Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Frequently Asked Questions Index
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| Adoption and Fostering | Information for people whose child the Local Authority is planning to place for Adoption |
| After Care Support Team | Information and advice for young people and the care they can receive from the service. |
| Aim Higher | Aimhigher is a government initiative that aims to involve more young people aged 19-30 in higher education. |
| Allotments | List of all allotments for hire in the borough together with an on-line form to enquire about vacant plots and an on-line payment facility |
| Anchor Staying Put Scheme | apply on-line for details on helping you stay in your own home in Tameside |
| Appealing for a Primary School Place | Has your child`s application to a particular school been unsuccessful? If so you can appeal to an Independent Appeals Panel. |
| Apprentices | Application Form for Discount for Apprentices |
| Asbestos | Frequently Asked Questions |
| Assessment & Care Coordination | Children with Disabilities Social Work Team |
| Assessment and Care Planning | What happens when adults contact Adult Services for help |
| Community Alarm Service | Online application form |
| Equipment and Adaptions | Services for People with Physical Disabilities |
| HIV/AIDS | Services for people affected by HIV and AIDS |
| Planning Form: Consent to Display Advertisements | Information for anyone wishing to advertise - permissions and regulations |
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| Baby Sitters | A Guide to Baby Sitters |
| Bathing - help with | for anybody who is having difficulties at home due to mobility problems |
| Benefit Fraud | Frequently Asked Questions |
| Benefit Menu (Housing and Council Tax) | All the information you need about Housing and Council Tax Benefits |
| Benefits in Tameside | Frequently asked Questions |
| Bins (domestic refuse collection) | Find out your collection dates etc. |
| Birth Registration | Book an Appointment to Register your Baby`s Birth here |
| Book Start Book Pack | Application for a Book Start Book Pack |
| Bowling Greens - New Dates | Frequently asked questions about bowling greens, clubs and passes |
| Building Control | What do you need permission for? |
| Bulky Household Refuse Collection | Organise Collection of your Bulky Household Refuse (3 piece suites, white goods etc) for a small charge |
| Business Advice | Frequently Asked Questions when starting a business |
| Business Rates | Frequently Asked Questions |
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| 2001 Census in Tameside | Frequently Asked Questions |
| Adult Services for Children, Young People and Families | How do we help children, young people and families? |
| Assessment & Care Coordination | Children with Disabilities Social Work Team |
| Assessment and Care Planning | What happens when adults contact Adult Services for help |
| Car Park Fines | Pay Online |
| Car Parks Contract Passes | Have a contract pass for any pay and display car park in the borough! |
| Car Parks General | Frequently Asked Questions |
| Carers - Sitting and Support Service | Helping Carers to Take a Break |
| Carers Discounts | Application Form for Discount for Carers |
| Charitable Collections | New Dates for Street and House to House Collections |
| Child Benefit Received | Application Form for Discount for People Receiving Child Benefit |
| Child Employment Regulations | The Children Protection at Work Regulations 1998 |
| Childcare FAQ Menu | Everything you need to know about childcare |
| Childminders | Everything you need to know about childminders |
| Clinical Waste | |
| Clothing Grants | Assistance with school clothing |
| Community Alarm Service | Online application form |
| Composters | Order and pay for your composter online |
| Conservation Areas | In Tameside there are 9 Conservation Areas... |
| Council Tax and Housing Benefit Menu | All the information you need about Housing and Council Tax Benefits |
| Council Tax Benefit | Cut your Council Tax |
| Council Tax Discounts and Exemptions | Can you qualify for a Discount |
| Council Tax FAQ Menu | General Information |
| Credit Union | Use the online form If you wish to join a Credit Union but are unable to visit in person |
| Crime and Disorder - New and Improved web pages | Local News from Ashton, Denton and Audenshaw, Hyde and Stalybridge |
| Home Care Service - Helping Carers take a break | Tameside Sitting and Support Service |
| Interpreting and Communication Service | You can now book on-line for an interpreter |
| Services Provided by the Community | Facts about how we decide how much, if anything, you as a service user will have to pay towards the cost of services we provide in the community |
| Tameside Carers Centre | Guide to who we are and the service we provide |
| What to do if you can`t pay your Council Tax | |
| Young Carers Project | Are you under 18 and looking after someone who is unwell or disabled? |
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| Bathing - help with | for anybody who is having difficulties at home due to mobility problems |
| Control and Care of Dogs (Dog Fouling) | Public Information Sheet |
| Direct Payments | Tameside Adult Services can now offer a cash payment instead of arranging traditional care and support services for you |
| Disabled Childrens Team | Social Work Team Assessment & Care Co-ordination |
| Disabled Parking Badge Scheme | All you need to know about the scheme. |
| Disabled Services Menu | Services for people with Disabilities |
| Domestic Refuse Collection | General Information |
| Learning Disability Service | Day Services |
| Prisoners and Detainees | Application Form for Discount |
| Radar Key | Key for Disabled Toilets which are wider than usual with handrails and facilities to enable easy use |
| Registering a Death | Information to help guide you as easily as possible through the process of registering a death |
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| Education Psychology Service | Information for Parents |
| Electoral Registration | General Information |
| Empty Property Exemption | Apply online for Council Tax discount of up to 50% if your property is empty and unfurnished |
| Equipment and Adaptions | Services for People with Physical Disabilities |
| Extended Payments - Council Tax Benefit | Frequently Asked Questions |
| Procedure for Dealing with Concerns and Complaints about your Child`s Education | Information for Parents |
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| Adoption and Fostering | Information for people whose child the Local Authority is planning to place for Adoption |
| Benefit Fraud | Frequently Asked Questions |
| Family Link Service | For children with disabilities |
| Fixed Penalty Notices | Frequently asked questions about Litter and Dog Fouling Fixed Penalties |
| Food Registration | Notes on Registration of Food Premises |
| Fostering FAQ Menu | Frequently Asked Questions |
| Full Time Students | Application Form for Discount for Full Time Students |
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| Grass Cutting | Frequently Asked Questions |
| Green Bin Collection | Collection dates and FAQs |
| Gritting | Frequently Asked Questions |
| Ground Rent | Frequently Asked Questions |
| Gullies and Grids | Frequently Asked Questions |
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| HIV/AIDS | Services for people affected by HIV and AIDS |
| Hoarding Permits | frequently asked questions about hoardings including a permit application form |
| Home Care Service - Helping Carers take a break | Tameside Sitting and Support Service |
| Home Library Service | Join the Home Library Scheme |
| Housing and Council Tax Benefit Menu | Benefits Information |
| Housing Services | Help and advice on housing issues |
| The Homemaker Service | A service for people with learning disabilities |
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| Interpreting and Communication Service | You can now book on-line for an interpreter |
| Invoices Received | Sundry and Miscellaneous Income - FAQ`s |
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| Kerb Dropping | Frequently Asked Questions |
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| Applications for Listed Building Consent | This guide is intended to help you submit a listed building application |
| Lamp Posts | Street Lights, Traffic Lights, Pedestrian Crossings, Illuminated Bollards and Illuminated Road Signs |
| Landlords (Housing Benefit) | Frequently Asked Questions |
| Libraries - Borrower Information | Frequently Asked Questions |
| Libraries - Housebound Library | Home Library Service |
| Licensing Act 2003 | New procedures for obtaining Licences for Regulated Entertainment / Late Night Refreshments / Sale of Alcohol |
| Listed Buildings - Guide for Owners and Occupiers | This Guide is intended to set out what listing means and how it may affect you |
| Local Authority Searches | Price changes as at 1st April 2004 |
| Lollipop ladies | School Crossing Patrols |
| Pensioner Luncheon Clubs | are you a pensioner who is looking for an opportunity to meet new people? |
| Planning Form: Listed Building Consent | Submit an application to do work to a historic building on-line |
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| Markets in Tameside | Frequently Asked Questions |
| Meals on Wheels | Use this form if you wish to pay for Meals on Wheels online |
| Severely Mentally Impaired | Application Form for Discount |
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| Nannies | A Guide to Nannies |
| Noise Nuisance | Frequently asked Questions |
| Nurseries - Private Day | |
| Nursery Education Grant Funding | Guide to Nursery Education Grant Funding |
| Nursing and Residential Care Homes | Application Form for Discount |
| Student Nurses | Application Form for Discount |
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| Occupational Therapy Team | Frequently Asked Questions |
| Out of School Clubs | |
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| Appealing for a Primary School Place | Has your child`s application to a particular school been unsuccessful? If so you can appeal to an Independent Appeals Panel. |
| Conservation Areas | In Tameside there are 9 Conservation Areas... |
| Education Psychology Service | Information for Parents |
| Parking Fines | Frequently Asked Questions |
| Pest Control | Frequently Asked Questions |
| Planning and Building Control | Frequently Asked Questions for Householders |
| Planning and Building Control FAQs | Frequently asked questions for business people |
| Playgroups | |
| Prisoners and Detainees | Application Form for Discount |
| Private Day Nurseries | |
| Procedure for Dealing with Concerns and Complaints about your Child`s Education | Information for Parents |
| Protected Trees | Seek approval on-line to work on or fell a protected tree. |
| School Transfers (Primary) | information for parents who are considering transferring their child to another school |
| Toddler Groups | Guide to Toddler Groups |
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| Food Awards Database | Search the database to find local food businesses that have achieved an above average standard of food hygiene |
| Green Bin Collection | Collection dates and FAQs |
| Members of Religious Communities | Application Form for Discount for Members of Religious Communities |
| Racial Harrassment | Support Pack for Victims of Racial Harassment |
| Radar Key | Key for Disabled Toilets which are wider than usual with handrails and facilities to enable easy use |
| Recycling | Frequently Asked Quesitons about Recycling Bins and Recycling in general |
| Refuse Collection | Frequently Asked Questions |
| Refuse Collection - Domestic | Frequently Asked Questions |
| Rent - Help with | Frequently Asked Questions |
| Rent Deposit Scheme | Complete an on-line application form for the Rent Deposit Scheme |
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| Adult Services for Children, Young People and Families | How do we help children, young people and families? |
| Clothing Grants | Assistance with school clothing |
| Full Time Students | Application Form for Discount for Full Time Students |
| Procedure for Dealing with Concerns and Complaints about your Child`s Education | Information for Parents |
| Salt/Grit Bins | Winter Gritting |
| Scaffolding | Frequently Asked Questions |
| School Crossing Patrols | Vacancies for School Crossing Patrols |
| School Transfers (Primary) | information for parents who are considering transferring their child to another school |
| School Transfers (Secondary) | Information for parents who are considering transferring their child to another school |
| Second Adult Rebate | Council Tax Benefit |
| Sewers/Drains | Frequently Asked Questions |
| Shopmobility - Ashton-u-Lyne | a service to help people with limited mobility |
| Sight loss - Counselling Service | Find out how it can help You |
| Single Person Discount | Application form for claiming Single Person Discount |
| Skips | Updated Fees |
| Smokefree England | Frequently Asked Questions |
| Special Education Needs | Advice & Guidance for Parents |
| Standing for Election | Frequently Asked Questions |
| Steps and Stairs - help with | for anybody who is having difficulties at home due to mobility problems |
| Street Lighting | Street Lights, Traffic Lights, Pedestrian Crossings, Illuminated Bollards and Illuminated Road Signs |
| Student Benefits | Frequently Asked Questions |
| Student Nurses | Application Form for Discount |
| Sundry Income | Frequently Asked Questions |
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| Tax Credits | External Link to Inland Revenue Website |
| Trade Waste | Pay Online |
| Tree Preservation Orders | search the on-line database for details of all trees protected by Preservation Orders in Tameside |
| Trees | Frequently Asked Questions |
| Trees in Tameside | General Issues |
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| Centre for the Visually Impaired | change of address and contact details |
| Vehicle Crossings | Frequently Asked Questions |
| Voting - Electoral Registration | Frequently Asked Questions on the Annual Canvassing |
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| Welfare Rights Service | New Annual Report for 2002-2003 |
| Wheelie Bins | Domestic Refuse Collection |
| Winter Gritting | Frequently Asked Questions |
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| Young Carers Project | Are you under 18 and looking after someone who is unwell or disabled? |
| Younger Adults Assessment Team | The Younger Adults Assessment Team supports people with physical and sensory disabilities as well as those needing long term care. You must be between eighteen and sixty five and live in the Tameside area |
| Youth Offending - The Action Plan Order | Information for parents and young people |
| Youth Offending - The Final warning | Information for Parents and Young People |
| Youth Offending - The Parenting Order | Information for Parents and Young People |
| Youth Offending - The Reparation Order | Information for Parents and Young People |
Page last updated: 23 October 2008