Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA

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DEAR Adam Bychawski

Freedom of information request - FOI/8141

Subject: Afghans owed a homelessness prevention duty

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Kind Regard

Information Management Team

Croydon Digital Services

Assistant Chief Executive Directorate

7th Floor, Zone B

Bernard Weatherill House

8 Mint Walk

Croydon CR0 1EA

Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA

Contact: Information Team
[email address]

Dear Adam Bychawski

Request FOI/8141

Freedom of Information Request

Your request has been considered under the provisions of the Freedom of
Information Act. Please accept our apologies for the lengthy delay in
responding to you. Specifically, you have requested 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”.

We do not hold the data requested because it relates to those resettled
under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy Scheme or the Afghan
Citizens Resettlement Scheme which is not collected.

However, we do collect data on Afghans assisted as homeless and/or placed
in temporary accommodation. Should you wish to receive this data please
submit a separate request.

The Council publishes Access to Information requests and responses on its
online Disclosure Log. (Any request included within this log will be
anonymised appropriately)

To view the Council’s Disclosure Log, please visit our website available
here:

[1]The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act | Croydon Council
(disclosure-log.co.uk)

If you are dissatisfied with the way the Council has handled your request
under the Freedom of Information Act you may ask for an internal review. 
This should be submitted to us within 40 working days of this response. 
You can do this by outlining the details of your complaint by:

Email:        [email address]

Writing:     Information Team

London Borough of Croydon
Bernard Weatherill House
3^rd Floor - Zone E
8 Mint Walk
Croydon CR0 1EA

Any requests received after the 40 working day time limit will be
considered only at the discretion of the council.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire   SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely 

Croydon Council

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1. https://croydon.disclosure-log.co.uk/