Afghans owed a homelessness prevention duty
Dear Derbyshire County 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
Dear Mr Bychawski
I refer to your request for information received on 22 August 2023.
Your request for information will be considered under the provisions of Freedom of Information Act 2000, if your request also relates to Environmental Information e.g. information about the environment or land development your request will then be considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. In accordance with the legislation, the deadline for responding is usually 20 working days from the receipt of the request, this being the 20 September 2023. However, we shall endeavour to deal with your request promptly, and if possible before this date.
Yours sincerely,
Access to Information Team
Derbyshire County Council
County Hall
Matlock
DE4 3AG
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Dear Adam Bychawski
Thank you for your request dated 22nd August 2023.
I can confirm that we do not hold the requested information.
Your enquiry was as follows:
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.
The request has been considered under the Freedom of Information Act 2000/Environmental Information Regulations 2004. The response to your request is as follows:
We are unable to respond to this request because we do not hold this information. Homelessness is managed by district and borough councils.
I hope this now satisfies your request.
However should you wish the outcome to be reviewed, please follow the procedure as set out below:-
If you wish to challenge this decision further, please send your comments to:
Stage 1
Access to Information Solicitor
Legal Services
Derbyshire County Council
County Hall
Matlock
DE4 3AG
access2info+AEA-derbyshire.gov.uk
Stage 2
After completing the above procedure, if you wish to challenge the decision further, then you have a right to contact the Information Commissioner+IBk-s Office as follows:
Information Commissioner+IBk-s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 0303 123 1113/Fax: 01625 524510
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Sharon
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