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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  1. Electrical Installation Condition Reports (EICRs) in the housing sector

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Electrical Safety First requests the following information regarding Electrical Installation Condition Reports (EICRs):

     

    Local Authorities:

     

      1.  Please provide information on how many homes in your jurisdiction are classified as:

    A.      Private Rented Sector (PRS) properties.

     

     

      2.  Regarding the housing stock of PRS properties, please provide the following information:

    A.      The number of Electrical Information Condition Reports (EICRs) carried out in privately rented homes that have been submitted to you over the last four years.

    B.      The number of Classification Code C1 and Classification Code C2 observations recorded within any EICR, in the last four years, per year.

    C.     The number of remedial works carried out on these properties as a result of the EICR outcome.

     

    Published: 28 May 2026

  2. 2025/26 Youth Homelessness Databank FOI request

    I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to support our annual Youth Homelessness Databank project.

    The data we are requesting:

    We would like to know about any young people aged 16-24 who approached you as a main applicant during the financial year 2025-2026 because they were homeless or at risk of homelessness.
    The information we are requesting falls under the Housing Act 1996 which has been amended to include the new duties brought in by the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017, and the Children Act 1989.

    Format of responses:

    We have attached a template spreadsheet to this request for you to enter your response. Please return the FOI in the template provided in an Excel format.

    Our Freedom of Information request:
    We kindly request the information in the query below. In all questions ‘2025-2026’ refers to the financial year from April 2025 to March 2026.

    We are requesting data on homelessness presentations, assessments and eligibility for this financial year (2025-2026) including:

    (Q1-Q14) Annual total of unique individuals: 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026
    (Q15) Quarter 3 total of unique individuals: 1st October - 31st December 2025

    For Table 1:

    1) In your authority in 2025-2026, how many 16-24 year olds presented themselves as homeless, or at risk of homelessness, as a main applicant?
    This does not include general housing advice. By presenting we mean all who presented themselves as homeless even if they were not subsequently assessed. This includes individuals who presented before 56 days of becoming homeless, or at risk of homelessness, believed they were homeless but did not meet requirement, presented but were not eligible for homelessness assistance.

    2) In your authority in 2025-2026, how many 16-17 year olds were assessed:
    a - For Prevention and/or Relief duty under part 7 of the Housing Act?
    b - For further support under the Children’s Act?
    While this assessment is a new duty brought in by the HRA, it is a duty under part 7 of the Housing Act as amended by the HRA.
    Please answer Q3-7 for those under 2a only.

    3) In your authority in 2025-2026, how many 16-17 year olds received an initial decision of being owed:
    a - Prevention duty under HRA
    b - Relief duty under HRA

    4) Prevention duty ended:
    a - With accommodation secured
    b - Leading to relief duty
    c - Any other reason

    5) Relief ended:
    a - With accommodation secured
    b - for any other reason (not including those who progress to an assessment under the Housing Act 1996)

    6) In your authority in 2025-2026, how many 16-17 year olds were assessed for a statutory main housing duty under part 7 of the Housing Act?
    By this we mean following unsuccessful prevention and/or relief outcomes, how many young people underwent a final assessment under part 7 of the Housing Act in order to assess their eligibility for a statutory main housing duty

    7) In your authority in 2025-2026, how many 16-17 year olds were accepted as statutorily homeless and owed a statutory main housing duty under part 6 of the Housing Act 1996?
    After undergoing a final assessment, how many young people were accepted as statutorily homeless and offered a statutory main housing duty.

    For Table 2:

    8) In your authority in 2025-2026, how many 18-24 year olds presented themselves as homeless, or at risk of homelessness, as a main applicant?
    This does not include general housing advice. By presenting we mean all who presented themselves as homeless even if they were not subsequently assessed. This includes individuals who presented before 56 days of becoming homeless, or at risk of homelessness, believed they were homeless but did not meet requirement, presented but were not eligible for homelessness assistance.

    9) In your authority in 2025-2026, how many 18-24 year olds were assessed for a Prevention and/or Relief duty under part 7 of the Housing Act?
    While this assessment is a new duty brought in by the HRA, it is a duty under part 7 of the Housing Act as amended by the HRA.

    10) In your authority in 2025-2026, how many 18-24 year olds received an initial decision of being owed:
    a - Prevention duty under HRA
    b - Relief duty under HRA

    11) Prevention duty ended:
    a - With accommodation secured
    b - Leading to relief duty
    c - Any other reason

    12) Relief ended:
    a - With accommodation secured
    b - for any other reason (not including those who progress to an assessment under the Housing Act 1996)

    13) In your authority in 2025-2026, how many 18-24 year olds were assessed for a statutory main housing duty under part 7 of the Housing Act?
    By this we mean following unsuccessful prevention and/or relief outcomes, how many young people underwent a final assessment under part 7 of the Housing Act in order to assess their eligibility for a statutory main housing duty

    14) In your authority in 2025-2026, how many 18-24 year olds were accepted as statutorily homeless and owed a statutory main housing duty under part 6 of the Housing Act 1996?
    After undergoing a final assessment, how many young people were accepted as statutorily homeless and offered a statutory main housing duty.

    For Table 3:

    15) In your authority in Quarter 3 of 2024 (1st October - 31st December 2025), how many 16-24 year olds presented themselves as homeless, or at risk of homelessness, as a main applicant?
    This does not include general housing advice. By presenting we mean all who presented themselves as homeless even if they were not subsequently assessed. This might include individuals who presented before 56 days of becoming homeless, or at risk of homelessness, believed they were homeless but did not meet requirement, presented but were not eligible for homelessness assistance.

    We are also requesting totals for 2025-26 for questions 1-14 broken down by gender (male, female, other/unknown/not recorded), and by the following nationality categories (UK, EEA, non-EEA and Unknown).

    Please note that P1E returns are not suitable for this request as they do not provide data broken down by age.

    Published: 28 May 2026

  3. Council Tax payment instalments types

    Under the Freedom of Information Act, for the financial year 2026/27, please provide the following information:

    1. For Direct Debit payers:

    1a. the total number of households on a 10 month instalment plan for council tax

    1b. the total number of households on a 12 month instalment plan for council tax

    1c. the total number of households with any other cadence of payment (e.g. weekly, fortnightly, 4-weekly)

    1d. the total number of households paying by Direct Debit in your council tax billing caseload this year

    2. For cash payers (for 'cash' please include all non-Direct Debit accounts):

    2a. the total number of households on a 10 month instalment plan for council tax

    2b. the total number of households on a 12 month instalment plan for council tax

    2c. the total number of households with any other cadence of payment (e.g. weekly, fortnightly, 4-weekly)

    2d. the total number of households paying by cash in your council tax billing caseload this year

    3. the total number of households in your council tax billing case load for this year. (I know I can add it up, but I want to ensure there are no gaps in % calculations - many, many thanks in advance)

    Published: 28 May 2026

  4. Building Control Activity Data

    I am writing to request data held by Guildford Borough Council on building control activities in your area under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

    Please could you provide the following data for each financial year from 2015/16 to 2025/26:

    1. Initial Notices from Approved Inspectors / Registered Building Control Approvers

    The number of Initial Notices received and accepted by the council in each year, broken down by:
    a) Building type, using whatever categorisation is held in your case management system
    b) New build vs alteration/extension/refurbishment
    c) The identity of the Approved Inspector/RBCA named on each notice, where held

    2. Lapsed Initial Notices
    The number of Initial Notices that lapsed or were cancelled in each year, and where held, the identity of the Approved Inspector/RBCA named on the original notice.

    3. Local Authority Building Control Applications
    The number of building control applications received by the council in each year, broken down by:
    a) Application type: Full Plans (FP), Building Notice (BN), Regularisation
    b) Building type, using whatever categorisation is held in your case management system
    c) New build vs alteration/extension/refurbishment

    4. Performance
    Any performance data held by the council relating to the Building Control Service, including but not limited to average application processing times, time to first site inspection, or any metrics reported internally or to committee.

    Published: 28 May 2026

  5. Commercial Waste Recycling & Contamination

    I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding commercial waste collection, bin standardisation, and contamination rates within your council.

    Please provide the following data, if held, for the following calendar years:
    • 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025
    • 1st April 2025 – 31st March 2026

    1. The current standard bin colours used by the council for commercial and business waste collections for general waste, dry mixed recycling, paper and cardboard, glass, food waste.

    2. The total tonnage of commercial/business recycling collected.

    3. The total tonnage of commercial/business recycling that was rejected or sent to landfill/EfW (Energy from Waste) due to contamination.

    4. The number of commercial/business waste collections refused (i.e. the bin was not emptied) by the collection crew due to bin contamination.

    5. The number of formal warnings, fines, or Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) issued to businesses for failing to correctly separate waste or for bin contamination.

     

    Published: 28 May 2026

  6. Lithium-ion battery and vape-related fires and disposal

    This is a formal request under the Freedom of Information Act.

     

    For the period 1 June 2023 to the most recently recorded date, please provide the following, preferably with a monthly breakdown and in CSV/Excel format:

     

    1. The total number of recorded fires at any site or during any stage of waste collection or processing involving lithium-ion batteries.

     

    2. Of those, and if recorded, the number for which the suspected or recorded cause was vapes (of any type).

     

    3. The quantity of vapes (of any type) or vape batteries found improperly disposed of in collected waste.

     

    4. The total number of loads rejected, quarantined, or diverted because of improper e-waste disposal and, if held, the proportion of which is specifically attributed to vapes.

     

    5. The total cost of improper e-waste disposal and, if held, the proportion of which is specifically attributed to vapes.

     

    6. The quantity of vapes (of any type) collected properly as e-waste.

    Published: 27 May 2026

  7. Crisis and Resilience Fund & Household Support Fund allocation

    I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from Guildford Borough Council:

     

      1.  Could you please provide your council's delivery plan for Household Support Fund Tranche 7 (HSF7)? This should detail how your HSF grant was allocated to different initiatives between April 2025 - April 2026. Please send a copy of the plan via email or provide a link if it is publicly available.

     

      2.  Could you please provide your council's delivery plan for the first year of the Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF)? This should detail how your CRF grant is allocated to different initiatives between April 2026 - April 2027. Please send a copy of the plan via email or provide a link if it is publicly available.

    Published: 21 May 2026

  8. Foi Empty Homes

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request information regarding empty residential properties within the borough.

    Could you please provide:

    1. The number of residential properties recorded as empty, broken down by duration bands (e.g. 0–6 months, 6–12 months, 1–2 years, 2+ years).

    2. The number of properties classified as long-term empty (over 6 months and over 12 months).

    3. If available, a dataset (or extract) of empty residential properties including:
    - Property address (or partial postcode if full address cannot be provided)
    - Date the property was recorded as empty

    - Council tax status (e.g. exempt, premium applied)

    Published: 21 May 2026

  9. Freedom of Information request - Repairs and maintenance materials supply / merchant contract

    Please treat this as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

     

    I am seeking information regarding your organisation’s current arrangements for the supply of materials in support of housing repairs, maintenance, voids, planned works, and any associated Direct Labour Organisation/in-house repairs service where applicable.

     

    Please provide the following information:

     

    1.           The name of the current supplier or suppliers for responsive repairs / maintenance materials supply.

     

    2.           The name or job title of the contract owner or budget holder

     

    3.           The contract start date.

     

    4.           The initial contract term.

     

    5.           Any available extension periods and whether they have been taken.

     

    6.           The current contract expiry date.

     

    7.           The estimated annual contract value, or total contract value, where annual value is not available.

     

    8.           The procurement route used to award the contract:

    o            open tender

    o            framework call-off

    o            direct award

    o            mini-competition

    o            other

     

    9.           If awarded through a framework, please confirm the name of the framework used.

     

    Published: 21 May 2026

  10. Unauthorised Encampments

    This is a request for information using the FOI act for the following information:

    For each of the following years respectively 2026-27 to date,  2025-26, 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23 and 2021-22

    Would it be possible to tell me:

      1.  How many unauthorised traveller encampments were found on public or private land in your local authority area?

      2.  How many unauthorised traveller encampments on public and private land have you cleared from the local authority area?

      3.  What were the full eviction costs to your council for all cleared unauthorised traveller encampments?

      4.  How many authorised traveller pitches are there currently in your local authority area - as of May 2026?

    Published: 21 May 2026