Filthy & verminous properties
Dear Oxford City Council,
Under the Freedom of Information act, I would like to request the number of complaints made about filthy & verminous properties in the council area in the last five years (2016-2020).
If you have any further questions or require any clarification, please let me know.
All the best,
Jamie Dixon
Dear Mr Dixon,
Oxford City Council – Reference: 10452
Thank you for your email below. Your request was received on 4th October 2021 and you will be sent a response within 20 working days (of receipt) in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000/ Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR), subject to the information not being exempt or containing reference to a third party.
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Yours sincerely,
Joyce Fagan
Information Governance Requests Officer
Joyce Fagan | Information Governance Requests Officer | Oxford City Council | Law and Governance | St. Aldate's Chambers | Oxford | OX1 1DS |
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Dear Mr Dixon,
Further to the acknowledgement below, I can respond to your Freedom of Information Act 2000 request received on 4th October 2021 as follows:
Please see below:
There are no records under the "PHFV- Filthy and Verminous" code.
However, a number of section 83 Public Health Act 1936 (as amended by S35, PHA 1961) have been served for the time period requested:
2016 x 0 notices
2017 x 0 notices
2018 x 2 notices
2019 x 19 notices
2020 x 0 notices
2021 x 0 notices
It appears to be that customers aren’t reporting concerns about filthy and verminous properties, so other codes are used when logging the enquiry. Officers later find filthy and/or verminous conditions and serve notices accordingly.
If you disagree with any part of the response to your request, you are entitled to ask the Council for an internal review of the decision(s) made. You may do this by writing to the Monitoring Officer, by either email – [email address] – or by post to Monitoring Officer, Oxford City Council, St Aldate’s Chambers, St Aldate’s, Oxford, OX1 1DS. After the result of the internal review, if you remain dissatisfied, you may ask the Information Commissioner to intervene on your behalf. You may do this by writing to the Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely,
Joyce Fagan
Information Governance Requests Officer
Joyce Fagan | Information Governance Requests Officer | Oxford City Council | Law and Governance | St. Aldate's Chambers | Oxford | OX1 1DS |
Email: [email address] T: 01865 252 425 My working days are Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays
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Follow the guidance: Clean hands. Wear a face mask. Keep your distance. Get tested if you have symptoms.
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