Freedom of information response

1. Is Thurrock Council developing any new social housing? YES/NO  YES

• If yes,

o How many units will be built and completed in the financial year 2022/23 (this year)?

- How many of these units are for rent? 4

- How many of these units are for sale? 0

o How many units are predicted to be built and completed in the financial year 2023/24 (next year)?  0

o How many units are predicted to be built and completed in the financial years 2023/24 – 2028/29 (next five years)?  288

2. Does Thurrock Council have its own Development Company? YES/NO   YES

• If yes, what is its name, postal address, and phone number?

Thurrock Regeneration Ltd

Civic Offices, New Road

Grays, Essex, RM17 6SL

Tel:  07809 310892

3. How many new social housing units are the development company (separate to any development Thurrock Council are building themselves) predicting to complete in the financial year 2023/24 (this year)? 0

4. How many new social housing units are the development company (separate to any development Thurrock Council are building themselves) predicting to complete in the financial years 2023/24 to 2028/29 (next five years)? Pipeline disruption due to financial uncertainty

5. Please can you provide the name, e-mail, and postal address of the person responsible for running the Development Company?

Unfortunately we are unable to provide in full the information you have requested.  We do hold the information but an absolute exemption applies.  Personal Information (Section 40,2)

Personal data of any other person (third party data) is exempt under section 40(2) if disclosure would breach one of the data protection principles. This aspect of Section 40 is an Absolute Exemption and is therefore not subject to the Public Interest Test.

The names of officers working for the Council is personal data specific to them. It is therefore subject to the provisions of the Data Protection Act. Information can be withheld if its disclosure would be likely to breach one or more of the Principles of the Data Protection Act. There is no prior expectation on the part of team Managers (or other officers working below the level of Director) that their names and job titles / positions would be published into the wider public domain under FOI. A disclosure made under FOI constitutes a publication to the world at large. We believe that to disclose this would be likely to breach the first Principle of the Data Protection Act by unfairly contravening their right to privacy and confidentiality in the work place.

If you are dissatisfied with the way in which the council have managed your FOI request you can pursue an Internal Review by contacting us using the above email address. An internal review must be submitted within 40 working days of your original reply. Your request will be considered by a senior member of the Information Management Team who will update you with the outcome of the review.

If you remain unhappy following the outcome of your Internal Review you may wish to refer your case to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and details of this organisation can be found at www.ico.org.uk . Please be advised that the ICO will not consider your case until they have confirmation that you have already been through the Internal Review stage with the council.