FOI/EIR
Our reference: 5086633

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Dear Sally Wardle
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 8 July
2022.
 
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CR0 1EA

Contact: Information Team
[Croydon Borough Council request email]

Dear Sally Wardle

Request FOI/4147

Freedom of Information Request

Your request has been considered under the provisions of the Freedom of
Information Act. Please accept our apologies for the delay in responding
to you. Specifically, you have requested the following information:

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?

104 households in nightly let accommodation.
 

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 - 210
b. 2018/2019 - 236
c. 2019/2020 - 242

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
b. 2018/2019
c. 2019/2020
d. 2020/2021
e. 2021/2022

We do not hold or are able to extract this data over a range of time,
therefore we are unable to answer this question.

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:        [Croydon Borough Council request email]

Writing:     Information Team

London Borough of Croydon

Bernard Weatherill House

7^th Floor - 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 

Croydon Council