Afghans owed a homelessness prevention duty
Dear North Warwickshire Borough Council,
This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please provide me with the following information:
(1.) The total number of Afghans that were housed in temporary accommodation in your local authority as of April 2023 after being resettled under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme or the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.
(2.) The total number of Afghans who were housed in temporary accommodation under either of the above schemes in your local authority who are now owed a homelessness prevention duty or relief by you.
(3.) If possible, please tell me how many of (2.) are children.
(4.) The total number of Afghans who were housed in temporary accommodation under either of the above schemes in your local authority who the council have prevented or relieved from homelessness.
If you feel that a substantive response to this request is not possible within a reasonable time frame, or the request is too broad, I would be grateful if you could contact me by telephone (07480728436) and provide assistance as to how I could refine the request.
Yours faithfully,
Adam Bychawski
Hello Adam
This Council has not housed any Afghan citizens in temporary accommodation in our Borough.
If you would like a review of the response to your request or if you have any complaints about the information supplied please contact the Data Protection Officer.
The Data Protection Officer ([North Warwickshire Borough Council request email])
North Warwickshire Borough Council
The Council House
South Street
Atherstone
Warwickshire
CV9 1DE
Kind regards
Angela Coates
Hello Adam
Thank you for your enquiry.
(1) There were no Afghan refugees houses in temporary accommodation as of April 2023.
(2) None
(3) N/A
(4) N/A
If you would like a review of the response to your request or if you have any complaints about the information supplied please contact the Data Protection Officer.
The Data Protection Officer ([North Warwickshire Borough Council request email])
North Warwickshire Borough Council
The Council House
South Street
Atherstone
Warwickshire
CV9 1DE
Your request for an internal review should be submitted to us within 40 days of receipt by you of this response. Any requests received after this time will be considered at the discretion of the Council’s Data Protection Officer. If having exhausted the review process you are not content that your request or review has been dealt with correctly, you have a further right of appeal to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO will not make a decision until you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the council. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.
Telephone: 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625 545 745 (national rate). Website: www.ico.org.uk.
Kind Regards
Angela Coates
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