amongst institutions
> regarding the issuing of Council Tax Exemption certificates to
> sabbatical officers who have already graduated (!)  Our Senate regards
> all sabbatical officers as students of the university but, if they've
> graduated, they are not studying on a full-time basis.
>
> Initial discussions with the local Council Tax office suggest that they are
> not eligible for exemption as students so was wondering if this was
> also born out by the experiences of other institutions.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help/advice,
>
> Rachael.
>
> Rachael Wix, Assistant Registrar
> Registry and Planning Services
> Aston University             Tel - 0121 359 3611 ext: 4791
> Birmingham. B4 7ET           Fax - 0121 333 6350

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Pamela Bell-Ashe
Student Services
University of Liverpool

Chair
Association of Managers of Student Services in Higher Education

Tel:  0151 794 2243
Fax:  0151 794 2249
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