Southwark Council - Information request
 
Our reference: 11538847  
 
 
Dear Mr Flynn,
 
Environmental Information Regulations 2004
 
Thank you for your request for information, that was received on 3 March
2023.

The request is as follows:

Please provide me with all communications between yourselves and Southern
Housing Group related to your 2022 affordable housing audit of the
following seven schemes:

03/AP/1071
02/AP/0168
03/AP/0878
02/AP/2012
09/AP/2003
13/AP/1738
14/AP/4905 

 
We are dealing with your request under the Environmental Information
Regulations 2004 and we aim to send a response by 3 April 2023.
 
The Environmental Information Regulations 2004 may restrict the release of
some or all of the information you have requested. We will carry out an
assessment and if any exceptions apply to some or all of the information
then we might not provide that information to you. We will inform you if
this is the case and advise you of your rights to request an internal
review and to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.
 
We will also advise you if we cannot provide you with the information
requested for any other reason together with the reason(s) why and details
of how you may appeal (if appropriate).
 
Yours sincerely,
 
 
Martyna Plewniak
Senior Information Officer
Chief Executive's
020 7525 1585
[email address]
 
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Dear Mr Flynn,

Thank you for your request for information, which we received on 3 March
2023. This information is being provided as a statutory obligation under
the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) 2004 and Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

Your request

Please provide me with all communications between yourselves and Southern
Housing Group related to your 2022 affordable housing audit of the
following seven schemes:

03/AP/1071

02/AP/0168

03/AP/0878

02/AP/2012

09/AP/2003

13/AP/1738

14/AP/4905

Our response

Please see attached the original letter that was sent to Southern Housing,
requesting data regarding their Affordable housing stock within Southwark.

The data later received from Southern Housing has been disaggregated and
posted on the Council website (link below)

[1]https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiN...

Please note that Southern Housing did not provide any response to our 2022
audit. The Planning Policy Team are currently in the process of conducting
our audit for the 2023 cycle and will update the website link once the new
data has been received from all related Registered Providers

In addition, Southern Housing did not submit information for the following
schemes and as a result the Planning Policy looked further into each of
the schemes and found the following;

·            02/AP/0168 – Enforcement case was opened, investigating the
affordable housing provision on site. Land registry details indicated that
Southern Housing own the Affordable housing units.

·            03/AP/0878 – Southern Housing did not provide a response to
this scheme. Land Registry shows correct number of affordable housing
units has been secured.

·            09/AP/2003 – Enforcement case was opened however correct
number of social rent units have been secured.

·            13/AP/1738 – Southern Housing have stated that they do not
own these shared ownership units and so have been possibly bought out.

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If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review. You should request this review within
two months of receiving this response, by contacting [2][Southwark Borough
Council request email]. Please remember to quote the reference number
above in any future communications.

If you are not content with the outcome of your appeal you may apply
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Information Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you have first
exhausted our internal appeal procedure and you should contact her within
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the Freedom of Information Act is available through the Information
Commissioner’s website at [3]www.ico.org.uk

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Dear Mr Flynn,

I have requested that the relevant business units to conduct another search for the requested correspondence in response to both of your enquires, but my initial understanding was that nothing further was held. However, I will update you as soon as I hear from them again.

Yours sincerely,

Martyna Plewniak
Senior Information Officer (BCS) - FOIA 2000
Emergency Planning team
Strategy and Communites Department
London SE1P 5LX
T:020 7525 1585
E: [email address]

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Dear Mr Flynn,

My understanding, at the time was, that that was all the information held by the council that fell within the scope of your request . But I suggest we log this as a new request to double check once again as it has been over a year since I dealt with this request.

Yours sincerely,

Martyna Plewniak
Senior Information Officer (BCS) - FOIA 2000
Governance & Assurance | Information Governance
T:020 7525 1585
E: [email address]

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Southwark Council - Information request
 
Our reference: 26731610  
 
 
Dear Mr Flynn,
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations
2004
 
Thank you for your request for information, that was received on 6 June
2024.

The request is as follows:

Further to your message of 21 April 2023, is there any further information
in answer to my request?

As I noted I have been sent just one letter from Southwark Council to SHG
requesting information about its affordable housing provision.

I would be grateful if you could provide me with a copy of SHG's response
to your (12th March 2021) letter as well as any other communications
relating to the audit. 

 
We are dealing with your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
and Environmental Information Regulations 2004 and we aim to send a
response by 4 July 2024.
 
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information
Regulations 2004 may restrict the release of some or all of the
information you have requested. We will carry out an assessment and if
any exceptions and exemptions apply to some or all of the information then
we might not provide that information to you. We will inform you if this
is the case and advise you of your rights to request an internal review
and to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.
 
We will also advise you if we cannot provide you with the information
requested for any other reason together with the reason(s) why and details
of how you may appeal (if appropriate).
 
Yours sincerely,
 
 
Martyna Plewniak
Senior Information Officer
Chief Executive's
020 7525 1585
[email address]
 
NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.
 
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Southwark Council - Information request
 
Our reference: 26731610  
 
 
Dear Mr Flynn,
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations
2004
 
Thank you for your request received on 6 June 2024 concerning Further to
your message of 21 April 2023, is there any further information in answer
to my request?

As I noted I have been sent just one letter from Southwark Council to SHG
requesting information about its affordable housing provision.

I would be grateful if you could provide me with a copy of SHG's response
to your (12th March 2021) letter as well as any other communications
relating to the audit..
 
Please note that some further information in response to your request has
been identified, but the relevant team is yet to review what they have
supplied me with so far and hopefully I will come back with a complete
response  within the next five working day.  Therefore, we will now try to
respond to you by 11 July 2024.
 
I apologise sincerely on behalf of the council for this delay and thank
you for your patience at the same time. 
 
 
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
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:
 
[1][Southwark Borough Council request email]
 
 
 
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: 0330 123 1113
Website: www.ico.org.uk

 
Yours sincerely,
 
 
Martyna Plewniak
Senior Information Officer
Chief Executive's
020 7525 1585
[email address]
 
NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.
 
Southwark Council
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Southwark Council - Information request
 
Our reference: 26731610  
 
 
Dear Mr Flynn,
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations
2004
 
Thank you for your request received on 6 June 2024 concerning Further to
your message of 21 April 2023, is there any further information in answer
to my request?

As I noted I have been sent just one letter from Southwark Council to SHG
requesting information about its affordable housing provision.

I would be grateful if you could provide me with a copy of SHG's response
to your (12th March 2021) letter as well as any other communications
relating to the audit..
 
I apologise sincerely on behalf of the council, but we have to extend the
time for a response by a further three working days. Therefore, I hope to
provide you with this information by Tuesday, 16 July 2024. I apologise
once again for the delay and any inconvenience caused  and thank you for
your patience at the same time. 
 
 
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
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:
 
[1][Southwark Borough Council request email]
 
 
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: 0330 123 1113
Website: www.ico.org.uk

 
Yours sincerely,
 
 
Martyna Plewniak
Senior Information Officer
Chief Executive's
020 7525 1585
[email address]
 
NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.
 
Southwark Council
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Southwark Council.
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