Homelessness and homeless deaths
Dear Flintshire County Council,
Please can you provide a breakdown of:
1. The total current number of homeless people by age group, including rough sleepers (15-24; 25-34; 35-44; 45-54; 55-64; 65+)
2. The current number of rough sleepers by age group
3. The total number number of homeless deaths by age group (number of deaths within the 12 months up to the latest data)
4. The cause of death as a percentage of all deaths (suicide, alcohol, drugs, etc.)
5. The cause of death for homeless individuals aged 15-24 as a percentage.
Yours faithfully,
Florence Wood
Good Morning,
Thank you for your recent request for information.
This request has been allocated reference number: F00020897
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Kind regards
Contact Officer
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Governance | Llywodraethu
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Gellir cynnwys y ddogfen gyfathrebu hon ac unrhyw ddogfennau amgaeêdig yn
amodol ar hawlfraint. Hyn anfonwyd atoch er gwybodaeth i chi a gallwch ei
ddefnyddio ar gyfer unrhyw ymchwil anfasnachol yr ydych yn ei wneud neu
ymgymryd â. Gellir hefyd defnyddio ei gynnwys at ddibenion adrodd
newyddion. Os oes angen i chi ailddefnyddio’r wybodaeth mewn unrhyw fordd
arall, er enghraifft, cyhoeddi neu gyhoeddi masnachol ar wefan, mae angen
caniatâd gyn y Cyngor. Os hoffech ailddefnyddio’r wybodaeth, cysylltwch â
ni, gan roi gwybod i ni sut rydych chi yn bwriadu ei ailddefnyddio a beth
fydd y gynulleidfa a fwriadwyd fel y gallwn ystyriwch eich cais. Dylid
anfon y wybodaeth hon at: Rheolwr Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth, Tîm
Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth, Neuadd Y Sir, Yr Wyddgrug, Sir Y Fflint, CH7 6NB,
neu drwy e-bostio [email address].
Os ydych yn anfodlon â’r modd y mae’r Cyngor wedi ymdrin eich cais am
wybodaeth, gallwch ofyn am adolygiad mewnol o fewn 2 fis o dyddiad yr
ymateb hwn. Lle mae’ch cwyn yn un cymhleth efallai na fydd yn bosib delio
ag ef o fewn yr amserlen uchod. Mewn sefyllfa o’r fath, bydd adroddiad
cynnydd yn cael ei anfon o fewn yr amserlen.
Dylech anfon cais am adolygiad mewnol i’r Rheolwr Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth
y Cyngor:
Team Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth, Neuadd y Sir, Yr Wyddgrug, Sir Y Fflint, CH7
6NB
Neu drwy e-bostio [Flintshire County Council request email]
Cofiwch ddyfynnu rhif cyfeirnod eich cais gwreiddiol.
Mae gennych hawl hefyd i gwyno wrth y Comisiynydd Gwybodaeth. Gallwch
gysylltu â’r Comisiynydd Gwybodaeth yn y cyfeiriad canlynol:
Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Fodd bynnag, dylech nodi nad yw’r Comisiynydd fel arfer yn ymchwilio i
gwyn nes ei fod wedi bod drwy ein proses adolygu fewnol.
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Good Afternoon,
Thank you for your freedom of information request, dated 9th December
2022, please accept my apologies for the delay. However, your request is
in hand and we will endevour to respond as soon as possible
Kind regards
Christine
FOI Contact Officer
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FOI Contact Officer | Swyddog Cyswllt Rhyddid Gwybodaeth
Governance | Llywodraethu
Flintshire County Council | Cyngor Sir y Fflint
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Gellir cynnwys y ddogfen gyfathrebu hon ac unrhyw ddogfennau amgaeêdig yn
amodol ar hawlfraint. Hyn anfonwyd atoch er gwybodaeth i chi a gallwch ei
ddefnyddio ar gyfer unrhyw ymchwil anfasnachol yr ydych yn ei wneud neu
ymgymryd â. Gellir hefyd defnyddio ei gynnwys at ddibenion adrodd
newyddion. Os oes angen i chi ailddefnyddio’r wybodaeth mewn unrhyw fordd
arall, er enghraifft, cyhoeddi neu gyhoeddi masnachol ar wefan, mae angen
caniatâd gyn y Cyngor. Os hoffech ailddefnyddio’r wybodaeth, cysylltwch â
ni, gan roi gwybod i ni sut rydych chi yn bwriadu ei ailddefnyddio a beth
fydd y gynulleidfa a fwriadwyd fel y gallwn ystyriwch eich cais. Dylid
anfon y wybodaeth hon at: Rheolwr Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth, Tîm
Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth, Neuadd Y Sir, Yr Wyddgrug, Sir Y Fflint, CH7 6NB,
neu drwy e-bostio [email address].
Os ydych yn anfodlon â’r modd y mae’r Cyngor wedi ymdrin eich cais am
wybodaeth, gallwch ofyn am adolygiad mewnol o fewn 2 fis o dyddiad yr
ymateb hwn. Lle mae’ch cwyn yn un cymhleth efallai na fydd yn bosib delio
ag ef o fewn yr amserlen uchod. Mewn sefyllfa o’r fath, bydd adroddiad
cynnydd yn cael ei anfon o fewn yr amserlen.
Dylech anfon cais am adolygiad mewnol i’r Rheolwr Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth
y Cyngor:
Team Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth, Neuadd y Sir, Yr Wyddgrug, Sir Y Fflint, CH7
6NB
Neu drwy e-bostio [Flintshire County Council request email]
Cofiwch ddyfynnu rhif cyfeirnod eich cais gwreiddiol.
Mae gennych hawl hefyd i gwyno wrth y Comisiynydd Gwybodaeth. Gallwch
gysylltu â’r Comisiynydd Gwybodaeth yn y cyfeiriad canlynol:
Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Fodd bynnag, dylech nodi nad yw’r Comisiynydd fel arfer yn ymchwilio i
gwyn nes ei fod wedi bod drwy ein proses adolygu fewnol.
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Dear Flintshire County Council,
Please could you provide a response to this request
Yours faithfully,
Florence Wood
Dear Flintshire County Council,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Flintshire County Council's handling of my FOI request 'Homelessness and homeless deaths'.
I requested this on December 8th 2022, however I have still yet to receive a response. This is despite asking you to follow up on this earlier this month.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/h...
Yours faithfully,
Florence Wood
Good Morning,
Thank you for your email regarding an internal review of your Freedom of
Information Request F00020897. Your request has been assigned to the
complaints officer for Governance with ref number 932.
Should you send any further correspondence about this request, please
include the reference number and either email it to
[1][Flintshire County Council request email], or post it to Freedom of Information, Flintshire
County Council, Information Governance, County Hall, Mold, Flintshire, CH7
6NB.
Cofion / Regards,
FOI Contact Officer
FOI Contact Officer | Swyddog Cyswllt Rhyddid Gwybodaeth Governance |
Llywodraethu Flintshire County Council | Cyngor Sir y Fflint
Dear Florence Wood,
Please accept our apologies for the delay in responding to your request
for information – Enquiry details - F00020897
Please can you provide a breakdown of:
1. The total current number of homeless people by age group, including
rough sleepers (15-24; 25-34; 35-44; 45-54; 55-64; 65+)
Question 1 of your enquiry has been refused under Section 12 of the FOIA
where the cost of compliance exceeds the appropriate limit for the
information requested in.
It is estimated that the amount of data sources that would require
interrogation, along with the staff time required to interrogate and
compile the data as it is not easily extractable and that this would be in
excess of 24 hrs staff time
Section 12 of the Act makes provision for public authorities to refuse
requests for information where the cost of dealing with them would exceed
the appropriate limit, which for Flintshire County Council is £450. This
represents the estimated cost of one person spending 2.5 working days in
determining whether the department holds the information, locating,
retrieving, and extracting the information.
2. The current number of rough sleepers by age group
2 rough sleepers
1x 25-34
1x 45-54
3. The total number of homeless deaths by age group (number of deaths
within the 12 months up to the latest data)
0 deaths of people in homeless accommodation
0 deaths of known rough sleepers
Unable to provide other information as only able to report on people open
to homeless services and in accommodation
4. The cause of death as a percentage of all deaths (suicide, alcohol,
drugs, etc.) -
5. The cause of death for homeless individuals aged 15-24 as a
percentage. -
I trust you find the above information satisfactory.
Kind regards
Christine
FOI Contact Officer
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FOI Contact Officer | Swyddog Cyswllt Rhyddid Gwybodaeth
Governance | Llywodraethu
Flintshire County Council | Cyngor Sir y Fflint
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Email | Ebost | [Flintshire County Council request email]
http://www.flintshire.gov.uk | http://www.siryfflint.gov.uk
http://www.twitter.com/flintshirecc | http://www.twitter.com/csyfflint
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subject to copyright protection. It has been sent to you for your
information and you may use it for any non-commercial research you may be
doing or undertaking. Its contents can also be used for the purposes of
news reporting. Any other re-use, for example, commercial publication or
publication on a website, requires the permission of this Council. If you
wish to re-use this information please contact us, letting us know how you
wish to re-use it and what the intended audience will be so that we can
consider your request. This information should be sent to: The Information
Governance Manager, Information Governance Team, Flintshire County
Council, County Hall, Mold, Flintshire CH7 6NB, or
[email address].
If you are dissatisfied with the Council’s handling of your request for
information, you can ask for an internal review within 2 months of the
date of this response. Where your complaint is a complex one it may not be
possible to deal with it within the above timescales. In such a situation
a progress report will be sent within the above timescales.
Requests for an internal review should be addressed to the Council’s
Information Governance Manager at:
Information Governance Team, County Hall, Mold, CH7 6NA
Or by emailing [Flintshire County Council request email]
Please remember to quote your original request’s reference number.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner. The
Information Commissioner can be contacted at the following address:
Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF
However, please note that the Commissioner will not normally investigate a
complaint until it has been through our own internal review process.
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Gellir cynnwys y ddogfen gyfathrebu hon ac unrhyw ddogfennau amgaeêdig yn
amodol ar hawlfraint. Hyn anfonwyd atoch er gwybodaeth i chi a gallwch ei
ddefnyddio ar gyfer unrhyw ymchwil anfasnachol yr ydych yn ei wneud neu
ymgymryd â. Gellir hefyd defnyddio ei gynnwys at ddibenion adrodd
newyddion. Os oes angen i chi ailddefnyddio’r wybodaeth mewn unrhyw fordd
arall, er enghraifft, cyhoeddi neu gyhoeddi masnachol ar wefan, mae angen
caniatâd gyn y Cyngor. Os hoffech ailddefnyddio’r wybodaeth, cysylltwch â
ni, gan roi gwybod i ni sut rydych chi yn bwriadu ei ailddefnyddio a beth
fydd y gynulleidfa a fwriadwyd fel y gallwn ystyriwch eich cais. Dylid
anfon y wybodaeth hon at: Rheolwr Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth, Tîm
Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth, Neuadd Y Sir, Yr Wyddgrug, Sir Y Fflint, CH7 6NB,
neu drwy e-bostio [email address].
Os ydych yn anfodlon â’r modd y mae’r Cyngor wedi ymdrin eich cais am
wybodaeth, gallwch ofyn am adolygiad mewnol o fewn 2 fis o dyddiad yr
ymateb hwn. Lle mae’ch cwyn yn un cymhleth efallai na fydd yn bosib delio
ag ef o fewn yr amserlen uchod. Mewn sefyllfa o’r fath, bydd adroddiad
cynnydd yn cael ei anfon o fewn yr amserlen.
Dylech anfon cais am adolygiad mewnol i’r Rheolwr Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth
y Cyngor:
Team Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth, Neuadd y Sir, Yr Wyddgrug, Sir Y Fflint, CH7
6NB
Neu drwy e-bostio [Flintshire County Council request email]
Cofiwch ddyfynnu rhif cyfeirnod eich cais gwreiddiol.
Mae gennych hawl hefyd i gwyno wrth y Comisiynydd Gwybodaeth. Gallwch
gysylltu â’r Comisiynydd Gwybodaeth yn y cyfeiriad canlynol:
Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Fodd bynnag, dylech nodi nad yw’r Comisiynydd fel arfer yn ymchwilio i
gwyn nes ei fod wedi bod drwy ein proses adolygu fewnol.
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Dear Florence
Further to your request for an internal review into the handling of your
recent freedom of information request, I have looked into the matter and
your complaint has been upheld.
On the 8^th December 2022, the Council logged a freedom of information
request from yourself that related to homeless people. The statutory
deadline for response was 9^th January 2023. The Council responded to your
request on the 23^rd February 2023, 34 working days overdue. The Council
has therefore failed to meet its statutory obligations on this occasion.
Please be assured that response rate performance is monitored by the Chief
Officer Team and performance is also reported on the Council website for
full transparency.
I am sorry that on this occasion the Council was unable to meet the
statutory timescales.
I trust that this brings the matter to a close but if you remain
dissatisfied you have the right to escalate the matter to the Information
Commissioner’s Office. Further details can be found on their website.
[1]https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/
Kind regards
Alun
Alun Kime CISM
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Rheolwr Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth | Information Governance Manager
Gwasanaethau Busnes a Gwybodaeth | Information & Business Services
Llywodraethu | Governance
Cyngor Sir y Fflint |Flintshire County Council
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