FOI request (FOIR-623855960)

Housing Staff

Requested Tue 18 June 2024
Responded Thu 11 July 2024

1. How many administration staff members within the authority are responsible for HMO licensing in the 3 schemes, Mandatory, Selective, and Additional licensing?

2. How many days per week are spent on administration for the above three licensing schemes?

I am not requesting any personal details of individual staff, just the number of administration staff that have responsibilities in these particular HMO licensing schemes.

Response

1. Hastings Borough Council has 2.8 FTE administrative staff who are able to administer the functions for housing licensing, alongside other housing administration responsibilities.

2. Approximately 47 hours are allocated towards licensing administration per week.