Housing Options

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Dear Rossendale Borough Council,

Please clarify:

- Whether or not the Housing Options (homelessness) service has been contracted out since the year 2000.

- Who it was contracted out to.

- When these contracts started and ended (if applicable).

- If the service is currently contracted out.

Yours faithfully,

Josh (Collins)

Freedom Of Information, Rossendale Borough Council

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Good Morning

 

RE: Request for Information under the Freedom of Information Act

Logged as our Reference FOI/6017

 

I acknowledge receipt of your request dated 07.03.2018.  Your request is
being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
and will be answered within twenty working days.

 

Please remember to quote the above reference number in any future
communications.

 

Regards

 

Joanna Wood

Committee and Members Services Officer

Rossendale Borough Council

Committee and Member Services¦ Room 213 ¦The Business Centre¦Futures Park

Bacup¦Lancashire¦OL13 0BB

Tel: 01706 252426

Email: [1][email address]

 

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From: Josh Collins [mailto:[FOI #469232 email]]
Sent: 07 March 2018 07:10
To: Freedom Of Information
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Housing Options

 

Dear Rossendale Borough Council,

Please clarify:

- Whether or not the Housing Options (homelessness) service has been
contracted out since the year 2000.

- Who it was contracted out to.

- When these contracts started and ended (if applicable).

- If the service is currently contracted out.

Yours faithfully,

Josh (Collins)

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Freedom Of Information, Rossendale Borough Council

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Good Morning

 

Freedom of Information Request – FOI/6017

 

With reference to your request dated 7^th March 2018 the Council’s
response is attached.

 

Right to Review

 

If you wish to request a review of your response, please contact Mrs Clare
Birtwistle, Legal Services Manager, Rossendale Borough Council, The
Business Centre, Futures Park, Bacup, OL13 0BB or email
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There is no charge for making an appeal.

 

Regards

 

Joanna Wood

Committee and Members Services Officer

Rossendale Borough Council

Committee and Member Services¦ Room 213 ¦The Business Centre¦Futures Park

Bacup¦Lancashire¦OL13 0BB

Tel: 01706 252426

Email: [3][email address]

 

Web: [4]www.rossendale.gov.uk

Twitter: [5]@RossendaleBC

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From: Josh Collins [mailto:[FOI #469232 email]]
Sent: 07 March 2018 07:10
To: Freedom Of Information
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Housing Options

 

Dear Rossendale Borough Council,

Please clarify:

- Whether or not the Housing Options (homelessness) service has been
contracted out since the year 2000.

- Who it was contracted out to.

- When these contracts started and ended (if applicable).

- If the service is currently contracted out.

Yours faithfully,

Josh (Collins)

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Dear Rossendale Borough Council,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Rossendale Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'Housing Options'.

When I asked about the service being contracted out, you did not return a full list of contracts. Please answer each of my questions fully

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,

Josh Collins

Freedom Of Information, Rossendale Borough Council

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Good Afternoon

 

Thank you for your email below.

 

I can confirm I will forward your request through to the Reviewing Officer
as requested.

Regards

 

Joanna Wood

Committee and Members Services Officer

Rossendale Borough Council

Committee and Member Services¦ Room 213 ¦The Business Centre¦Futures Park

Bacup¦Lancashire¦OL13 0BB

Tel: 01706 252426

Email: [1][email address]

 

Web: [2]www.rossendale.gov.uk

Twitter: [3]@RossendaleBC

Facebook: [4]Rossendale Borough Council

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From: Josh Collins [mailto:[FOI #469232 email]]
Sent: 06 April 2018 12:54
To: Freedom Of Information
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Housing
Options

 

Dear Rossendale Borough Council,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Rossendale Borough Council's
handling of my FOI request 'Housing Options'.

When I asked about the service being contracted out, you did not return a
full list of contracts. Please answer each of my questions fully

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

Yours faithfully,

Josh Collins

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Dear Mr Collins

 

Please find attached the Council’s response to your request for a review
of FOI/6017. 

 

Kind regards

 

Jenni Cook

Committee & Member Services Officer

Committee & Member Services, Room 213, Futures Park, Bacup, OL13 0BB

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