76720 FOI Housing

Short Description
Rent Repayment Orders
Reference number
FOI76720
Date
Request

I would be grateful if you could supply the following information:

Q1]
Since 6th April 2017, how many convictions was the council aware of (in relation to its housing area) to which Chapter 4 (Rent Repayment Orders) of The Housing and Planning Act 2016 (HaPA) applied? These convictions should include any Civil Penalty Notice (CPN) issued by the council.
Q2]
Of the convictions the council was aware of in answer to Q1, how many did the council consider for a Rent Repayment Order application by the council?
Q3]
Of the convictions the council was aware of in answer to Q1, for how many did the council make a Rent Repayment Order application?
Q4]
Does the council have a process for making the decision referred to in Q2], and if so, what is that process?

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