FOI request: Number of families accommodated under section 17 of the 1989 Children's Act

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Dear Hull City Council,

I am a researcher at the housing charity Shelter. We are publishing a report on homelessness in England and would like to understand how many families are being provided with accommodation under section 17 of the 1989 Children’s Act.

We would like to collect information on the number of families that are currently in housing provided under section 17 of the children’s act and the number of families placed into housing provided under section 17 of the Children’s Act in the last twelve months.

We would be incredibly grateful for your help.

I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of information Act 2000.

1. a) The number of households currently living in accommodation provided by the local authority under section 17 of the 1989 Children’s act at the end of April 2016

b) Of which, the number of families currently provided with accommodation under section 17 because:
• They did not qualify for accommodation under the 1985 and 1996 Housing Acts because they were not eligible for assistance
• They did not qualify for accommodation under the 1985 and 1996 Housing Acts because they were eligible for assistance but were found to be intentionally homeless

2. a) The number of households provided with accommodation by the local authority under section 17 of the 1989 Children’s act, in the 12 months to April 2016

b) Of which, the number of families provided with accommodation under section 17 as:
• They did not qualify for accommodation under the 1985 and 1996 Housing Acts because they were not eligible for assistance
• They did not qualify for accommodation under the 1985 and 1996 Housing Acts because they were eligible for assistance but were found to be intentionally homeless.

Many thanks,
Jenny Pennington

Information Governance, Hull City Council

Dear Ms Pennington,

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Information Request - 001457/16

 

We acknowledge receipt of your information request received on 24^th
August 2016 which is being processed according to the Freedom of
Information Act (2000)

 

The legislation allows us 20 working days to respond which takes us to
22^nd September 2016.  There are some circumstances under which this
deadline may be extended legally but we will inform you as soon as we know
if these apply.

 

Questions

 

1.  a) The number of households currently living in accommodation provided
by the local authority under section 17 of the 1989 Children’s act at the
end of April 2016

 

b) Of which, the number of families currently provided with accommodation
under section 17 because:

 

They did not qualify for accommodation under the 1985 and 1996 Housing
Acts because they were not eligible for assistance

 

They did not qualify for accommodation under the 1985 and 1996 Housing
Acts because they were eligible for assistance but were found to be
intentionally homeless

 

2.       a) The number of households provided with accommodation by the
local authority under section 17 of the 1989 Children’s act, in the 12
months to April 2016

 

b) Of which, the number of families provided with accommodation under
section 17 as:

 

They did not qualify for accommodation under the 1985 and 1996 Housing
Acts because they were not eligible for assistance

 

They did not qualify for accommodation under the 1985 and 1996 Housing
Acts because they were eligible for assistance but were found to be
intentionally homeless.

 

 

 

Should you wish to complain about our response in any way this must
initially be done by e-mailing [1][Hull City Council request email] or by
contacting us at The Information Governance Team, The Guildhall, Alfred
Gelder Street, Hull, HU1 2AA.

 

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the internal review then you
may take your complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office, the
government body established to enforce the legislation.

 

Information Commissioner’s Office

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SK9 5AF

 

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The Council’s Freedom of Information Policy, which includes the charging
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[5]www.hullcc.gov.uk.  Also available is a booklet on ‘Accessing
Information from Hull City Council’ which explains how to request
information and your rights (according to the Data Protection Act 1998 and
The Freedom of Information Act 2000).

 

 

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

Kevin Mobbs
Service Support Officer
Town Clerks Service
Guildhall
Hull
HU1 2AA
Telephone 01482 300300
[email address]

 

 

 

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