Social housing and maintenance

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Dear Flintshire County Council,

I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please send me:
1) How many social housing properties Flintshire County Council has
2) How many Flintshire County Council social housing properties did not meet the Welsh Housing Quality Standards in 2018-19
3) How much Flintshire County Council spent on maintenance and repairs to their social housing properties in 2018-19.

If any of this information is already in the public domain, please can you direct me to it, with page references and URLs if necessary.
I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

Katherine

Jackie Cox, Flintshire County Council

Dear Katherine,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information Request.

In order to process your request we will require your full name please.

Thank you

Kind Regards

FOI Contact Officer

FOI Contact Officer | Swyddog Cyswllt Rhyddid Gwybodaeth
Governance | Llywodraethu
Flintshire County Council | Cyngor Sir y Fflint
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Dear Jackie Cox,

My full name is Katherine Williams.

Yours sincerely,

Katherine

Jackie Cox, Flintshire County Council

Jackie Cox will be away from the office from 17/02/2020  to 20/02/2020.
If you need to speak to someone in an emergency please contact Sophie
Hughes - phone no. 01352 702176 - email
 [1][email address]

Ni fydd Jackie Cox yn y swyddfa rhwng 17/02/2020 a 20/02/2020. Os oes
angen i chi siarad â rhywun ar frys, cysylltwch â /ag Sophie Hughes -
Ffon  01352 702176  -  Ebost   [email address]

 

 

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Dear Ms Williams,

I write to acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information request
which has been given the reference number F00018563. Your request has been
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Governance Manager, Information Governance Team, Flintshire County
Council, County Hall, Mold, Flintshire CH7 6NB, or
[email address].

If you are dissatisfied with the Council’s handling of your request for
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date of this response. Where your complaint is a complex one it may not be
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a progress report will be sent within the above timescales.

Requests for an internal review should be addressed to the Council’s
Information Governance Manager at:

Information Governance Team, County Hall, Mold, CH7 6NA

Or by emailing [Flintshire County Council request email]

Please remember to quote your original request’s reference number.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner. The
Information Commissioner can be contacted at the following address:

Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF

However, please note that the Commissioner will not normally investigate a
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Gellir cynnwys y ddogfen gyfathrebu hon ac unrhyw ddogfennau amgaeêdig yn
amodol ar hawlfraint. Hyn anfonwyd atoch er gwybodaeth i chi a gallwch ei
ddefnyddio ar gyfer unrhyw ymchwil anfasnachol yr ydych yn ei wneud neu
ymgymryd â. Gellir hefyd defnyddio ei gynnwys at ddibenion adrodd
newyddion. Os oes angen i chi ailddefnyddio’r wybodaeth mewn unrhyw fordd
arall, er enghraifft, cyhoeddi neu gyhoeddi masnachol ar wefan, mae angen
caniatâd gyn y Cyngor. Os hoffech ailddefnyddio’r wybodaeth, cysylltwch â
ni, gan roi gwybod i ni sut rydych chi yn bwriadu ei ailddefnyddio a beth
fydd y gynulleidfa a fwriadwyd fel y gallwn ystyriwch eich cais. Dylid
anfon y wybodaeth hon at: Rheolwr Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth, Tîm
Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth, Neuadd Y Sir, Yr Wyddgrug, Sir Y Fflint, CH7 6NB,
neu drwy e-bostio [email address].

Os ydych yn anfodlon â’r modd y mae’r Cyngor wedi ymdrin eich cais am
wybodaeth, gallwch ofyn am adolygiad mewnol o fewn 2 fis o dyddiad yr
ymateb hwn. Lle mae’ch cwyn yn un cymhleth efallai na fydd yn bosib delio
ag ef o fewn yr amserlen uchod. Mewn sefyllfa o’r fath, bydd adroddiad
cynnydd yn cael ei anfon o fewn yr amserlen.

Dylech anfon cais am adolygiad mewnol i’r Rheolwr Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth
y Cyngor:

Team Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth, Neuadd y Sir, Yr Wyddgrug, Sir Y Fflint, CH7
6NB

Neu drwy e-bostio [Flintshire County Council request email]

Cofiwch ddyfynnu rhif cyfeirnod eich cais gwreiddiol.

Mae gennych hawl hefyd i gwyno wrth y Comisiynydd Gwybodaeth. Gallwch
gysylltu â’r Comisiynydd Gwybodaeth yn y cyfeiriad canlynol:

Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF

Fodd bynnag, dylech nodi nad yw’r Comisiynydd fel arfer yn ymchwilio i
gwyn nes ei fod wedi bod drwy ein proses adolygu fewnol.

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received in Welsh without delay. Opinions advice, conclusions and other
information in this message that do not relate to the official business of
Flintshire County Council shall be understood as neither given nor
endorsed by it or on its behalf, and consequently Flintshire County
Council shall bear no responsibility whatsoever in respect thereof. Rydym
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chynghorion, na chasgliadau nac unrhyw wybodaeth arall yn y neges hon, nad
ydynt yn berthnasol i waith swyddogol Cyngor Sir y Fflint, yn cael eu
cynnig na'u cadarnhau ganddo nac ar ei ran, ac felly ni fydd Cyngor Sir y
Fflint yn derbyn unrhyw gyfrifoldeb am y rhannau hynny o'r neges.
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Yvonne Jones, Flintshire County Council

Dear Ms Williams

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request dated 20^th February
2020.

 

The Council’s response can be found below your questions, in red text.

 

1)   How many social housing properties Flintshire County Council has.

The Council holds this information, but it is exempt under Section 21 of
the FOIA 'Information accessible to applicant by other means' as the
information you requested is available on the Welsh Government’s website
with which you may find useful The link to this website is: 
[1]https://statswales.gov.wales/Catalogue/H...

 

2)   How many Flintshire County Council social housing properties did not
meet the Welsh Housing Quality Standards in 2018-19.

The Council holds this information, but it is exempt under Section 21 of
the FOIA 'Information accessible to applicant by other means' as the
information you requested is available on the Welsh Government’s website
with which you may find useful The link to this website is: 
[2]https://statswales.gov.wales/Catalogue/H...

 

3) How much Flintshire County Council spent on maintenance and repairs to
their social housing properties in 2018-19.

The spend is £5,887,638.

 

NB  This amount takes into account the below revenue expenditure through
Responsive and Voids for:

Pay

Materials spend

Sub-Contractors spend

Recharges

I hope this information is helpful to you but if you are dissatisfied with
any aspects of this response, please refer to the Council's FOI Complaints
Procedure below.

 

Yours sincerely

Yvonne Jones BA

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FOI Officer | Swyddog Rhyddid Gwybodaeth
Housing and Assets | Tai ac Asedau
Flintshire County Council | Cyngor Sir Y Fflint
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Tel | Ffôn | 01352 702420

Email | Ebost | [3][email address]

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â [9]www.siryfflint.gov.uk/fy-nghyfrif am ragor o wybodaeth neu os hoffech
chi gofrestru.

 

 

If you are dissatisfied with the Council’s handling of your request for
information, you can ask for an internal review within 2 months of the
date of this response. Where your complaint is a complex one it may not be
possible to deal with it within the above timescales. In such a situation
a progress report will be sent within the above timescales.

 

Requests for an internal review should be addressed to the Council’s
Information Governance Manager at:

 

Information Governance Team,

County Hall,

Mold,

CH7 6NA

 

Or by emailing [10][Flintshire County Council request email]

 

Please remember to quote your original request’s reference number.

 

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner. The
Information Commissioner can be contacted at the following address:

 

Information Commissioner’s Office,

Wycliffe House,

Water Lane,

Wilmslow,

Cheshire,

SK9 5AF.

 

However, please note that the Commissioner will not normally investigate a
complaint until it has been through our own internal review process.

 

 

Os ydych yn anfodlon â’r modd y mae’r Cyngor wedi ymdrin eich cais am
wybodaeth, gallwch ofyn am adolygiad mewnol o fewn 2 fis o dyddiad yr
ymateb hwn. Lle mae’ch cwyn yn un cymhleth efallai na fydd yn bosib delio
ag ef o fewn yr amserlen uchod. Mewn sefyllfa o’r fath, bydd adroddiad
cynnydd yn cael ei anfon o fewn yr amserlen.

 

Dylech anfon cais am adolygiad mewnol i’r Rheolwr Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth
y Cyngor:

Team Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth

Neuadd y Sir

Yr Wyddgrug

Sir Y Fflint

CH7 6NB

 

Neu drwy e-bostio [11][Flintshire County Council request email]

 

Cofiwch ddyfynnu rhif cyfeirnod eich cais gwreiddiol.

 

Mae gennych hawl hefyd i gwyno wrth y Comisiynydd Gwybodaeth. Gallwch
gysylltu â’r Comisiynydd Gwybodaeth yn y cyfeiriad canlynol:

 

Information Commissioner’s Office,

Wycliffe House,

Water Lane,

Wilmslow,

Cheshire,

SK9 5AF.

 

Fodd bynnag, dylech nodi nad yw’r Comisiynydd fel arfer yn ymchwilio i
gŵyn nes ei fod wedi bod drwy ein proses adolygu fewnol.

 

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The contents of this communication and any enclosed documents may be
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publication on a website, requires the permission of this Council.  If you
wish to re-use this information please contact us, letting us know how you
wish to re-use it and what the intended audience will be so that we can
consider your request.  This information should be sent to:  The
Information Governance Manager, Information Governance Team, Flintshire
County Council, County Hall, Mold, Flintshire  CH7 6NB, or
[12][email address].

 

Gellir cynnwys y ddogfen gyfathrebu hon ac unrhyw ddogfennau amgaeêdig yn
amodol ar hawlfraint. Hyn anfonwyd atoch er gwybodaeth i chi a gallwch ei
ddefnyddio ar gyfer unrhyw ymchwil anfasnachol yr ydych yn ei wneud neu
ymgymryd â. Gellir hefyd defnyddio ei gynnwys at ddibenion adrodd
newyddion. Os oes angen i chi ailddefnyddio’r wybodaeth mewn unrhyw fordd
arall, er enghraifft, cyhoeddi neu gyhoeddi masnachol ar wefan, mae angen
caniatâd gyn y Cyngor. Os hoffech ailddefnyddio’r wybodaeth, cysylltwch â
ni, gan roi gwybod i ni sut rydych chi yn bwriadu ei ailddefnyddio a beth
fydd y gynulleidfa a fwriadwyd fel y gallwn ystyriwch eich cais. Dylid
anfon y wybodaeth hon at: Rheolwr Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth, Tîm
Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth, Neuadd Y Sir, Yr Wyddgrug, Sir Y Fflint, CH7 6NB,
neu drwy e-bostio [13][email address]

 

 

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We welcome correspondence in Welsh. We will respond to correspondence
received in Welsh without delay.

Opinions advice, conclusions and other information in this

message that do not relate to the official business of

Flintshire County Council shall be understood as neither

given nor endorsed by it or on its behalf, and consequently

Flintshire County Council shall bear no responsibility

whatsoever in respect thereof.

Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth Gymraeg. Ymatebwn yn ddi-oed i ohebiaeth a
dderbynnir drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg.

Deellir na fydd unrhyw safbwyntiau, na chynghorion, na

chasgliadau nac unrhyw wybodaeth arall yn y neges hon,

nad ydynt yn berthnasol i waith swyddogol

Cyngor Sir y Fflint, yn cael eu cynnig na'u cadarnhau ganddo

nac ar ei ran, ac felly ni fydd Cyngor Sir y Fflint yn derbyn

unrhyw gyfrifoldeb am y rhannau hynny o'r neges.

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