The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c.36) is an Act of Parliament that creates a public "right of access" to information held by public authorities. The full provisions of the Act came into force on 1 January 2005. We have exercised our rights under the Act and submitted the following Freedom of Information Act 2000 requests to Enfield Council:
Enfield Council has so far refused to respond to any of these requests or to provide the information as stipulated under the Act. We now call on the general public that if anyone should have any information or answers to the questions that we have asked, that they should contact us using our confidential whistleblowing form. Your information will be treated in the strictest confidence.
We also encourage all landlords and staff of Enfield Council, with any knowledge of the issues raised in our Freedom of Information Act requests, to contact us NOW using our confidential whistleblowing form.
If you work in any borough outside the London Borough of Enfield and have any knowledge of the issues raised here, please contact us using this confidential whistleblowing form. Your personal details will not be revealed.
Freedom Of Information Act Requests To Enfield Council:
01 February 2014:
Hostels & Rehab Centres:
(1) How many half-way houses for ex-offenders are located within the London Borough of Enfield?
(2) How many rehabilitation centres or houses for substance abuse victims or drug addicts are located within the London Borough of Enfield?
(3) How many hostels or homes for teenagers in care are located in the London Borough of Enfield?
(4) How many hostels or homes for teenagers subject to 'Supervision Orders' or ASBOs are located in the London Borough of Enfield?
(5) How many homes or hostels for young people recently released from young offenders institutions are located in the London Borough of Enfield?
(6) What is the total population of people identified in questions (1) to (5) above?
(7) Has Enfield Council ever carried out an impact assessment of the effect of the population identified in questions (1) to (5) above on social cohesion and anti-social behaviour?
(8) If so, what are the conclusions of the impact assessment?
Betting Shops:
1. How many betting shops have been licensed by the London Borough of Enfield in the last ten years?
2. How many pubs and nightclubs have been granted an extension in opening hours or received a late night opening licence from the London Borough of Enfield in the last ten years?
3. How many fast food outlets or take away outlets have been licensed by the London Borough of Enfield in the last ten years?
4. What is the total number of complaints that have been made about betting shops, nightclubs/pubs and fast food outlets to Enfield Council by residents or members of the public in the last ten years?
5. What is the total number of complaints that have been made by residents and businesses domiciled in the London Borough of Enfield about missed bin collections in the last ten years?
6. What is the average length of time it took to resolve these complaints?
7. How many of these complaints are currently unresolved?
8. How many of these complaints were escalated to legal challenges or court action by the complainants?
9. How many of these complaints found their way into newspaper articles or investigations that the Council is aware of, or reports?
10. What is the impact of questions 1 to 9 on communities resident in the London Borough of Enfield? Please provide me with a summary of your impact assessment.
Housing:
1. What is the total number of residential housing stock currently owned by Enfield Council?
2. How many houses or flats did Enfield Council own directly or indirectly through its subsidiary Enfield Homes, ten years ago?
3. How many houses and how many flats are within the current housing stock owned by Enfield Council?
4. What is the current occupancy of the above houses and flats?
5. How many people in total are currently known by Enfield Council to live in the houses and flats owned by Enfield Council?
6. Who manages these houses/flats for Enfield Council?
7. Broadly speaking, what is the annual maintenance/repair schedule for these houses/flats owned by Enfield Council?
8. What is the number of complaints about poor housing or disrepair or poor maintenance in the last ten years? Please note that this question refers strictly to Enfield Council’s housing stock?
9. Has Enfield Council ever conducted an impact analysis of the effect of disrepair and poor maintenance of its housing stock or houses managed by its subsidiary Enfield homes in the last ten years? This impact analysis refers strictly to the effect of disrepair and poor maintenance on Enfield Council/Enfield Homes tenants?
10. If so, what are the conclusions of the impact analysis?
11. How does disrepair and poor maintenance within Enfield Council’s housing stock affect social cohesion within communities in the London Borough of Enfield?
Additional FOI Requests Based On Landlord Feedback:
Based on the feedback from Enfield Landlords meetings, we submitted these additional Freedom of Information Act requests on the following dates:
14 February 2014
Criminal Records.
1. How many people currently employed (or members of staff) by Enfield Council have unspent convictions?
2. How many people currently employed by Enfield Council have convictions either spent or unspent?
Wages.
1. How many people currently working for Enfield Council are paid wages of more than £60,000.oo (sixty thousand pounds) per annum?
2. How many people currently working for Enfield Council are paid wages of more than £90,000.oo (ninety thousand pounds) per annum?
3. How many people currently working for Enfield Council are paid wages of more than £100,000.oo (one hundred thousand pounds) per annum?
4. How many people currently working for Enfield Council are paid wages of more than £150,000.oo (one hundred and fifty thousand pounds) per annum?
5. How many people currently working for Enfield Council are paid wages and allowances totaling more than £60,000.oo (sixty thousand pounds) per annum?
6. How many people currently working for Enfield Council are paid wages and allowances totaling more than £90,000.oo (ninety thousand pounds) per annum?
7. How many people currently working for Enfield Council are paid wages and allowances totaling more than £100,000.oo (one hundred thousand pounds) per annum?
8. How many people currently working for Enfield Council are paid wages and allowances totaling more than £150,000.oo (one hundred and fifty thousand pounds) per annum?
Study Data
1. The NKM report produced under the Council commissioned specialist data analysts NKM that analysed the levels and location of anti-social-behaviour, and any correlation with the presence of private rented sector tenancies.
2. The full names of the report authors and their educational qualifications.
3. The details of the “data” that was locked for the purposes of statistical analysis, the date of the “lock” and the full names and addresses of the custodians of the data, after it was locked.
4. The full names, qualifications and position within Enfield Council of the woman who presented the data to Enfield Landlords during the consultation meeting at Green Towers Community Centre, 7 Plevna Road, London N9 0BU on the 12th of February 2014.
18 February 2014
ASBOs
1. Which London Boroughs are currently referring or sending tenants to be re-housed in the London Borough of Enfield under the Homefinder scheme?
2. How many Boroughs in total are involved in currently referring or sending tenants to be re-housed in the London Borough of Enfield under the Homefinder scheme?
3. What is the incentive offered to the London Borough of Enfield to accept tenants to be re-housed in the borough under the Homefinder scheme? What commission or fee per tenant does Enfield Council receive?
4. How many tenants have been re-housed within the Borough of Enfield under the Homefinder scheme since the scheme began?
5. How many of the tenants re-housed in the London Borough of Enfield under the Homefinder scheme had prior Anti Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) against them prior to their being re-housed in the London Borough of Enfield?
6. How many tenants re-housed within the London Borough of Enfield under the Homefinder scheme has had Anti Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) against them since being re-housed in the London Borough of Enfield?
21 February 2014.
Councillors:
1. How many Councillors currently live in council homes or houses or flats managed by the arms length body of Enfield Council known as Enfield Homes?
2. How many Councillors became Councillors whilst on housing benefit?
3. How many Councillors currently live in ex-council houses or flats or homes?
4. How many Councillors started their jobs as Councillors from being on jobseekers allowance or from being on income support?
5. How many Councillors were earning less than £10,000.oo per annum when they were first elected Councillors?
6. How many current Councillors have spent or unspent criminal convictions?
7. How many current Councillors have pending criminal cases against them?
25 February 2014
Cyprian Care Limited (Company Number: 05996908)
1. What is the relationship of Enfield Council to the company: Cyprian Care Limited (Company number: 05996908) whose registered office is at 173 Green Lanes, London N13 4UR?
2. How much money has Enfield Council paid to Cyprian Care Limited (Company number: 059960908) for any services provided to the Council since 13 November 2006?
3. Is housing or residential care for any residents of the London Borough of Enfield subcontracted out to Cyprian Care Limited (Company number: 05996908)?
4. Does any director of Cyprian Care Limited (Company number: 05996908) hold any management post in Enfield Council or has any oversight of management activities in Enfield Council?
5. Is there any conflict of interest?
6. Does any Councillor at Enfield Council have any conflict of interest declaration in terms of Cyprian Care Limited (Company number: 05996908)?
If you are concerned about any of the issues raised in this page and have any information that will assist us, please contact us using our confidential whistleblowing form.