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Dear Waltham Forest Borough Council,

1. Over the past twelve months, how many people have been evicted from local authority property?
2. Over the past twelve months, how many evicted people have been licensees?
3. Over the past twelve months, how many evicted people have been tenants?
4. Over the past twelve months, how many evicted tenants have had their personal property disposed of by the local authority?
5. Over the past twelve months, how many evicted tenants have had their personal property stored by the local authority?
6. Over the past twelve months how many evicted ex-licensees have had their personal property stored by the local authority?
7. Over the past twelve months how many evicted ex-Council licensees have had their personal property stored by the local authority?
8. Please provide details of the average cost of storing an evicted persons personal property?
9. Please provide details of the average length of time that evicted persons have their personal property stored by the local authority over the past twelve months?
10. Under what circumstances does the local authority protect the personal property of evicted persons?
11. Under what circumstances do the local authority dispose of the personal property of evicted persons?
12. Under what legal basis does the local authority dispose of the personal property of evicted persons?
13. Please detail when the local authority started disposing of evicted persons personal property seven days after eviction?
14. Please disclose any policy documents or guidance issued to housing officers regarding disposing of personal property left behind by ex-Council tenants in Council property?
15. Please disclose your evictions policy?
16. Please detail over the past three years, the number of complaints that have been made by evicted persons because of the Council’s disposal of their personal property?

Yours faithfully,
Jonathan Boyle

Information Officer | Waltham Forest Council, Waltham Forest Borough Council

Re: "Freedom of Information request - Evictions and personal property"
Reference: FOI147888571
Date of request: 2019-10-03 14:02:31

Dear Jonathan Boyle,

Thank you for your recent request for information. Your request has been
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Information Officer | Waltham Forest Council, Waltham Forest Borough Council

Re: FOI Response FOI147888571 "Freedom of Information request - Evictions
and personal property".

Dear Jonathan Boyle,

I am writing to confirm that the Council has now completed its search for
the information which you requested on 3rd October 2019 about Freedom of
Information request - Evictions and personal property.

The information supplied has been provided by the department responsible
for the service delivery.

The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the
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Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the
complaints procedure provided by the Council.

Kind regards,

The Information Officer

Kind regards,

The Information Officer
The London Borough of Waltham Forest
Town Hall
Forest Road
London
E17 4JF
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Information Regulations 2004.

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