Advertising of introduction of Additional HMO Licensing requirement

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Information request
Our reference: 38096001

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Dear Kate Gould
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 23 August
2022  requesting:

This request relates to the "London Borough of Tower Hamlets Council
Designation for an Area for Additional Licensing of Housing in Multiple
Occupation 2018" ("the Designation") that was made on 31 October 2018 and
came into force on 1 April 2019 to require properties (within the
specified area) that are occupied by three or more people in two or more
separate households to be licensed.

Please can you let me know what steps you took on what dates to advertise:
1. the consultation on the proposed Designation;
2. the making of the Designation;
3. the coming into force of the Designation.

As well as giving the dates of advertisements placed in independent and
Council papers and circulars, please can you say whether you posted or
hand delivered letters to any privately owned properties in the designated
area?

Please can you provide a copy of the form of advertisements and letters
you used?
 
We are dealing with your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000  and we aim to send a response by 21 September 2022.
 
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Yours faithfully
 
 
Jane Jones
Information Governance Officer
Legal Services
020 7364 2197
[email address]
 
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Information request
Our reference: 38096001

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Dear Kate Gould
Your request for information has been considered under the requirements of
the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I can confirm that the information requested is held by Tower Hamlets
Council and is attached to this email. 

The information has also been put on the [1]Council's Disclosure Log,
where you can also search for information supplied on other topics.

The Council's website www.towerhamlets.gov.uk contains a section on the
Freedom of Information Act that lists other publications readily available
from the Council under its Publication Scheme.

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the London Borough of Tower Hamlets can be found on our website.

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right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be
submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your
original letter and should be addressed to:
 
Complaints and Information
Town Hall
Mulberry Place
5 Clove Crescent
E14 2BG
[email address] 
 
If you are still dissatisfied with the Council's response after the
internal review you have a right of appeal to the Information Commissioner
at:
The Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Telephone: 01625 545 700
Website: www.ico.gov.uk 
 

Yours faithfully
 
 
Robi Rajib
Information Governance Officer
Information Governance

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