Support provided to people assessed as having No Recourse To Public Funds status

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Dear Falkirk Council,

This is a Freedom of Information request.

I am looking for information on the support provided by the council to people (and their dependents) assessed as having No Recourse To Public Funds (NRPF) under Section 115 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.

For each of the last three calendar years where information is available (Please provide figures for each year):

1. How many people with NRPF status have approached the council to request financial assistance?

2. How many people with NRPF status subsequently received financial assistance from the council following an approach? How many people were refused financial support?

3. How many people with NRPF status that subsequently received financial assistance from the council following an approach also had dependent children? How many people with NRPF status and dependent children were refused financial support?

4. What is the total amount spent by the local authority on supporting people with NRPF status? Please break this down into annual housing costs and subsistence costs.

5. How many children of people with NRPF status have been taken into care by the local authority?

6. If any information is shared by the local authority to the Department of Work and Pensions (or other UK Government entity) on people with NRPF status receiving support, please confirm what personal information is shared. If any regular reports are provided to these government agencies please supply a copy of the most recent report provided.

I would prefer not to receive the requested data in a pdf format file. Please provide the requested data in a CSV file or MS Excel file.

I look forward to hearing from you in due course.

Yours faithfully,

Ally Tibbitt

FOI, Falkirk Council

Dear Mr Tibbitt

 

No Recourse to Public Funds

 

I acknowledge receipt of your email dated 17 January 2018 regarding the
above, this is being dealt as an information request under the Freedom of
Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

 

We have 20 working days to deal with your request from the date that we
received it, but hope to provide you with the information you are looking
for at an earlier date where possible.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Information Team

 

Corporate and Housing Services

Falkirk Council

The Forum

Callendar Business Park

Falkirk

FK1 1XR

 

Tel:  01324 590147

 

 

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Dear Ally Tibbitt

 

Please find attached response letter in relation to your recent Freedom of
Information request.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Information Team

Corporate & Housing Services

Falkirk Council

The Forum

Callendar Business Park

Falkirk

FK1 1XR

 

Tel - 01324 590780

 

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Dear Falkirk Council,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Falkirk Council's handling of my FOI request 'Support provided to people assessed as having No Recourse To Public Funds status'.

In my original request, I asked for data to broken down by the last three calendar years. It is not clear from your initial response what year the figures provided relate to.

All help much appreciated.

Yours faithfully,

Ally Tibbitt

FOI, Falkirk Council

Good Afternoon,

I acknowledge receipt of your email dated 15.02.2018, this is being dealt as a request for review under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

We have 20 working days to deal with your request from the date that we received it, but hope to provide you with the information you are looking for at an earlier date where possible.

Yours sincerely

On behalf of Falkirk Council
Angela
Information Team

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Information.Team, Falkirk Council

2 Attachments

Dear Ally Tibbitt

 

Please find attached response letter in relation to your recent Freedom of
Information request.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Information Team

Corporate & Housing Services

Falkirk Council

The Forum

Callendar Business Park

Falkirk

FK1 1XR

 

Tel - 01324 590780

 

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