FOI Request - Council Tax Bands, HSCP Finance and Education

Request 101003740282

1.  The number of properties in each council tax band?

2.  When presenting the data on the number of properties, could you include the council tax charge for each band alongside it.

Update received 17/03/2025: the current year

3.  Can you also provide a breakdown of the number of households who receive council tax reduction, and the number who receive 25% and 50% discounts.

Update received 17/03/2025: council tax reduction = households who do not pay full council tax

4.  The level of reserves, both earmarked and unearmarked, held by the HSCP

5.  Any debt owed by the HSCP to

a) the Council and
b) the NHS board

6.  The number of school crossing patrollers employed by the council in

a) 2022-23,
b) 2023-24 and
c) 2024-25.

7.  Can you also advise me whether your approved budget for 2025-26 will include any cuts to school crossing patrollers? If yes, can you advise how many sites will lose their crossing patroller, the FTE impact of the cut and the value of the “saving”.

8.  Details of any approved budget ‘savings’ for 2025-26 that include an FTE reduction in teachers?

9.  Can you advise what the FTE reduction of the decision will be, and the value of the saving?

10.  Can you include a copy of any impact assessments that you have carried out in respect of these budget decisions.

11.  Can you confirm whether or not the council’s legal team has given advice to Councillors, or sought external legal advice, on whether the budget decision will contravene the agreement reached by COSLA and the Scottish Government on teacher numbers, particularly in respect of any financial risk to the Council from the Scottish Government potentially withholding grant funding.

12.  A breakdown of your ‘school level’ pupil teacher ratio, including the number of centrally employed teachers that are included in the PTR calculation.

Clarification sought 12/03/2025. 

Clarification received 17/03/2025