Local government · English district council. This page brings together reports naming this recipient and response statements clearly connected to concerns raised in those reports.
Reports
3
Naming this recipient
Published responses
100%
Found for named reports
Concerns addressed
8
Across all linked responses
Stated actions
8
Described in responses
Reports over time
Reports over time
Reports naming this recipient by issue year.
Evidence profile
Report topics
Share of this recipient’s reports compared with all other recipients.
100%published responses found
8stated actions described
Topic comparisons are not available in the current evidence snapshot.
Concerns and recipient responses
Statements from North Devon District Council linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.
Devon, Plymouth and Torbay
Concerns raised2
Failure to provide timely and effective accommodation support for psychiatric hospital discharge patients in North Devon
Failure to give adequate weight to psychiatric vulnerability in emergency accommodation and housing-support assessments in North Devon
Responses linked to these concerns
Each statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something this recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.3
Action
Develop a Hotak-aligned mental-health vulnerability decision aide-mémoire to support holistic weighting of psychiatric factors in priority-need assessments.
Stated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 12 March 2026.
Action
Pilot a rent-deposit fast-track using a checklist and same-day verification route for clinically urgent hospital discharges.
Stated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 12 March 2026.
Action
Develop and secure approval for a joint, time-bounded psychiatric discharge protocol defining roles, hand-offs, escalation triggers and named workers.
Stated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 12 March 2026.
Respondent positions A position is what this recipient says about the concern when it does not describe a specific action.5
Position
The case did not demonstrate an absence of timely housing support or active needs assessment causing the adverse mental-health outcome.
Disputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.
Position
Timely and effective housing support was provided to the patient during the psychiatric discharge pathway.
Disputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.
Position
The assessment process did not systematically underweight psychiatric vulnerability; vulnerability decisions were reasoned on available evidence and case law.
Disputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.
Position
Housing assistance depended on applicants and partner agencies providing the information required to process support lawfully.
Unable to actThe respondent said that a constraint prevented them from taking the relevant action.
Position
Deposit or rent-in-advance payments could not be released without required affordability, suitability and landlord verification information.
Unable to actThe respondent said that a constraint prevented them from taking the relevant action.
Exeter and Greater Devon
Concerns raised5
Lack of enforceable swimming-pool supervision requirements
Insufficient swimming-pool safety signage
Lack of regulatory oversight of private holiday lets with swimming pools
Insufficient ratio of competent adults to children around swimming pools
Swimming-pool profile failing to meet accepted safety standards
Responses linked to these concerns
Each statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something this recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.2
Action
Seek counsel’s opinion on the scope of statutory duties to inform enforcement officers.
Stated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 27 May 2016.
Action
Continue investing resources in enforcing swimming pool safety as a local priority.
Stated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 27 May 2016.
Exeter & Greater Devon
Concerns raised2
Failure to provide signage warning of specific riptide hazards under varying tide conditions
Failure to ensure easily visible appropriate signage at each beach entrance
Responses linked to these concerns
Each statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something this recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.1
Action
Undertake an audit of signs at beaches under the Council’s control and ownership.
Stated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 4 November 2014.
Respondent positions A position is what this recipient says about the concern when it does not describe a specific action.1
Position
Unable to take action at Croyde Beach because the Council lacks ownership and enforcement powers over private landowners.
Unable to actThe respondent said that a constraint prevented them from taking the relevant action.
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Information checked against published PFD reports and official responses · Data reviewed 7 Sep 2026 · About data quality and limitations