Odd why Conwy Council has refused this FOI and the one at The Golf Course see https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/rhos_on_sea_golf_club_ll30_3pu_a#incoming-2713849 https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/travelodge_colwyn_bay_ll29_8du_h#incoming-2714138 Oddly however the council answered a FOI request in 2014 asking a similar question,
Local Authority Placing people at Travelodge in Colwyn Bay. Dear Conwy County Borough Council,
Please can you provide the following information on ~ The Travelodge at Colwyn Bay.
Has Conwy County Council ever ~
Paid for any Child, Adult, Or family in any capacity to stay at the Travelodge in Colwyn Bay ?
And this can be out of any budget, including, Children's services,Adult Care, The homeless department, Housing, The Out of Hours Services or any other service Under the Local Authority, or Linked to the Local Authority via any other agency internal or external.
Also is the Council aware of any outside Authority or Agency, such as the Police or The Probation service, as well as Social Services Departments from other area's in Wales or England placing at the Travelodge in Colwyn Bay.
Also what are the total costs involved over the last five years for providing this accommodation to any of the above groups.
And also any other expenses occurred around this facility by the Authority.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
james eden see ...https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/local_authority_placing_people_a#incoming-547597 And this was their answer ...FOI request 7299-14
Has Conwy County Council ever ~
Q1.Paid for any
Child, Adult, Or family in any capacity to stay at the Travelodge in Colwyn Bay
?
This premises is not on the Housing Solutions Team our list of
providers. However, due to an extreme emergency measure the Travel Lodge,
Colwyn Bay was used on one occasion on 5 December 2013, but this is the one and
only time.
Childrens
& Families Service have placed at this facility for a total of 6
nights.
Q2. Also is the
Council aware of any outside Authority or Agency, such as the Police or The
Probation service, as well as Social Services Departments from other area's in
Wales or England placing at the Travelodge in Colwyn Bay.
We are not aware of any outside Authority placing at the
Travelodge.
Q3. Also what are the total
costs involved over the last five years for providing this accommodation to any
of the above groups.
Cost for emergency accommodation as detailed above £400 plus
VAT.
Childrens & Families Service total cost of £286, in all
cases families were placed (i.e. two or more per room and a child was
included). This facility was the
cheapest option available.
Q4. And also any
other expenses occurred around this facility by the Authority.
Nil. However the new FOI request in 2024 ten years later asks this.....
Yours faithfully,
Dyffed Rowlands and the reply is Dear Dyffed Rowlands
Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Information request 15672
Thank you for your information request, which was received on 08/Feb/2024
and requested the following details:
Dear Conwy County Borough Council, Please can the council confirm how many
years the Travelodge in Colwyn Bay LL29 8DU has been used for Homeless
Accommodation? Yours faithfully, Dyffed Rowlands
Your request for information has now been considered and the information
requested is below.
Information disclosed:
Please find information in response to your information request 15672.
The information in relation to your request is exempt under Section
38(1)(b) of the FOIA 2000 - Health and Safety. Now how can this be? Have people ever thought that the council just makes up their own rules as they go along? So in the 1st FOI request they admit they do place people there, all the locals know that people are placed there now, so if asking is exempt from the FOI now, has the law changed or did the council breach confidentiality the 1st time? What do you think?
The Travelodge in Colwyn Bay needs demolishing its a cesspit!
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