Freedom of information (FOI) releases from Guildford

This is a disclosure log of Guildford Council's responses to freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) requests that might be of wider public interest.

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604 disclosures

  1. Call off contracts

    Information request:

    I am doing a research project investigating call-off contracts in the public sector. I have identified a potential call-off contract awarded by Guildford Borough Council (https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab4bb57b-dab8-4102-840e-7024e94aab3c), but I can't find details of the framework agreement it was awarded from, or which lot was used.

    Please could you provide the name of the specific framework agreement or DPS/Dynamic Market used, as well as the lot used if the framework was divided into lots.

    Published: 9 July 2026

  2. Fees from film and television productions

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I request the following data covering the tax years 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26:

    1. Total fees received by Guildford Borough Council for services related to film and television productions.

    2. A list of film and television productions for which Guildford Borough Council received fees.

    3. Total filming fees for each of the top 10 locations in the Borough of Guildford.

    4. An outline of the type of work or services provided to film and television productions by Guildford Borough Council, and a disclosure of the fees received for each type of service (e.g., parking, general location fees, parks fees).

    Published: 9 July 2026

  3. Rodent control impact on non-target species

    I am writing under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and, to the extent applicable, the Freedom of Information Act 2000, to request the following information.

     

    I request all records you hold relating to the known injury or death of animals that are not rats or mice that have occurred or are suspected to have occurred as a result of rodent control operations. This means operations that were commissioned, administered, or delivered by the council, whether through in-house pest control staff or by external contractors engaged by the council.

     

    My request includes casualties resulting from any lethal or live-capture rodent control method where non-target mortality occurred, including but not limited to:

     

    - Anticoagulant or acute rodenticide use (such as suspected secondary poisoning of raptors, hedgehogs, mustelids, or other wildlife)

    - Spring or kill traps (Fenn traps, tunnel traps, or similar)

    - Glue boards or adhesive traps

    - Any other method

     

    I am requesting all records held, as far back as they are available in a readily accessible format. If full compliance would exceed the cost limit, please prioritise the most recent records available and advise me of the earliest year that falls within the limit. This request covers both confirmed casualties and cases where a causal link to rodent control was suspected but not formally established, for example where an animal was found dead in or near bait stations, traps or treatment areas.

     

    For the avoidance of doubt, the council is requested to consider whether any relevant information is held by contractors or agents on its behalf and is therefore subject to disclosure under Regulation 3(2) of the EIR.

     

    For each recorded incident or casualty, can you provide where held:

     

    1. Species, or best identification available (e.g. "unidentified raptor")

    2. Number of animals affected

    3. Outcome (killed/injured/released alive)

    4. Date or approximate date

    5. Control method responsible

    6. General location or site type (e.g. housing estate, council depot, public park)

    7. Whether the operation was in-house or contracted out, and if the latter, the contractor's name

     

    I also request where available:

     

    - Any summary or aggregate reports relating to non-target casualties in the council's rodent control programme

    - Any contractual provisions, standing instructions, or service specifications requiring pest control contractors to report non-target casualties to the council

     

    Published: 8 July 2026

  4. Article 4 direction

    Information Request –

    1) Has an Article 4 direction ever been made by GBC so that a change of use of a dwelling house from C3 to C4 will require a planning consent?

    2) How have Article 4 directions otherwise been used?

    Published: 8 July 2026

  5. outfall assets

    I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

    Please provide any information held relating to outfall assets within your authority area.

    Specifically, I would be grateful if you could provide:

    Locations of outfalls (including GIS data or coordinates where available)

    Asset ID or reference numbers

    Ownership details (e.g. council, water company, private)

    Discharge type (e.g. surface water, combined, foul, etc.)

    Published: 8 July 2026

  6. Housing contractor

    Information Request - under the Freedom of Information Act I request to be sent the following documents which relate to safe working in the High Street, working above members of the public. The documents are :

    1 - Risk Assessment;

    2 - Method Statement.

    They relate to work carried out by a GBC contractor installing and taking down Christmas decorations.

    Published: 6 July 2026

  7. End User Compute Estate and Suppliers

    I am submitting a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

    Please could you provide the following information regarding your End User Compute (EUC) environment:

    1. EUC Estate:

    * Total number of end user devices, broken down by type (e.g. laptops, desktops, tablets).

    * Approximate number of users supported.

    2. Route to Market:

    * The procurement route(s) used for EUC hardware and associated services (e.g. CCS frameworks, direct award, resellers).

    * Framework names and reference numbers where applicable.

    * Contract start and expiry dates.

    3. Vendors and Partners:

    * Primary device manufacturer(s).

    * Reseller(s) or commercial partner(s) used.

    * Any managed service provider(s) supporting EUC delivery.

    4. Device Strategy (if available):

    * Typical device refresh cycle.

    * Whether devices are procured outright, leased, or via Device-as-a-Service (DaaS).

    Published: 6 July 2026

  8. Welfare funeral

    Please could you kindly send me any information you may hold relating to persons who are/were known to the Council via any of the following teams and who have died with: - no known next of kin (defined as blood relatives) OR - where you have been unable to engage with or locate any KNOWN next of kin.

    Please provide details of cases that have occurred or come to your attention since 1/3/26 to the day of your reply or as close as possible.

     

    Please provide as much of the following information as you can:

     

    1. full names of deceased persons,

    2. dates of death,

    3. marital status,

    4. maiden surnames of married or widowed females,

    5. dates of birth or ages at death,

    6. last known addresses,

    7. estimated value of estates,

    8. date(s) when the information was passed (or information that is about to be or likely to be passed) to the Government Legal Department (formerly Treasury Solicitor) or the Duchy of Lancaster or Cornwall or any other 3rd party, or, confirmation that this will not be happening and the reason why.

    Published: 6 July 2026

  9. Financial expenditure of the council

    Please confirm the following:

    1. Does the Council hold the itemised transaction-level expenditure data for the last three financial years in digital form, for example in an ERP system, finance system, purchase ledger, accounts payable system, procurement system, or similar database?


    2. What system or systems are used to record, process and report Council expenditure?

    3. Can the Council export transaction-level spend data from that system into CSV, Excel or another spreadsheet-compatible format?

     

    4. If the answer to question 3 is no, please explain how the Council produces its published annual spending data and budget/spending classifications.


    5. How were the costs aggregated and classified for the Council’s website, including the budget and spending summaries previously relied upon by Mr Mynett, if the underlying expenditure data is not held digitally in a structured form?

     

    6. Is the section 12 estimate of 1,000 hours based only on locating, uploading and collating individual invoice/receipt documents, rather than exporting an existing digital ledger or report?


    7. If the Council can publish itemised expenditure over £500, please explain why a similar export cannot be produced for expenditure below £500, even if personal data or sensitive descriptions need to be redacted.

    Published: 6 July 2026

  10. Renters Rights Implementation

    Please process this as a Freedom of Information request:

     

    Q1: Has the council's Private Sector Housing enforcement officers been provided with any Justice For Tenants services free of charge (please delete as appropriate):

    (a) Bundled services package: Yes-£5000-pack / Yes-£2000-pack / No

    (b) CPN Generator : Yes / No

    (c) Training Course(s) : Yes / No

    (d) Model Licence Condition or Policy Documents: Yes / No

    (e) Case Reviews/Advice : Yes / No

    (f) Other : Yes / No

     

    Q2: Have charged-for services provided by Justice For Tenants been used ?

     

         *   (please delete as appropriate): Yes / No

     

    Q3: Were the charged-for services reasonable value for money ?

     

         *   (please delete as appropriate): Yes / No

     

    Q5: If you have not used JFT's services to date but intend to:

     

      *   (please delete options that do not apply):

     

            *   Use free services only

            *   Use both free and paid-for services

            *   Not Yet Sure

     

    Q6: Does the council have a formal process for offered/accepted gifts to be registered/recorded ?

     

         *   (please delete as appropriate): Yes / No / Not Sure

     

    Q7: If JFT services used free of charge have been registered as one or more gifts:

     

      *   (please delete options to leave the best-fit statement):

     

            *   A single gift entry has been made covering all use together.

            *   Entries are made periodically (monthly/ quarterly/annually) at the end of the period.

            *   Officers are expected to make a gift register entry each time they use a free JFT service.

            *   Not applicable – free use has not been registered as a gift.

     

    Q8: If JFT services used free of charge have not been registered as a gift:

     

      *   (please delete options to leave the best-fit statement):

     

         *   Free use is not registered as a gift because there is no personal gain for the officers.

         *   Free use is not registered because the service always free.

         *   Free use is not registered because the value of each use is below the policy threshold.

         *   Not applicable – free use is registered as a gift.

     

    Published: 1 July 2026