Dear Natalie,
Thank you for your request asking for information that we hold as follows.
- Your Homelessness s202 Reviews and Appeals Process & Procedure Policy
Barnet Homes has no section 202 Review and Appeals Process and Procedure Policy. In making decisions we follow the Housing Act 1996, Part 7 as amended by the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.
| 2. Percentage of s202 review decisions which accept the original decision was unlawful and issue a minded to uphold letter prior to concluding the applicant’s homeless application |
| 33% |
| a. Percentage of these which are refugee applicants |
| 2% |
| 3. Percentage of s202 reviews which accept the original decision was unlawful and make a new decision to conclude the applicant’s homeless application |
| 33% |
| a. Percentage of these which are refugee applicants |
| 2% |
| 4. Percentage of s202 reviews which accept the original decision was unlawful and return to the housing needs team to make a new decision |
| 11% |
| a. Percentage of these which are refugee applicants |
| 0.90% |
| 5. Percentage of those decisions which are returned to the housing needs team, which then issue the same decision as previously made
Refusal Notice s12 (cost of compliance exceeds appropriate limit) We estimate that compliance with your request would exceed the appropriate time/costs limit under section 12 of the Freedom of information Act 2000. This is currently 18 hours /£450. Section 12 (1) of the FOIA does not oblige a public authority to comply with a request for information if the authority estimates that the time or cost of complying with the request would exceed the appropriate limit as set out above.
There are 532 reviews which would need to be manually checked. To search the databases, find the appropriate records and then record the outcomes on a spreadsheet would take approximately 5 minutes per case which would equate to 44 hours of officer time, and would therefore exceed the appropriate limit. |
| a. Percentage of these which are refugee applicants |
| Refusal Notice
s12 (cost of compliance exceeds appropriate limit) We estimate that compliance with your request would exceed the appropriate time/costs limit under section 12 of the Freedom of information Act 2000. This is currently 18 hours /£450. Section 12 (1) of the FOIA does not oblige a public authority to comply with a request for information if the authority estimates that the time or cost of complying with the request would exceed the appropriate limit as set out above.
There are 532 reviews which would need to be manually checked. To search the databases, find the appropriate records and then record the outcomes on a spreadsheet would take approximately 5 minutes per case which would equate to 44 hours of officer time, and would therefore exceed the appropriate limit. |
| 6. Percentage of those decisions which are returned to the housing needs team, which then overturn the original decision/accept the main housing duty |
| 10% |
| a. Percentage of these which are refugee applicants |
| 0.80% |
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. There is no charge for making an appeal.
After this, if you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint, you have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner:
- Telephone: 0303 123 1113
- Website: www.ico.org.uk
Kind regards,
Carly Williamson
Complaints and Information Manager