Domestic Violence Refuges

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Dear Cheshire East Council,

Please supply me, under The Freedom of Information Act, the following information;

1) The number of male refuges within the county that are open to male victims of domestic violence/abuse. And the maximum capacity they can take. Listing the number of in each borough/district and naming the borough/district

2) The number of women refuges within the county that are open to female victims of domestic violence/abuse. And the maximum capacity they can take. Listing the number of in each borough/district and naming the borough/district.

I look forward to receiving the aforementioned within 20 days

Yours faithfully,

Dave Darby
Loving father to Tommi Cayden Darby

FOI East, Cheshire East Council

Dear Mr Darby

Thank you for your email.

It will be treated as a request for information within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act: this means that we will send you a full response within 20 working days, either supplying you with the information which you want, or explaining to you why we cannot supply it. The due date is 16/11/2015 . If we need any further clarification or there is any problem we will be in touch.

In the meantime if you wish to discuss this further please contact the department. It would be helpful if you could quote the log number 811159.

Yours sincerely

Martin Johnson
Compliance & Customer Relations,
Cheshire East Council
1st Floor Westfields,
c/o
Municipal Buildings
Earle Street
Crewe
CW1 2BJ

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Dear FOI East,

Furthermore indicating the amount the Government gives this council towards funding such refuges, also supplying the following;
a) How much money is spent on mens refuges within the county
b) How much money is spent on womens refuges within the county

Yours sincerely,

Dave Darby
Loving father to Tommi Cayden Darby

FOI East, Cheshire East Council

Dear Mr Darby

Thank you for the information.

I have passed this on for you.

Yours sincerely

Martin Johnson
Customer Relations & Compliance
Cheshire East Council

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FOI East, Cheshire East Council

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Dear Mr Darby

Further to your recent request, I am pleased to attach the response for you, as prepared by our Adult Social Care Team.

I hope this will be of assistance to you, but if you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review under the Freedom of Information Act you should write to the Compliance Unit, Cheshire East Council, Westfields Floor 1, C/O Municipal Buildings, Earle Street , Crewe, Cheshire CW1 2BJ

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Council. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

Yours sincerely

Martin Johnson
Customer relations & Compliance
Cheshire East Council

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Dear FOI East,

Many thanks for your reply.

You quote "Cheshire East has three types of supported accommodation for victims of domestic abuse. One is a communal house providing 10 units in total and this is only open to female victims due to its shared nature. The other two projects currently provide up to 13 units of accommodation depending on family size. These constitute ‘dispersed’ housing for the express purpose of being able to offer support to men or other clients for whom the communal refuge is not suitable and are located in two areas of Cheshire East. The number of units will reach 20 when all the dispersed housing is fully in place.

Of the "other two projects", please supply me the figures for 2014-2015 of the number of men and women that were provided support in these two projects, listing each gender separately under the Freedom of Information Act.

Yours sincerely,

David Darby.
Trying to be a loving father to Tommi Cayden Darby

Dear FOI East,

Furthermore, of these units, are they able to take males and their children?

Yours sincerely,

Dave Darby

FOI East, Cheshire East Council

Dear Mr Darby

Thank you for your email.

It will be treated as a request for information within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act: this means that we will send you a full response within 20 working days, either supplying you with the information which you want, or explaining to you why we cannot supply it. The due date is 30/11/2015 . If we need any further clarification or there is any problem we will be in touch.

In the meantime if you wish to discuss this further please contact the department. It would be helpful if you could quote the log number 811234 .

Yours sincerely

Compliance & Customer Relations,
Cheshire East Council
1st Floor Westfields,
c/o
Municipal Buildings
Earle Street
Crewe
CW1 2BJ
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FOI East, Cheshire East Council

Dear Mr Darby

Please note this has been added to your request 811234
Many thanks
FOI East

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Dear FOI East,

To add to my request, please supply me the councils policies/protocols for the following;

1) What plans are in place to assist males and their children in fleeing from a female domestic violence perpetrator.

Yours sincerely,

David Darby
Trying to be a loving father to Tommi Cayden Darby

FOI East, Cheshire East Council

Dear Mr Darby

Thank you for your email.

It will be treated as a request for information within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act: this means that we will send you a full response within 20 working days, either supplying you with the information which you want, or explaining to you why we cannot supply it. The due date is 30/11/2015 . If we need any further clarification or there is any problem we will be in touch.

In the meantime if you wish to discuss this further please contact the department. It would be helpful if you could quote the log number 811241 .

Yours sincerely

Compliance & Customer Relations,
Cheshire East Council
1st Floor Westfields,
c/o
Municipal Buildings
Earle Street
Crewe
CW1 2BJ
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FOI East, Cheshire East Council

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Dear Mr Darby

Freedom of Information Requests 811234 and 811241.

Further to your recent requests as above, I am now pleased to attach the response in respect of both of these, as prepared for me by our Children's Services Team.

I hope the information will be of assistance to you, but if you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review under the Freedom of Information Act you should write to the Compliance Unit, Cheshire East Council, Westfields Floor 1, C/O Municipal Buildings, Earle Street , Crewe, Cheshire CW1 2BJ

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Council. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

Yours sincerely

Martin Johnson
Customer Relations & Compliance
Cheshire East Council

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Dear FOI East,

Many thanks for confirming that you are a gender bias council when it comes to domestic abuse. This is evidenced by your reply.

Yours faithfully,

David Darby
Trying to be a loving father to Tommi Cayden Darby #tommi