Dear Mr Lightfoot,

 

I refer to your request for information received on 30 March 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 02 May 2023. However, we shall endeavour to deal
with your request promptly, and if possible before this date.

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Access to Information Team

Corporate Services & Transformation

Derbyshire County Council

County Hall

Matlock

DE4 3AG       

 

 

 

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Dear Arthur

 

In response to your FOI request our response is as follows:

 

1)      The number of premises (this means hotels as well as any other
premises that have been repurposed) currently being used in the council
area to house asylum seekers/migrants/ those individuals waiting to be
processed.
We do not hold this information

2)      Please provide the number of individuals being housed in the
council area.
We do not hold this information

3)      Please provide the names of the premises being used to house these
individuals (if unable to provide this information please proceed with the
rest of the request)
We do not hold this information

4)      The estimated annual cost to the council of housing and supporting
these individuals (if unable to provide this information please proceed
with the rest of the request)

We do not hold this information

 

I can confirm that in accordance with our duty to advise and assist
pursuant to FOI Act Section 16, for information about asylum seeker hotels
you will need to contact the Home Office.  Please see details below:

Home Office Email: [1][email address]

or please redirect your FOI request: [2]Home Office - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

 

I hope this now deals with your request for information. However should
you wish the outcome to be reviewed, please follow the procedure as set
out below;

 

Stage 1:

In the first instance, please send in your comments, and wherever
possible, a copy of your request and the covering letter enclosing the
information or refusing your request to:

 

Access to Information Solicitor

Legal Services

Derbyshire County Council

County Hall

Matlock

DE4 3AG

Email: [3][Derbyshire County Council request email]

 

Please ensure that correspondence is marked as “Request for a review of my
Freedom of Information Act / Environmental Information Regulations
request”, and bears any case references you have been given.  

 

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’s Office as follows: 

 

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Tel. 0303 123 1113/ Fax: 01625 524510

ICO Weblink: [4]http://www.ico.org.uk/complaints.aspx

 

Kind Regards

 

Julia

 

Julia Ashbrook | Senior Community Safety Officer

Community Safety | Corporate Services and Transformation | Derbyshire
County Council | County Hall, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3AG | Tel: 01629
536626 | [mobile number]

Please note that I am currently working from home
Visit us at [5]www.derbyshire.gov.uk | [6]www.saferderbyshire.gov.uk

Follow us on [7]Twitter | Find us on [8]Facebook 

 

 

From: CST Access 2 Info (Corporate Services and Transformation)
<[email address]>
Sent: 30 March 2023 16:37
To: Julia Ashbrook (Corporate Services and Transformation)
<[email address]>
Cc: CST News Mailbox (Corporate Services and Transformation)
<[email address]>; Ceri Davies (Corporate Services and
Transformation) <[email address]>; Christine Flinton
(Corporate Services and Transformation)
<[email address]>
Subject: FOI Request/3305 lightfoot DL: 02/05/23

 

Please see below a new request for information. 

 

Please respond to the Requester directly, including any requests for
clarification. 

 

The request has been acknowledged and the requester has been informed that
they will receive a response by the 02 May 2023, if you are unable to meet
this timescale please update the requester directly.  Alternatively, if
you think that another department holds information relating to the
request please refer this back to Legal Services (
[9][Derbyshire County Council request email] ) to enable them to re-categorise this as
a multi-department request.

 

You will note that the information requested could lead to publicity for
the Council. Therefore it is considered to be high profile. In light of
this I have copied in your High Profile contact and the press office. I
would be grateful if you would keep them updated.

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Rachel Sutcliffe

Business Services Assistant

Access 2 Information Team

Corporate Services & Transformation

Derbyshire County Council

County Hall

Matlock

DE4 3AG

 

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