Do they contribute?
Published: Wednesday, 04 March 2015
The petition drawn up by The National Bargee Travellers Association in opposition to CaRT's enforcement of continuous cruising rules states:
‘Many boat dwellers work locally and some are key workers. Many require access to local services such as health care and schools'
To take just schools as an example:
Do these key workers without a mooring who have children at local schools contribute financially to the running of the school by paying council tax?
Terry Ollerton