FOI request (FOIR-103362500)

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to know the following:

1) In the last 5 years, has the council had any arrangements or contracts with so-called "property guardian" schemes (private security arrangements which place tenants into disused buildings to act as live-in security guardians)?

2) If yes, please provide:

i) The name of the company

ii) The years in which each contract were active

iii) The amount spent by the council on each contract

iv) The amount earned by the council on each contract

v) The number of property guardians living in council-owned buildings, per year, for the last five years.

3) I would also like to know, for each building in which guardian arrangements were made:

i) The postcode

ii) The building type (e.g, residential, commercial)

iii) The street address