FOI release

Person responsible for HMO/selective/additional licensing

This request was refused in part, so we didn't provide some of the information the requester asked for. This may include information where we can neither confirm nor deny that we hold it.

Case reference FOI2024/00205

Published 31 January 2024

Request

Can you please provide me with the following information:-

1. Who is responsible for HMO/ Selective/ Additional Licensing?

2. Their contact details - email address and phone number.

3. What software are you using for HMO/ Selective/ Additional Licensing? For example, Metastreet, Idox, Verso, Civica.

4. What is the renewal date for the software contract?

5. What schemes are you looking to introduce, i.e. selective/ additional?

Response

Can you please provide me with the following information:-

1. Who is responsible for HMO/ Selective/ Additional Licensing?

The Environmental Health, Housing Team are responsible for HMO/Selective/Additional Licensing and information regarding this is publically available on the Herefordshire Council website and can be viewed via the following link:

https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/directory-record/1987/house-in-multiple-occupation-hmo-and-licensing

As such we consider this information to be exempt under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 because it is reasonably accessible to you via other means. Please take this letter as a refusal notice under S17 of the Act.

2. Their contact details - email address and phone number.

This information is publically available on the Herefordshire Council website and can be viewed via the link provided in response to question 1.

Environmental Health, Housing Team are available by calling 01432 261761 or by emailing: ehh@herefordshire.gov.uk

As such we consider this information to be exempt under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 because it is reasonably accessible to you via other means. Please take this letter as a refusal notice under S17 of the Act.

3. What software are you using for HMO/ Selective/ Additional Licensing? For example, Metastreet, Idox, Verso, Civica.

Civica APP

4. What is the renewal date for the software contract?

This information is publically available on the Herefordshire Council website and can be viewed via the following link:

https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/contractsregister

Line 28 of the Contracts Register provides the details for this contract.

As such we consider this information to be exempt under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 because it is reasonably accessible to you via other means. Please take this letter as a refusal notice under S17 of the Act.

5. What schemes are you looking to introduce, i.e. selective/ additional?

No additional or selective HMO licensing schemes are being considered.

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