Dear Mr Clinch,

 

Thank you for your request dated 4 August 2022, we have treated this as a Freedom of Information request. You have asked for the following information, please see our responses below in blue:

 

How many of the following:

 

  1. a) looked after children – information not held by Barnet Homes – will be held by Barnet Council as they do these placements
  2. b) individuals with mental health issues – 0
  3. c) individuals with learning difficulties – information not held by Barnet Homes – will be held by Barnet Council as they do these placements
  4. d) older individuals who need to be in care homes – information not held by Barnet Homes – will be held by Barnet Council as they do these placements
  5. e) vulnerable individuals with drug or alcohol addictions – 0
  6. f) homeless families in temporary accommodation – 2
  7. g) homeless individuals – 0
  8. h) individuals fleeing violence – 0
  9. i) adult asylum seekers – information not held by Barnet Homes – will be held by Barnet Council as they do these placements
  10. j) unaccompanied asylum seeking children – information not held by Barnet Homes – will be held by Barnet Council as they do these placements
  11. k) rough sleepers – 0
  12. l) refugees – 0

 

from your borough, are currently placed ‘out-of-borough’ in the London Borough of Croydon.

Advice and assistance

We have searched our records and provided what we hold though you may also wish to, if you haven’t already, make a request to Barnet Council as it is possible they may hold some of the information you have asked for.

 

Barnet Council can be contacted at:

 

Barnet Council

Information Management Team (IMT),

2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, London NW9 4EW

Email: foi@barnet.gov.uk

 

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