FOI request (FOIR-479950829)

Housing within the Council

Requested Fri 20 January 2023
Responded  Fri 27 January 2023

I would like to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act for information relating to your Council. Please find below requests for information.

Please can you provide the name, direct telephone number and email address for the following management positions responsible for Housing Services:

1. Director of Housing Services: This would be the person with overall responsible for Housing within the Council.

2. Head of Housing Services: This person would normally report directly into the Director of Housing, they may also be referred to as the Assistant Director of Housing.

3. Housing Finance Manager: This person would be responsible for the Financial Management and Accounting within the Housing Service.

4. Housing Systems Manager: This person would have overall responsibility for the Housing IT Systems the councils use for areas such as Direct Labour Organisation, Asset Management, CMS, Repair Work, Customer Portal, and so on.

5. Housing Accountancy Manager or Senior Housing Accountant: This person would be responsible for management and delivery of the HRA (Housing Revenue Account) for the Council.

6. Person or Persons responsible within the Council for: providing support and prevention for Homelessness and Rough Sleeping.

7. Person or Persons responsible within the Council for the following areas:

a. Supported Living (a service to enable people to live independently).

b. Sheltered Accommodation (a service to supported living arrangement).

c. Extra Care Housing (a service to enable independent living with care support).

d. Residential Care (often referred to as Care Home or Nursing Home).

e. Housing Related Support (this use to be called Supporting People).

Response

1. Andrew Palmer, Assistant Director of Housing and Built Environment, apalmer@hastings.gov.uk

2. Information not held.

3. Kit Wheeler, Chief Finance Officer, kwheeler@hastings.gov.uk

4. Mark Bourne, Head of IT, headofIT@hastings.gov.uk

5. Hastings Borough Council does not have an HRA.

6. Andrew Palmer, Assistant Director of Housing and Built Environment, apalmer@hastings.gov.uk

7. Information not held. These areas are managed by East Sussex County Council, please visit their website for further information:

https:// www.eastsussex.gov.uk