FOI Request - Council Housing

Request 101003688719

1.  Why does Moray Council accept people to fill council houses from out with the council area or even out with Scotland for that matter and why do they accept people who do not even have a connection to the area.

No other council in the UK does this and I had to prove my local connection to Aberdeenshire when I moved back home after my mother died.

2.  As there is a shortage of council housing in general does Moray Council have an excess of council properties to give to people from out with the area.

I was not accepted onto a council list where my children live despite meeting the criteria required.

The reason being I was a council tenant and adequately housed.

3.  Would the council please give me a detailed explanation of their housing policy as what is posted on their web pages doesn't really answer my questions.
Can the council also tell me how many people annually they house from outside the area and do these people get priority over people who do have local connections.