Foster carers living in the London borough Hammersmith and Fulham will no longer have to pay council tax after the local authority announced plans to make them exempt. Councillor Sue Macmillan, cabinet member for children’s services at Hammersmith and Fulham Council, said the exemption is a sign of the authority’s “deep gratitude and admiration” for foster carers.
Home Secretary Theresa May has announced a new domestic abuse offence for coercive and controlling behaviour within relationships. The BBC reports that the new law, which will protect victims from extreme psychological and emotional abuse, carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a fine.
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