Thank you for your request for information. I can confirm that your
enquiry is receiving attention.

In accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
you should receive a comprehensive reply to your request within 20 working
days from receipt of your enquiry.

The Council’s current activities and up to date changes to our service
delivery can be found on our website at
[1]https://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/coronavirus

In certain circumstances, a fee may be payable for determining, locating,
retrieving and extracting information and/or the cost for disbursements
such as photocopying and postage. If this applies, a Fees Notice will be
issued to you with details of any costs involved in advance and you will
be required to pay this before I can proceed to deal with your request.

Further information about your rights is also available from the
Information Commissioner at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe
House, Water Lane, Wilmslow SK9 5AF Telephone: 0303 123 1113,
[2]www.ico.gov.uk.

Kind regards,

Charlene Haynes
On behalf of Corporate Information Manager

Corporate Services

Tendring District Council

Phone: 01255 686063
E-mail: [3][Tendring District Council request email] 

[4]www.tendringdc.gov.uk

Tendring District Council, Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
CO15 1SE

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Dear Sally,

Further to your request for information regarding Temporary Accommodation/
Housing, which was received on 09/07/22, please see below the answers to
your enquiry.

Q1. Of the households living with children in temporary accommodation at
the end of December 2021 (the last quarterly data publicly available), how
many were placed in accommodation outside of your local authority area?

Nil

Q2. Of the households living with children in temporary accommodation in
each of the following financial years, how many were placed in
accommodation outside of your local authority area?

a. 2017/2018 =8

b. 2018/2019 =3

c. 2019/2020 =13

d. 2020/2021 =4

e. 2021/2022 =4

Q3. For the households with children who left a placement in B&B/ hotel
accommodation during each of the following financial years, what was the
average time spent in B&B/hotel accommodation?

a. 2017/2018 = 28 days

b. 2018/2019 = 37 days

c. 2019/2020 = 49 days

d. 2020/2021 =47 days

e. 2021/2022 =37 days

I hope this information is of assistance to you. If you have any other
queries about this matter then please contact the Corporate Information
Manager at [1][email address].

Right to Internal Review:

If you are dissatisfied with your FOI response or with the way your
request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act, you have
the right to ask for your request to be independently reviewed. Internal
review requests should be made within 40 working days of the initial
response. You should set out your representations in writing explaining
why you are dissatisfied with this response or the way your request has
been handled and send to [2][email address].
Alternatively, you can post a request for an internal review to Mrs L
Trembath, Corporate Services, Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea,
Essex CO15 1SE. You will be notified of the outcome of the review as soon
as possible and in any event within 20 working days from receipt of your
representations.

Appeal:

If you should still remain dissatisfied following the outcome of the
review, you may apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision by
writing to:

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

Telephone: 0303 123 1113, [3]www.ico.gov.uk.

The Council’s current activities and up to date changes to our service
delivery can be found on our website at
[4]https://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/coronavirus

Further information about your rights is also available from the
Information Commissioner at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe
House, Water Lane, Wilmslow SK9 5AF Telephone: 0303 123 1113,
[5]www.ico.gov.uk .

Kind regards,

Charlene Haynes
Information Governance Officer

Corporate Services

Tendring District Council

Phone: 01255 686512
E-mail: [6][email address]

Corporate Information Manager: 01255 686063 &
[7][Tendring District Council request email] 

IT Service Desk: 01255 686599 & [8][email address]

[9]www.tendringdc.gov.uk

Tendring District Council, Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
CO15 1SE

From: Charlene Haynes On Behalf Of Corporate Information Manager
Sent: 11 July 2022 09:40
To: 'Sally Wardle' <[FOI #877160 email]>
Subject: FOI Acknowledgement [Ref: #2022-407] - Temporary Accommodation/
Housing FOI request - 8.7.22

Thank you for your request for information. I can confirm that your
enquiry is receiving attention.

In accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
you should receive a comprehensive reply to your request within 20 working
days from receipt of your enquiry.

The Council’s current activities and up to date changes to our service
delivery can be found on our website at
[10]https://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/coronavirus

In certain circumstances, a fee may be payable for determining, locating,
retrieving and extracting information and/or the cost for disbursements
such as photocopying and postage. If this applies, a Fees Notice will be
issued to you with details of any costs involved in advance and you will
be required to pay this before I can proceed to deal with your request.

Further information about your rights is also available from the
Information Commissioner at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe
House, Water Lane, Wilmslow SK9 5AF Telephone: 0303 123 1113,
[11]www.ico.gov.uk.

Kind regards,

Charlene Haynes
On behalf of Corporate Information Manager

Corporate Services

Tendring District Council

Phone: 01255 686063
E-mail: [12][Tendring District Council request email]

[13]www.tendringdc.gov.uk

Tendring District Council, Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
CO15 1SE

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