Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA

Contact: Information Team
[Croydon Borough Council request email]

Dear Oliver Murphy

Request FOI/6152

Further to your request received on 26/09/2022, I confirm that the Council
has now considered your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
For ease of reference, we will answer each question in turn.

I write under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act to request data
relating to the number of ‘rogue landlords’ successful prosecuted between
January 2015 and July 2022.  In the context of this request, the term
‘rogue landlord’ is defined as a landlord who ‘knowingly flouts their
obligations by renting our unsafe and substandard accommodation to
tenants, many of whom may be vulnerable.'  As part of this, I would like
the information broken down into the following:

i) The number of rogue landlords not complying with safety regulations
identified by this authority between January 2016 and July 2022;

This data is not collected by the Council, as the term "Rogue Landlord" is
ambiguous and too wide-ranging to extract meaningful data on because it's
not a specific category we include on our systems.

ii) Of this amount, the number of rogue landlords not complying with
safety regulations that were successfully prosecuted during the requested
time frame;

11
 

iii) Of the total amount, the number of rogue landlords not complying with
safety regulations that were unsuccessfully prosecuted during the
requested time frame;

0
 

iv) Of the total amount, how many rogue landlords not complying with
safety regulations that have been punished via other means, e.g. fines.

68

Please note that this data spans January 2015 to July 2022.

If you are dissatisfied with the way the Council has handled your request
under the Freedom of Information Act, you may ask for an internal review.
This should be submitted to us within 40 working days of this response.
You can do this by outlining the details of your complaint by:

Email:        [1][Croydon Borough Council request email]

Writing:     Information Team

London Borough of Croydon

Bernard Weatherill House

Floor 7 - Zone B

                 8 Mint Walk

Croydon, CR0 1EA

Any requests received after the 40 working day time limit will be
considered only at the discretion of the council.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire, SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely,

Information Team

Croydon Council

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