NUMBER of INDIVIDUALS (PEOPLE ) and HOUSEHOLDS on the City Council HOUSING WAITING LIST

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Dear Brighton and Hove City Council,
Please can you provide the following information under the Freedom Of information (F.O.I.) Act:-

1. The number of INDIVIDUALS/PEOPLE on the Brighton and Hove City Council Housing Waiting List for the following years/dates: 2017/18; 2018/19; 2019/20; 2020/21.
2. The number of HOUSEHOLDS on the Brighton and Hove City Council Housing Waiting List for the following years: 2017/18; 2018/19; 2019/20; 2020/21.

I would be grateful if you could provide these statistics/information in a clear and understandable format. If the current statistics are unavailable, please let me know when they will be available and any available up to date statistics (e.g. for the six month or nine month period of the most recent year) Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Rob Heale

Freedom Of Information, Brighton and Hove City Council

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Our reference: 8403633

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Dear Mr Heale
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information to Brighton & Hove City Council
('the council') that was received on 22 April 2021. Your Information
Request has been logged as;
 
Please can you provide the following information under the Freedom Of
information (F.O.I.) Act:-
1. The number of INDIVIDUALS/PEOPLE on the Brighton and Hove City Council
Housing Waiting List for the following years/dates: 2017/18; 2018/19;
2019/20; 2020/21.
2. The number of HOUSEHOLDS on the Brighton and Hove City Council Housing
Waiting List for the following years: 2017/18; 2018/19; 2019/20; 2020/21.
I would be grateful if you could provide these statistics/information in a
clear and understandable format. If the current statistics are
unavailable, please let me know when they will be available and any
available up to date statistics (e.g. for the six month or nine month
period of the most recent year)
 
We are considering your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 
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Dear Mr Heale
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 22 April 2021.
 
Please find attached our response to your request. We apologise for the
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Dear Brighton and Hove City Council,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Brighton and Hove City Council's handling of my FOI request 'NUMBER of INDIVIDUALS (PEOPLE ) and HOUSEHOLDS on the City Council HOUSING WAITING LIST'.

This is for two reasons:-
1. The Council previously provided information about the number of individuals (people) on the Housing Waiting List/Register in a response to a question made on 30th March 2020. This was titled "Number of INDIVIDUALS on the Council Housing Register/Waiting List". This was after an Internal Review found in my favour.
2. The statistics about the number of individual people on the Housing Waiting List/Register gives a better picture of the housing situation so those figures should be compiled and be available to the public.

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

Yours faithfully,

Rob Heale

Freedom Of Information, Brighton and Hove City Council

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be extended.

 

 

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[4]Freedom of Information – Brighton & Hove City Council  

 

 

 

Thank you

 

Information Governance Team

[5]Brighton & Hove City Council

 

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Dear Mr Heale

 

Thank you for your email requesting an internal review which was received
by us on the 31st May 2021. This has been referred to me as the
Information Rights Development Manager for Freedom of Information, to
consider and respond to.

 

I would like to apologise for the length of time to receive an
acknowledgement of your Internal Review Request.

 

I am investigating your request and have located the previous case you
referenced Number of individuals on the Council Housing Register/Waiting
List 5949589   

 

I will be in touch in due course with a response to your request.

 

Kind regards,

 

Kat

 

 

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Information Rights Development Manager | Information Rights Team I

Customer, Modernisation & Performance Insight | Brighton & Hove City
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-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Heale <[FOI #749585 email]>
Sent: 31 May 2021 16:27
To: FOI requests at Brighton and Hove City Council
<[Brighton and Hove City Council request email]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - NUMBER of
INDIVIDUALS (PEOPLE ) and HOUSEHOLDS on the City Council HOUSING WAITING
LIST

 

Dear Brighton and Hove City Council,

 

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

 

I am writing to request an internal review of Brighton and Hove City
Council's handling of my FOI request 'NUMBER of INDIVIDUALS (PEOPLE ) and
HOUSEHOLDS on the City Council HOUSING WAITING LIST'.

 

This is for two reasons:-

1. The Council previously provided information about the number of
individuals (people) on the Housing Waiting List/Register in a response to
a question made on 30th March 2020. This was titled "Number of INDIVIDUALS
on the Council Housing Register/Waiting List". This was after an Internal
Review found in my favour.

2. The statistics about the number of individual people on the Housing
Waiting List/Register gives a better picture of the housing situation so
those figures should be compiled and be available to the public.

 

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

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Rob Heale

 

 

 

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Information requested by: Mr Rob Heale
Review carried out by:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Freedom of Information request
Our reference: 8403633

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Dear Mr Heale 
 
Please see attached our response to your internal review.
 
The final decision of this review is that it we have partially upheld your
complaint.
 
If you are not content with the outcome of this Internal Review you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner's Office for a
further decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
 
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Information Rights Team
 
 
 
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