Use of shipping containers or similar, or caravan parks for temporary, interim or emergency housing support

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Dear Louisa James,

Freedom of Information Request - Case Ref/ BDC03413

I acknowledge receipt of your request for information received on
26/04/2024 and is being handled under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (“the Act”).

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Dear Louisa James,

Freedom of Information Request - Case Ref/ BDC03413

I am writing in response to your request for information which was
received on the 26/04/2024 and has been dealt with under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (“the Act”).

The information you requested is enclosed.

1 Does your local authority use converted shipping containers, or similar
structures, as 'temporary', 'interim' or 'emergency' accommodation? NO

Please answer questions 2 to 5 if your authority does use shipping
containers or similar structures as temporary accommodation:

2 (i) How many were in use in the past 12 months from April 2023?
(ii) Please provide the same figures for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022,
if available.

3 How many (i) individuals and (ii) families with children are currently
being supported in this type of temporary accommodation? NIL

4 What is your policy for the maximum length of time that anyone being
assisted by your authority should be kept in this type of accommodation?
We don't use and don't have a policy

5 What is the longest amount of time an (i) individual or (ii) a family
has been housed in this type of accommodation?

6 Please outline how many people being supported by your authority in this
manner are care leavers, if that information is available. NIL

7 Does your local authority make use of caravan parks, either private or
council owned, to house individuals or families, as a form of temporary
housing? NO

If question 7 is applicable to your authority, please answer the questions
8 to 10

8 (i) How many sites are currently being used?
(ii) How many individual units is this?

9 How many (i) individuals or (ii) family groups are currently being
supported in this way? NIL

10 Please outline how many people being supported by your authority in
this manner are care leavers, if that information is available.

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reference number.

Yours sincerely,

Information Governance Team
Blaby District Council

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Dear Louisa James,

Freedom of Information Request - Case Ref/ BDC03413

I am writing in response to your request for information which was
received on the 26/04/2024 and has been dealt with under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (“the Act”).

The information you requested is enclosed.

1 Does your local authority use converted shipping containers, or similar
structures, as 'temporary', 'interim' or 'emergency' accommodation? NO

Please answer questions 2 to 5 if your authority does use shipping
containers or similar structures as temporary accommodation:

2 (i) How many were in use in the past 12 months from April 2023?
(ii) Please provide the same figures for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022,
if available.

3 How many (i) individuals and (ii) families with children are currently
being supported in this type of temporary accommodation? NIL

4 What is your policy for the maximum length of time that anyone being
assisted by your authority should be kept in this type of accommodation?
We don't use and don't have a policy

5 What is the longest amount of time an (i) individual or (ii) a family
has been housed in this type of accommodation?

6 Please outline how many people being supported by your authority in this
manner are care leavers, if that information is available. NIL

7 Does your local authority make use of caravan parks, either private or
council owned, to house individuals or families, as a form of temporary
housing? NO

If question 7 is applicable to your authority, please answer the questions
8 to 10

8 (i) How many sites are currently being used?
(ii) How many individual units is this?

9 How many (i) individuals or (ii) family groups are currently being
supported in this way? NIL

10 Please outline how many people being supported by your authority in
this manner are care leavers, if that information is available.

The information provided in response to Freedom of Information requests is
subject to copyright protection. Where the copyright is owned by Blaby
District Council, re-use is permitted in accordance with the terms of the
Open Government Licence. However, we do ask that you attribute the
information to Blaby District Council when re-using it.

Where third party copyright is identified, you will need to contact the
copyright owner directly should you wish to re-use their information.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be
submitted within two months of the response date and should be sent to
[1][email address].

If you are not happy with the outcome of the internal review, you have the
right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision.
For more information, please visit: [2]www.ico.org.uk.

If you have any further queries, please contact me quoting the above
reference number.

Yours sincerely,

Information Governance Team
Blaby District Council

Telephone: 0116 272 7678

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