Amount of property guardianship in your borough

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Dear Sutton Borough Council,

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, please could you
provide me with the below.

I am interested in the changes over time and would like to have information if possible from 2000-present.
Ideally, please could I have the amounts and costings for the years 2000/2001, 2009/2010 and 2017/2018.
1) The number of residential buildings owned, let or managed by
your council that are currently managed under property guardianship
schemes and the number of guardians living in the properties
2) The number of non-residential buildings owned, let or managed by
your council that are currently managed under property guardianship
schemes and the number of guardians living in the properties
3) The number of residential buildings currently managed by
property guardianship schemes in your area of which you are aware and the number of guardians living in the properties
4) The number of non-residential buildings currently managed by
property guardianship schemes in your area of which you are aware and the number of guardians living in the properties
5) The addresses of these properties and the company names of the
respective property guardianship schemes.
6) How much money has been paid by the council to property guardianship companies (or how much property guardianship companies have paid to the council if it is the other way around)
7) Why the council decided to use property guardianship companies.
Thank you very much for your help.

Yours faithfully,

Isabelle Ward

LBS FOI, Sutton Borough Council

Dear Ms Ward 
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST - REF NO -
F12366 (please quote in correspondence)
I acknowledge your request for information received on 16th May 2018
relating to property guardianship.
Your request is being considered and, if it is held, you will receive the
information requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as
defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000, subject to the information
not being exempt or containing a reference to a third party.
If appropriate, the information may be provided in paper copy, normal font
size.  If you require alternative formats, e.g. language, audio, large
print, etc. then please let us know.
For your information, the Act defines a number of exemptions which may
prevent release of the information you have requested.  There will be an
assessment and if any of the exemption categories apply then the
information will not be released.  You will be informed if this is the
case, including your rights of appeal.
If the information you request contains reference to a third party then
they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken on whether or not to
release the information to you.  You will be informed if this is the case.
A fee may be payable for this information.  This will be considered and
you will be informed if a fee is payable.  In this event the fee must be
paid before the information is processed and released.  The 20 working day
time limit is suspended until receipt of the payment.
Please be advised that in line with London Borough of Sutton's commitment
to transparency, in due course an anonymous copy of your request and our
response may be published on our website.
Yours sincerely
FOI Admin Officer
London Borough of Sutton

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LBS CMTsupport, Sutton Borough Council

Dear Ms Ward,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST - REF NO - F12366
Thank you for your email of 16 May requesting information under the
Freedom of Information Act and I can advise as follows, using the same
numbering;
1. 
2000/01 = 0
2009/10 = 0
2017/18 = 0
2.
2000/01 = 0
2009/10 = 0
2017/18 = 8 (30 Guardians living in the properties)
3.  We have no information on guardian occupation of non-Council
properties.
4.
2000/01 = 0
2009/10 = 0
2017/18 = 0
5.  The Council believes that address information for properties which are
or have been or could become vacant is likely to be prejudicial to the
prevention of crime if made public.  The specific exemption is contained
in Section (2) 31 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  This requires
that we consider a public interest test and the Council believes the test
is met through the overriding public interest in mitigating the cost to
the public purse of dealing with illegal or antisocial behaviour in
relation to its properties.
The companies the Council uses at present are Ad Hoc and Guardian Property
Protection.
6.
2000/01 = 0
2009/10 = 0
2017/18 = £33,140 paid to the Council by Property Guardians
7.  The Council decided to use property guardians as it is a
cost-effective means of dealing with void properties.

If you are unhappy with the way in which your request has been handled you
have the right to ask for an internal review.  Please notify us in writing
as soon as possible with the grounds upon which you feel the appeal is
justified to : [1][Sutton Borough Council request email]  or by post to Customer Care and
Improvement Team, Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 1EA.

We aim to respond to you within 20 working days of receiving your request.
If it is going to take longer we will let you know.

Should you still be dissatisfied with the outcome you have the right to
refer to the Information Commissioner: Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF [2]www.ico.org.uk

Yours sincerely,
Christina Chou

Senior Business Support Officer

Providing support to the Corporate Management Team

London Borough of Sutton

Civic Offices

St Nicholas Way

SM1 1EA

[3][email address]

Asha Lowe supporting:

Gerald Almeroth Strategic Director of Resources

0208 770 4502

Melie Kidner supporting:

Jessica Crowe Assistant Director, Chief Executives Directorate (
Customers, Commissioning and Governance)

0208 770 4828

Olivia McKenna supporting:

Nick Ireland, Acting Strategic Director of People Directorate

0208 770 5720

Alex Penfold supporting:

Mary Morrissey Strategic Director of Environment, Housing and Regeneration

24 Denmark Road
Carshalton
Surrey
SM5 2JG

0208 770 4603

[4]www.sutton.gov.uk

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From: LBS FOI <[8][Sutton Borough Council request email]>
Date: 24 May 2018 at 12:12
Subject: FOI request - Acknowledgement - ref: F12366 - Amount of property
guardianship in your borough
To: [9][FOI #485391 email]

Dear Ms Ward 
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST - REF NO
- F12366 (please quote in correspondence)
I acknowledge your request for information received on 16th May 2018
relating to property guardianship.
Your request is being considered and, if it is held, you will receive the
information requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as
defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000, subject to the information
not being exempt or containing a reference to a third party.
If appropriate, the information may be provided in paper copy, normal font
size.  If you require alternative formats, e.g. language, audio, large
print, etc. then please let us know.
For your information, the Act defines a number of exemptions which may
prevent release of the information you have requested.  There will be an
assessment and if any of the exemption categories apply then the
information will not be released.  You will be informed if this is the
case, including your rights of appeal.
If the information you request contains reference to a third party then
they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken on whether or not to
release the information to you.  You will be informed if this is the case.
A fee may be payable for this information.  This will be considered and
you will be informed if a fee is payable.  In this event the fee must be
paid before the information is processed and released.  The 20 working day
time limit is suspended until receipt of the payment.
Please be advised that in line with London Borough of Sutton's commitment
to transparency, in due course an anonymous copy of your request and our
response may be published on our website.
Yours sincerely
FOI Admin Officer
London Borough of Sutton

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LBS Ad Support, Sutton Borough Council

Dear Ms Ward,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST - REF NO - F12366

I refer to your request for information received on 16th May 2018
concerning: Amount of property guardianship in your borough.

I can advise as follows, using the same numbering;

1. 
2000/01 = 0
2009/10 = 0
2017/18 = 0
2.
2000/01 = 0
2009/10 = 0
2017/18 = 8 (30 Guardians living in the properties)
3.  We have no information on guardian occupation of non-Council
properties.
4.
2000/01 = 0
2009/10 = 0
2017/18 = 0
5.  The Council believes that address information for properties which are
or have been or could become vacant is likely to be prejudicial to the
prevention of crime if made public.  The specific exemption is contained
in Section (2) 31 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  This requires
that we consider a public interest test and the Council believes the test
is met through the overriding public interest in mitigating the cost to
the public purse of dealing with illegal or antisocial behaviour in
relation to its properties.
The companies the Council uses at present are Ad Hoc and Guardian Property
Protection.
6.
2000/01 = 0
2009/10 = 0
2017/18 = £33,140 paid to the Council by Property Guardians
7.  The Council decided to use property guardians as it is a
cost-effective means of dealing with void properties.

If you are unhappy with the way in which your request has been handled you
have the right to ask for an internal review.  Please notify us in writing
as soon as possible with the grounds upon which you feel the appeal is
justified to : [1][Sutton Borough Council request email]  or by post to Customer Care and
Improvement Team, Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 1EA.

We aim to respond to you within 20 working days of receiving your request.
If it is going to take longer we will let you know.

If you are unhappy with the way in which your request has been handled you
have the right to ask for an internal review.  Please notify us in writing
as soon as possible with the grounds upon which you feel the appeal is
justified to : [2][Sutton Borough Council request email]  or by post to Customer Care and
Improvement Team, Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 1EA.

We aim to respond to you within 20 working days of receiving your request.
If it is going to take longer we will let you know.

Should you still be dissatisfied with the outcome you have the right to
refer to the Information Commissioner: Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF [3]www.ico.org.uk

Yours sincerely,

Christopher Rhodes
Head of Asset Management

Resources Directorate
London Borough of Sutton
[4]24 Denmark Road, [5]Carshalton [6]SM5 2JG

T: 020 8770 6148
M: 07894 480990

[7]www.sutton.gov.uk

Follow us on [8]LinkedIn | [9]Twitter | [10]Facebook

From: Isabelle Ward <[11][FOI #485391 email]>
Date: 16 May 2018 at 15:00
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Amount of property guardianship
in your borough
To: FOI requests at Sutton Borough Council <[12][Sutton Borough Council request email]>

Dear Sutton Borough Council,

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, please could you 
provide me with the below.

I am interested in the changes over time and would like to have
information if possible from 2000-present. 
Ideally, please could I have the amounts and costings for the years
2000/2001, 2009/2010 and 2017/2018. 
1)      The number of residential buildings owned, let or managed by 
your council that are currently managed under property guardianship 
schemes and the number of guardians living in the properties
2)      The number of non-residential buildings owned, let or managed by 
your council that are currently managed under property guardianship 
schemes and the number of guardians living in the properties
3)      The number of residential buildings currently managed by 
property guardianship schemes in your area of which you are aware and the
number of guardians living in the properties
4)      The number of non-residential buildings currently managed by 
property guardianship schemes in your area of which you are aware and the
number of guardians living in the properties
5)      The addresses of these properties and the company names of the 
respective property guardianship schemes.
6)      How much money has been paid by the council to property
guardianship companies (or how much property guardianship companies have
paid to the council if it is the other way around)
7)      Why the council decided to use property guardianship companies. 
Thank you very much for your help.

Yours faithfully,

Isabelle Ward

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