Sex offenders
Dear Ards and North Down Borough Council,
Good morning.
1) I would like to know how many sex offenders/paedopbeens have been moved into homes or dwellings on the ards peninusla within the past 3 years.
2) Have council members agreed or voted to have these people incorporated into our community??
3) is there a list of known sex offenders/paedophiles and their whereabouts than can be viewed?
4) is there a cost of housing these people to the rate payer and if so how much has this cost in the past 3 years.
Kind regards
Paul Hamilton
Yours faithfully,
Paul Hamilton
Dear Mr Hamilton,
Thank you for your email dated 28 July 2023 to Ards and North Down Borough Council.
We confirm your request regarding any sex offenders living on the Ards Peninsula will be processed as a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. You will receive the information you have requested within 20 working days of the date of receipt of your request by the Council unless the Council does not hold the information or there is a reason to withhold all or part of the information requested. The Council will write to you in any event.
For further information in relation to the Freedom of Information Act we would refer you to the Information Commissioner's Office website, http://www.ico.org.uk/
If you wish to discuss the above, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Regards,
FOI Team
Ards and North Down Borough Council
City Hall
The Castle
Bangor
BT20 4BT
Tel: 0300 013 3333
Dear Mr Hamilton,
We refer to the above matter and write further to our acknowledgement email of 28 July 2023.
Ards and North Down Borough Council has processed your request in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and please see the Council’s response below.
1) I would like to know how many sex offenders/paedophiles have been moved into homes or dwellings on the ards peninusla within the past 3 years? No recorded information is held by Ards and North Down Borough Council regarding your request. Your request relates to matters in which the Council does not have statutory responsibilities. You may wish to direct your request to the Northern Ireland Department of Justice, Police Service of Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Housing Executive.
2) Have council members agreed or voted to have these people incorporated into our community? Please see response to Question 1.
3) is there a list of known sex offenders/paedophiles and their whereabouts than can be viewed? Please see response to Question 1.
4) is there a cost of housing these people to the rate payer and if so how much has this cost in the past 3 years? Please see response to Question 1.
Should you require clarification on any part of this response, please do not hesitate to contact us.
We are sorry we could not be of assistance. Should you be unhappy with the response you may request an Internal Review by contacting [Ards and North Down Borough Council request email]. Please note that requests for Internal Reviews must be submitted within two months from the date of this response. Further information on the Internal Review process is available on the Council’s website. In the event you are unhappy with the outcome of any Internal Review conducted by Council you may apply to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for a review of our response. Please note that the ICO generally expects Internal Reviews to be completed prior to reviewing the decisions of public bodies.
Regards,
FOI Team
Ards and North Down Borough Council
City Hall
The Castle
Bangor
BT20 4BT
Tel: 0300 013 3333
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