Freedom of information response

Property guardianship

Publication date: 
Wednesday 3 April 2024
Request: 

The number of sites owned by your council which have been in contract with a property guardianship company:
1. The number of sites owned by your council which have been in contract with a property guardianship company, for each year inclusive since 2014. (i.e. please provide that number of sites for Jan 1 2014-Dec 31 2014, the number for Jan 1 2015-Dec 31 2015, and so on, up to the number for Jan 2023-Dec 2023 to date of receipt of this email).

2. The original function of that site (e.g. residential council house, residential council flat, town hall, library, school, etc).

3. The number of guardians permitted to live at that site.

 4. The length of time outlined in months that the site was contracted to a property guardianship company.

5. How much money the council paid to the guardianship company to manage each site over the course of the contract.

6. If applicable, how much money the guardianship company paid to the council to manage each site. 

I would like you to send this information in the following spreadsheet format:

Response: 

Thurrock Council are unable to provide the information you have requested. This is because we do not hold this information. We do not currently employ property guardians and staff currently working at the Council are not aware of any previous arrangements.

Request reference:
FOI 13568