Freedom of information response

1.The minimum, maximum and average rates paid to independent providers / home providers for the delivery of temporary accommodation & emergency housing in the borough?

Dependent on size and area - £32 to £80pn.

2. Who are the type of individuals/ families / groups that use your temporary housing & emergency housing services or that you provide accommodation to?

Homeless residents owed a statutory housing duty by Thurrock Council. Duty to accommodate by Interim accommodation under s188 (1) of the Housing Act 1996 Part VII (as amended) and Temporary Accommodation under s193 of the Housing Act 1996 (as amended).

3. What are your minimum property requirements needed to provide temporary accommodation & emergency housing services to the council?

Good property standards and compliance certification including Gas, Electrical, EPC, basic furniture/white goods included.

4. As a new service who do we contact about supporting the council with temporary housing & emergency housing in the borough?

We are unable to provide the contact details of any staff members below the directorate level under S40. However, we can provide generic email addresses, – TA@thurrock.gov.uk

5. What type of temporary accommodation services & emergency housing are you looking for?

Fully self contained 1 to 4 bedroom properties in Thurrock.

6. Do we need to apply for a local authority contract in order to supply temporary accommodation & emergency housing services if so where do we apply?

No, this is not required.

7. What are the contact details for the department that handles Temporary accommodation & emergency accommodation

TA@thurrock.gov.uk

8. How many temporary accommodation & emergency housing companies / landlords are operating in the borough of Thurrock?

15 current providers

Unfortunately we are unable to provide in full the information you have requested.  We do hold the information but an absolute exemption applies.  Personal Information (Section 40,2) 

Personal data of any other person (third party data) is exempt under section 40(2) if disclosure would breach one of the data protection principles. This aspect of Section 40 is an Absolute Exemption and is therefore not subject to the Public Interest Test. 

The names of officers working for the Council is personal data specific to them. It is therefore subject to the provisions of the Data Protection Act. Information can be withheld if its disclosure would be likely to breach one or more of the Principles of the Data Protection Act. There is no prior expectation on the part of team Managers (or other officers working below the level of Director) that their names and job titles / positions would be published into the wider public domain under FOI. A disclosure made under FOI constitutes a publication to the world at large. We believe that to disclose this would be likely to breach the first Principle of the Data Protection Act by unfairly contravening their right to privacy and confidentiality in the work place.  

However, in the interests of transparency we are able to share details relating to senior officers (Director  level and above). For these officers, there is already a greater expectation of openness about their role given their level of accountability for service provision and budgetary decision making.  

For your information please see the following link which outlines staff details of Director and above: https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/chief-executive-directors-and-services