Housing

Question

Choice Based Lettings:  

The total number of people added to the local authority’s   housing waiting list, or otherwise made eligible to bid for  social housing from 01 April 2015 to 31 March 2016          

The total number of lettings made through a choice based lettings or equivalent scheme during the year from 01 April 2015 to 31 March 2016.                 

The total amount spent on the Choice Based Lettings programme or equivalent scheme during the year from 01 April 2015 to 31 March 2016 by the local authority. This should where possible include all costs.              

For example, if  the authority pays for software I would like this to be included   in the    calculation. If the authority          pays for software that  is used  for other purposes, please provide the full cost of the software and the other purposes it  is used  for so I  can work out whether or not we will factor in this cost. 

The total amount spent (including staff costs) on any other processes involved in administering applications to join the  housing waiting list, or otherwise to  apply to  be  made eligible to bid for social housing from 01 April 2015 to 31 March 16      

Environmental  Health:

The total number of cases worked on by the council’s environmental health team during the year.     

The total number of  cases worked on by the council’s environmental health team related to all rented residential housing (including all types of rented property including homes owned  by the council, a registered provider or a private landlord) during the year.   

The total number of staff hours spent on all cases related to all rented residential housing.  

The cost (including salaries and administration) to thecouncil of work done on cases related to all rented residential           housing.            

For the sake of clarification, I  would like to add the following points

We do not request information relation to queries covered by the Environmental Health team which do not relate to housing for example general queries relating to noise and pollution.                            

If the local authority does not have an Environmental Health team, but has a Public Protection Team or  equivalent    (providing equivalent services) can I please have the relevant information relating to this team instead.                               

• I do not need a breakdown of these numbers by tenure  types. Instead we are requesting a figure for costs relating to all  types of rented  housing.              

If  the council does not hold or is unable to  provide this specific information,  I request that the council provides ead information it does hold from which this figure may be calculated. If the council does hold and is able to publish the information at Questions 1 to 4 above I do not require the information described at 1 to 3 below and I   respectfully ask that this is not considered when assessing the amount of time needed to respond to this request          in the first instance. In particular, I request:           

The total budget of the environmental health team including staff costs and administration during the year.   

An estimate of how much of the environmental health team’s time is spent on housing related issues.  

Whichever is easiest to provide, from:               

A: The database or spreadsheet recording the cases worked on by environmental health officers during the year, the staff time given to them and the details of the cases. Please provide this excluding any information which would be        considered personal information under the Data Protection Act.                      

OR  

B: he database or spreadsheet recording the cases opened by environmental health officers during the  year,  the  staff time given to them and the details of the cases. Please provide this excluding any information which would be      considered personal information under the Dat Protection Act.

Answer

 Please note question below with regards to clarification for questions 1-3 in last section.

With regards to the first Section ‘Choice Based Lettings’ this is a nil response as a Stock Transfer Council we don’t hold this kind of information.  You may wish to contact HHP and request the information as held by them. Please see contact details below as provided on their website.

Hebridean Housing Partnership (Opens in a new window or downloads a file)
HHP Offices
Hebridean Housing Partnership
Creed Court
Gleann Seileach Business Park
Willowglen Road
Stornoway
HS1 2QP
Tel:      0300 123 0773
Fax:     01851 707 949
E-mail:customerservices@hebrideanhousing.co.uk (Opens in a new window or downloads a file)


Environmental Health:
1. The total number of cases worked on by the council’s environmental health team during the year. 21
2. The total number of cases worked on by the council’s environmental health team related to all rented. 21
residential housing (including all types of rented property including homes owned by the council, a registered provider or a private landlord) during the year.
3. The total number of staff hours spent on all cases related to all rented residential housing. Not recorded
4. The cost (including salaries and administration) to the council of work done on cases related to all rented residential housing. Not recorded

If the council does not hold or is unable to provide this specific information, I request that the council provides instead information it does hold from which this figure may be calculated. If the council does hold and is able to publish the information at Questions 1 to 4 above I do not require the information described at 1 to 3 below and I respectfully ask that this is not considered when assessing the amount of time needed to respond to this request in the first instance. In particular, I request:

Please see questions 1-4 answered above, could you please clarify if you sill require questions 1-3 below.

1. The total budget of the environmental health team including staff costs and administration during the year.
2. An estimate of how much of the environmental health team’s time is spent on housing related issues.
3. Whichever is easiest to provide, from:
A: The database or spreadsheet recording the cases worked on by environmental health officers during the year, the staff time given to them and the details of the cases. Please provide this excluding any information which would be considered personal information under the Data Protection Act.
OR
B: The database or spreadsheet recording the cases opened by environmental health officers during the year, the staff time given to them and the details of the cases. Please provide this excluding any information which would be considered personal information under the Data Protection Act.