Dear Elle Mcgloughlin,

Thank you for your information request, received on the 8 November 2024.

Reference 8130 has been applied to your request which will be looked into
and a response provided within 20 full working days.

Should you have any queries in the meantime, please contact the Freedom of
Information Team at [1][Braintree District Council request email]

Kind regards,

Lucy Smith

Performance and Information Assistant

Braintree District Council | Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, CM7
9HB

 01376 552525| [2]www.braintree.gov.uk

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Dear Elle Mcgloughlin,

I am writing regarding your information request received by Braintree
District Council on the 08/11/2024, case reference 8130.

Your request for information has been processed under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA). The Act enables access to information held by the
Council, subject to exemptions contained within the Act.

The Act does not require the Council to create information to respond to a
request if the requested information is not held, nor to give an opinion
or comment.

Please find our response to your request below:

I would like to request information regarding squatter evictions conducted
by your council.

Specifically, I am requesting the following information:

- The total number of squatters evicted within the council’s jurisdiction
from January 1, 2024, to the present date.

- If possible, a breakdown of these evictions by month and by the type of
property (e.g., residential, commercial, or public properties).

- Any available data on the average time taken to resolve each squatting
incident (from the report of squatting to the eviction).

We have had no incidences of squatting within our properties.

You may wish to contact Eastlight Community Housing (formerly Greenfields
Community Housing) as they bought our Housing stock back in 2008, here is
there
link [1]https://www.eastlighthomes.co.uk/contact...

Right of internal review: If you are dissatisfied with the handling of
your request please contact us in writing, within 40 days of the receipt
of a full response, at: Emma Wisbey Legal and Governance Manager,
Braintree District Council, Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, Essex,
CM7 9HB. Or e-mail: [2][Braintree District Council request email]

Right to appeal: Should you remain dissatisfied with the outcome of any
internal review, you have a right of appeal under S50 of the Freedom of
Information Act to appeal against the decision by contacting the
Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow SK9 5AF. Or
e-mail: [3][email address]

Kind regards,

Lucy Smith

Performance and Information Assistant

Braintree District Council | Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, CM7
9HB

 01376 552525| www.braintree.gov.uk

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3. mailto:[email address]