HMO density by ward

The request was refused by Conwy County Borough Council.

Dear Conwy County Borough Council,

Could you tell me the ward in Conwy County that has the greatest density of HMOs; can you then tell me the density of HMOs in that ward as a percentage of all residential housing in that ward; and then can you tell me the number of HMOs in that ward.

Yours faithfully,

P White

Uned Llyw-Gwyb / Info-Gov Unit, Conwy County Borough Council

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Conwy County Borough Council

Dear P White

Thank you for your enquiry 5281.

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Dear Sir/Madam

 

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request.

 

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right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be
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Commissioner’s Office – Wales, 2nd Floor, Churchill House, Churchill Way,
Cardiff, CF10 2HH.

 

Gwasanaethau Rheoleiddio a Thai/ Regulatory & Housing Services   

Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy / Conwy County Borough Council

Gwasanaethau Rheoleiddio a Thai FOI/Regulatory and Housing FOI
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Dear Conwy County Borough Council,

 

Could you tell me the ward in Conwy County that has the greatest density
of HMOs; can you then tell me the density of HMOs in that ward as a
percentage of all residential housing in that ward; and then can you tell
me the number of HMOs in that ward.

We do not hold this information.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

P White

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Dear Conwy County Borough Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Conwy County Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'HMO density by ward'.

It is not believable that you do not know how many HMOs are in Conwy. There is a legal requirement to license HMOs and make the information publicly available.

Furthermore it is not reasonable to refuse this request. None of the information requested is information that is not reasonable for an authority to have or share in the format requested. I have collected this information from dozens of other Borough Councils without any issue.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/h...

Yours faithfully,

P White

Uned Llyw-Gwyb / Info-Gov Unit, Conwy County Borough Council

Diolch am eich neges e-bost. Os ydych yn gofyn am fynediad at wybodaeth
dan delerau Deddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000 cewch ymateb o fewn ugain
niwrnod gwaith.

Thank you for your email. If you are requesting access to information
under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 you will receive a
response within twenty working days.

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fydd gohebiaeth yn yr un iaith na’r llall yn arwain at unrhyw oedi. We
welcome correspondence in both Welsh and English. We will respond to
correspondence in either language without delay.

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Conwy County Borough Council

Dear P White

Thank you for your enquiry 5281.

Your internal review request is acknowledged. It will be dealt with and a
response issued shortly.

If you have any queries about your request, do not hesitate to contact us,
remembering to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Please ensure you send all correspondence to the
[Conwy Council request email] email address quoting reference number 5281.

This email and any attachments may contain confidential material and are
solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). If you have received this
email in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this
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Dear Conwy County Borough Council,

I have not yet received a response to my Internal Review request and it has now been over a calendar month. Can you tell me when it is likely to be provided.

Yours faithfully,

P White

Uned Llyw-Gwyb / Info-Gov Unit, Conwy County Borough Council

Diolch am eich neges e-bost. Os ydych yn gofyn am fynediad at wybodaeth
dan delerau Deddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000 cewch ymateb o fewn ugain
niwrnod gwaith.

Thank you for your email. If you are requesting access to information
under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 you will receive a
response within twenty working days.

Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg fel ei gilydd. Ni
fydd gohebiaeth yn yr un iaith na’r llall yn arwain at unrhyw oedi. We
welcome correspondence in both Welsh and English. We will respond to
correspondence in either language without delay.

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Uned Llyw-Gwyb / Info-Gov Unit, Conwy County Borough Council

Dear Mr White,

Thank you for your Internal Review request dated 06/04/2022 regarding a
Freedom of Information request (0872-21) in which you asked for:

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│-----Original Message----- │
│ │
│Dear Conwy County Borough Council, │
│ │
│  │
│ │
│Could you tell me the ward in Conwy County that has the greatest density│
│of HMOs; can you then tell me the density of HMOs in that ward as a │
│percentage of all residential housing in that ward; and then can you │
│tell me the number of HMOs in that ward. │
│ │
│  │
│ │
│Yours faithfully, │
│ │
│  │
│ │
│P White │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

The purpose of an Internal Review is to assess how your Freedom of
Information request was handled in the first instance and to determine
whether the original decision given to you was correct. This is an
independent review: I was not involved in the original decision.

Your original request was submitted on the 22/03/2022 and the following
response was issued:

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│-----Original Response----- (06/04/2022) │
│ │
│  │
│ │
│Dear Sir/Madam │
│ │
│Please find below information in response to your Freedom of Information│
│request. │
│ │
│If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the │
│right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be │
│submitted within two months of the date of receipt of this response and │
│should be sent to the address below. │
│ │
│Please ensure all email correspondence is sent to the │
│[1][Conwy Council request email] email address. │
│ │
│  │
│ │
│If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, or if │
│you are unhappy with this response you may appeal to the Information │
│Commissioner’s Office – Wales, 2nd Floor, Churchill House, Churchill │
│Way, Cardiff, CF10 2HH. │
│ │
│Gwasanaethau Rheoleiddio a Thai/ Regulatory & Housing Services    │
│ │
│Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy / Conwy County Borough Council │
│ │
│Gwasanaethau Rheoleiddio a Thai FOI/Regulatory and Housing FOI │
│[2][email address] │
│ │
│For details of our privacy notice click here [3]Privacy-Notices │
│ │
│Dear Conwy County Borough Council, │
│ │
│Could you tell me the ward in Conwy County that has the greatest density│
│of HMOs; can you then tell me the density of HMOs in that ward as a │
│percentage of all residential housing in that ward; and then can you │
│tell me the number of HMOs in that ward. │
│ │
│We do not hold this information. │
│ │
│Yours faithfully, │
│ │
│P White │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

You internal review request was received 06/04/2022 and stated:

┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│-----Original Message----- │
│ │
│Dear Conwy County Borough Council, │
│ │
│  │
│ │
│Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews. │
│ │
│  │
│ │
│I am writing to request an internal review of Conwy County Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'HMO density by ward'. │
│ │
│  │
│ │
│It is not believable that you do not know how many HMOs are in Conwy.  There is a legal requirement to license HMOs and make the information publicly available. │
│ │
│  │
│ │
│Furthermore it is not reasonable to refuse this request.  None of the information requested is information that is not reasonable for an authority to have or share in the format requested.  I have collected this information from dozens of other Borough Councils without any issue. │
│ │
│  │
│ │
│A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: [4]https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www....
│ │
│  │
│ │
│Yours faithfully, │
│ │
│  │
│ │
│P White │
│ │
│  │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

I have concluded in relation to FOI request 0872-21, the response based on
the records held by Conwy County Borough Council was correct. Conwy County
Borough Council does not hold information regarding which ward within the
county has the highest density of HMOs, which would include those licensed
under the authorities mandatory or additional licensing schemes, not be
required to be licensed (under either scheme) or even suspected/unknown
HMOs. 

 Please find below information in response to your Freedom of Information
request.

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Dear Requester, │
│ │
│I am writing in respect of your recent enquiry for information held by the Council │
│under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. │
│ │
│Unfortunately the Council does not hold any information relevant to your request. │
│ │
│I can however advise you that the published licensed HMO register is available on │
│our website, by following the link below │
│ │
│[5]Licensing Register: (conwy.gov.uk) │
│ │
│  │
│[6]https://licreg.secure.conwy.gov.uk/licre...
│ │
│In the licence type, please select “HMO licensing” │
│ │
│Please ensure all email correspondence is sent to the [Conwy Council request email] │
│email address. │
│ │
│If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, or if you are │
│unhappy with this response you may appeal to the Information Commissioner’s Office –│
│Wales, 2nd Floor, Churchill House, Churchill Way, Cardiff, CF10 2HH. │
│ │
│Uned Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth/ Information Governance Unit │
│Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol CONWY County Borough Council │
│E-Bost / E-Mail: [7][Conwy Council request email] │
│ │
│  │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

 

This therefore concludes the Internal Review of your information request. 
If you disagree with the outcome you should contact the Information
Commissioner’s Office whose contact details are below:

Information Commissioner’s Office – Wales
2nd Floor
Churchill House
Churchill Way
Cardiff
CF10 2HH

 

Email: [8][email address]

 

Yours sincerely

 

Uned Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth/ Information Governance Unit

Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol CONWY County Borough Council

E-Bost / E-Mail: [Conwy Council request email]

 

 

From: [email address] [mailto:[email address]]
Sent: 06 April 2022 16:45
To: [FOI #846730 email]
Subject: Acknowledgement - internal review request 5281

 

Dear P White Thank you for your enquiry 5281. Your internal review request
is acknowledged. It will be dealt with and a response issued shortly. If
you have any queries about your request, do not hesitate to contact us,
remembering to quote

Dear P White

Thank you for your enquiry 5281.

Your internal review request is acknowledged. It will be dealt with and a
response issued shortly.

If you have any queries about your request, do not hesitate to contact us,
remembering to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Please ensure you send all correspondence to the
[9][Conwy Council request email] email address quoting reference number 5281.

This email and any attachments may contain confidential material and are
solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). If you have received this
email in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this
email. If you are not the intended recipient(s), you must not use, retain
or disclose any information contained in this email. For details of our
privacy notice click here Privacy-Notice

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