Exempt Housing

Please Ask For:  Alison Sipson
Direct Line:  01246 242383
E-mail:  [1][Bolsover District Council request email]
Date: 18th March 2021
 
Anthony Wallace
[FOI #737043 email]
 
 
Dear Anthony
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST
 
Your reference number – F/522/2021
 
Thank you for your email of 16th March 2021 requesting information about
exempt housing.
 
Your request is being considered under the Freedom of Information Act
2000. We aim to answer your request within 20 working days from the date
we received it, as prescribed under the Act.  
 
For your information, the Act gives you the right to be told whether we
hold the information (subject to absolute exemptions). The Act also
defines a number of exemptions which may prevent release of the
information you have requested. You will be informed if this is the case,
together with 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 we need more time
to do this.
 
A fee may be charged for disbursements. If a fee is to be charged you will
be notified in writing.
 
If you have any queries about this letter please do not hesitate to
contact us on the above contact details. Please remember to quote the
reference number above in any future communications.
 
Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner
at:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House 
Water Lane 
Wilmslow 
Cheshire 
SK9 5AF 
Telephone:   0303 123 1113
[2]www.ico.org.uk
 
Yours sincerely
 
Alison Sipson
Information Support Officer
Corporate Resources (Performance)
Bolsover District Council
The Arc
High Street
Clowne
Derbyshire
S43 4JY
Telephone: 01246 242383
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Please Ask For:  Alison Sipson
Direct Line:  01246 242383
E-mail:   [Bolsover District Council request email]
Date: 25th March 2021
 
Anthony Wallace
[FOI #737043 email]
 
 
 
 
Dear Anthony
 
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST
 
Reference F/522/2021
 
Your request for information has been considered and, to the best of our
knowledge, the information we hold which relates to your request is as
follows:
 

 1. How many organisations have been assessed as exempt accommodation
providers during the years 2018-19 and 2019-20? what organisation type
were they? e.g Ltd, CIC, RP, Charity, RSL etc..

 
In 2018/19, we assessed claims as exempt accommodation from 7 Registered
Social Landlords and 4 Registered Charities.
In 2019/20, we assessed claims as exempt accommodation from 8 Registered
Social Landlords and 4 Registered Charities.
 
 
 

 2. How many days did the exempt housing assessment process take from
application to completion for non- registered providers for each year
18-19 and 19-20

 
In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, this acts as a
Refusal Notice (Section 12). The information requested is not held in the
form specified and would need to be extracted. This would exceed the
‘appropriate limit’ of £450 as stated in the Freedom of Information (Fees
and Appropriate Limit) Regulations 2004. 
To provide this information would require manual identification and access
of all claims. This would take in excess of 18 hours to locate/retrieve
and compile.
 
 

 3. What percentage of current exempt housing providers are non-RP/RSL's
and how many are RP/RSL's?

 
33% Registered Charities
66% Registered Social Landlords
 
4. What is the highest and lowest combined eligible Rents and service
charge rates charged by non RP/RSL's for single adults temp accommodation
for each organisation type ?e.g Ltd, CIC, RP, Charity, RSL etc..
 
No information held as no claims currently in payment for temporary
accommodation
 
 
I hope that you are satisfied with our response. However, if you are
dissatisfied in any way with the handling of your information request your
next step would be to clearly state in writing why you are dissatisfied
and the Council will treat this as a formal complaint in accordance with
our Compliments, Comments and Complaints policy. The policy together with
information on how to make a complaint is available on the Council’s
website [1]www.bolsover.gov.uk or by emailing CCCAdmin[2]@bolsover.gov.uk.
 
 
I also have a duty to make you aware of the Information Commissioner's
Office, which is an independent body who monitors the Data Protection Act,
the Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information Regulations,
and make sure organisations fulfil their legal obligations under the
Acts.  They can be contacted at:
 
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF 
Telephone:   0303 123 1113
[3]www.ico.org.uk
 
Yours sincerely
 
Wayne Gorman
Information and Policy Officer
Bolsover District Council/North East Derbyshire District Council
Corporate Resources (Performance)
NEDDC Ext 7688 BDC Ext 7688
 
 
 
 

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It is intended solely for the addressee. If this email was sent in error please notify the sender, delete the email and do not disclose, copy, distribute, or rely on it. Under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000 the contents of this email may be disclosed.
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