Dear Mr Wall
Thank you for your email dated 17 May 2019; we have treated this as a Freedom of Information request.
You have asked for the following information;
- Please, can you list your five largest private providers of temporary accommodation ALONG WITH the total amount of money EACH provider has received from the council in the last financial year (1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019)? Using the attached Excel spreadsheet.
- Please include the total number of temporary accommodation placements (ongoing and new) for EACH of these five providers in the last financial year (1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019)? Using the attached Excel spreadsheet.
- Please include the number of suitability reviews carried out on placements made with EACH of these five providers in the last financial year (1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019)? Using the attached Excel spreadsheet.
- Please include the number of occasions where the council has had to pay above the rates in the Inter Borough Temporary Accommodation Agreement (IBTAA) for EACH of these five providers in the last financial year (1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019)? Using the attached Excel spreadsheet.
- Please include the total paid in financial incentives (any one-off payments to secure new temporary accommodation or renew leases etc) for EACH of these five providers in the last financial year (1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019)? Using the attached Excel spreadsheet.
Please see Barnet Homes’ response:
Council | Provider | Total paid for tempoary accomodation (1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019) | Total number of temporary accommodation placements (1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019) | Total number of suitability reviews (1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019) | Number of breaches of the Inter Borough Temporary Accommodation Agreement (IBTAA) (1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019) | Total paid in financial incentives (1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019) |
Barnet | Notting Hill Genesis | £ 2,288,094.90 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Barnet | Network Homes Ltd | £ 1,291,111.31 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Barnet | District Homes CIC | £ 1,253,656.69 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Barnet | Freshview Estates | £ 1,247,168.23 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Barnet | Woodhouse Estates Ltd | £ 1,037,175.25 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Your rights
If you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been handled, you can request a review by emailing Talk2Us@barnethomes.org and marking it as an appeal for the attention of the Data Controller.
If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint, you have a right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF (telephone: 08456 30 60 60 or 01625 54 57 45; website: www.ico.gov.uk).
There is no charge for making an appeal.
Kind regards
Carly Williamson
Complaints and Information Manager
020 8359 6379
The Barnet Group
(Incorporating Barnet Homes, Your Choice (Barnet), Opendoor Homes, TBG Flex, and Bumblebee)
Barnet House | 1255 High Road | Whetstone | London | N20 0EJ