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Back in December 1995 representatives from the Manchester universities and other institutions met with BOB PIERSON of Manchester's City Treasurer's Department and it was AGREED that students on full-time research programmes DID satisfy the requirement under Schedule I part II of the Council Tax (Discount Disregards) Order 1992 and the amendment order of 1995 in that they could be regarded as "undertaking a full-time course of education". I corresponded with Bob on this point - as I think did others. I've no idea whether the orders I have referred to have been updated in any way, but that should not have any material impact on the agreement reached that full-time research degree programmes = a full-time course of education. Let me know if you require further information. Janusz The Manchester Metropolitan University -----Original Message----- From: Houlgrave B <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: 12 July 1999 17:27 Subject: Council Tax Exemptions >I know there has been correspondence on this subject before but I cannot >find the particular answer I need in the archive so please forgive a >possible repetition of a request for information. > >A very very nice man in the Customer Services Section of Manchester City >Council has just tried to tell me that " PhD students are not eligible >for Council Tax exemption" and that exemption is only for "full-time >classroom based students"! We also had a discussion about exemption for >(overseas) full-time writing up students. I am almost certain that he is >new to the job and despite assuring him that we have several hundred >such students who all regularly obtain Council Tax exemption I would >dearly love to be able to point him to an appropriate piece of >legislation (both for Research students and for the writing up issue if >possible). > >Can anyone help please? (Comments from any other Manchester Universities >would be particularly appreciated if they have suitable contacts that >could put the person right). > >Thank you > > >Brian Houlgrave >Assistant Registrar - Postgraduate Office >University of Salford > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%