Dear Adam Bychawski

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request, which was received by South Oxfordshire District Council on 22 August 2023.

Please accept this email as confirmation that your request has been received and is being considered by the relevant department and that a response will be sent to you within 20 working days, subject to the information not being exempt and subject to any need for clarification.

The deadline for this will be 20 September 2023

The reference number for this request is South 23/540

I trust that this email is sufficient to assure you that your request is being dealt with. However, should you have any queries in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact the FOI team at [email address]

Kind regards

Information Governance Team

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South Oxfordshire District Council
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Dear Mr Bychawski

Thank you for your Freedom of Information requests, which were received by
both South Oxfordshire District Council and Vale of White Horse District
Council, logged under 23/540 (South) & 23/453 (Vale). Please note that the
two councils operate as a shared service hence this joint response.

Under Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the 2000 Act) you
are entitled to be informed in writing whether the council holds the
information specified in your request and, if that is the case, to have
that information communicated to you unless any of the statutory
exemptions apply. I have considered your request and can confirm we do
hold some of the information asked and I do not believe that any statutory
exemptions apply to your request. Please find below the information you
requested:

(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. South = 0. Vale = 7 (1 x household)

(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. South =
0. Vale = 7 (1 x household)

(3.) If possible, please tell me how many of (2.) are children. South =
N/A. Vale = 5.

(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. South = 0.
Vale = 0.

Please treat this as the councils’ formal response under the 2000 Act.  If
you are not satisfied with the decision I have made in response to your
request, you can make a request for an internal review by emailing
[1][email address] and [2][Vale of White Horse District Council request
email]  within 40 working days from the date we issued our response. If
you remain dissatisfied after following that procedure, you have the right
under Section 50 of the 2000 Act to complain to the Information
Commissioner if you feel the council has not dealt with your request
properly. You can contact the Commissioner at Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF (telephone number: 01625 545745). You can also
find further information at [3]www.ico.org.uk.

Kind regards

Thom

Thom Gaunt

Housing Needs Team Leader – Housing Advice

Housing and Environment

South Oxfordshire and Vale of

White Horse District Councils

01235 422 442

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3. http://www.ico.org.uk/