How many council owned properties have been sold through the Right to buy scheme in B9 area
Dear Birmingham City Council,
Could you list all the properties sold through the Right to Buy scheme in the past 15 years for the B9 area and the price each property was sold for.
Yours faithfully,
James
Dear James
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Yvonne Hathaway
Professional Support Services Officer - Governance and Compliance
Place Directorate
Room 234, 2^nd Floor Council House Extension
Margaret Street, Birmingham B3 3BU
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Dear James
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request for Information
Thank you for your request seeking information regarding How many council
owned properties have been sold through the Right to buy scheme in B9 area
We would be obliged if you could please confirm if your request can be
rephrased to allow us to locate the information that you are seeking.
Could you please clarify for over what period of time you are requesting
this information to cover, e.g. 5 years.
As soon as we receive your revised request, we will respond within 20
working days.
Kind Regards
Yvonne Hathaway
Professional Support Services Officer - Governance and Compliance
Place Directorate
Room 234, 2^nd Floor Council House Extension
Margaret Street, Birmingham B3 3BU
Be safe! Be Secure! Think privacy!
Dear Mr James
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request for Information
Please find attached Birmingham City Council’s response to your Freedom of
Information request.
Yours Sincerely
Yvonne Hathaway
Professional Support Services Officer - Governance and Compliance
Dear Place FOI,
Could you please the street address alongside with the price paid.
Yours sincerely,
James
Dear Place FOI,
I'm asking for street names only not the full addresses therefore it shouldn't be classified as personal data.
Yours sincerely,
James
Dear James,
Thank you for your email dated 13 January 2015.
As detailed in our response 8 January 2015 (attached), we are unable to provide the street names sold through the Right to Buy scheme as these are privately owned properties which constitute personal data. By doing so would breach the Data Protection Act 1998. Please find a detailed explanation below:
Personal Data:
“data which relate to a living individual who can be identified—
(a) from those data, or
(b) from those data and other information which is in the possession of, or is likely to come into the possession of, the data controller,”
As the individual owners and their addresses can be identified from the property address, by simply obtaining a land registry search, this means that the property address falls under the remit of personal data. The result of this is that any disclosure of the property addresses, without the consent of the owner, would be a breach of the Data Protection Act in respect of those individuals.
We provided you with the number and sale price of Right to Buy Scheme properties which have been sold in the B9 area for 10 years on 8 January.
If you are not satisfied with the response you may ask for an internal review. Please contact the corporate team at the address below:
Corporate Information Governance Team
Performance & Information (WS)
PO Box 16366
Birmingham
B2 2YY
or
[email address]
If subsequently you are not satisfied with the Council’s decision you may apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Council. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at the following address:
The Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545745
Web Address: www.ico.gov.uk
Yours sincerely
Donna McMullan
Governance and Compliance Manager
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