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. FOI request- Workforce Spend and Workforce Supply Arrangements

    I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request information relating to your organisation's workforce and staffing expenditure for the most recently completed financial year, 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.

    Please could you provide the following information:

    1. Total Workforce Spend (FY 2025/26)

    Please provide the total workforce spend incurred by the authority during the financial year 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, including agency workers, contractors, interim managers, permanent recruitment, staff banks and outsourced workforce services.


    2. Current Workforce Suppliers

    Please provide a list of all workforce suppliers used during the financial year 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, including total spend with each supplier.


    3. Managed Service Provider (MSP), Neutral Vendor or RPO Arrangements

    Please provide details of any current MSP, Neutral Vendor or Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) arrangements, including:

    Supplier name
     Contract start date
    * Contract expiry date


    4. Workforce Technology Solutions

    Please provide details of any Vendor Management System (VMS), Staff Bank Platform or workforce technology solution currently in use, including:

    Supplier name
     Contract expiry date


    5. Workforce Supplier Spend

    Please provide the total spend with each workforce supplier during the financial year 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.


    6. Contract Renewal Opportunities

    Please provide details of any workforce-related contracts due to expire within the next 24 months, including:

    Contract description
     Incumbent supplier
    * Contract expiry date


    7. Procurement Frameworks

    Please confirm which procurement framework(s) are currently used for workforce and recruitment services.


    8. Responsible Department

    Please confirm which department is responsible for workforce procurement (e.g. Procurement, HR, Workforce Planning or Commercial Services).


    9. Key Contact

    Please provide the name, job title and business contact details of the individual responsible for workforce procurement and recruitment services, where this information is publicly disclosable.


    Please provide all spend figures exclusive of VAT where available.

     

     

    Published: 15 July 2026

  2. Household Food Waste Liners

    This is a request for information under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

    Please provide the following information relating to liners used in your household food waste collection service:

    1. Does the council recommend or require residents to use food waste liners in kitchen food caddies?

    2. If yes, what types of liners are accepted?
    • Compostable liners only
    • Plastic liners
    • Any liner type
    • No liners accepted

    3. Does the council supply food waste liners to residents?
    • Yes
    • No

    4. If yes, please state the type supplied.

    5. What treatment process is used for collected food waste?
    • Anaerobic digestion
    • In-vessel composting
    • Other (please specify)

    6. Are food waste liners removed from the food waste stream at any stage of the treatment process?
    • Yes
    • No
    • Partially
    • Information not held by the council

    7. If liners are removed, please state:
    a) which liner types are removed;
    b) at what stage of the process they are removed; and
    c) the final destination of the removed liners (e.g. energy recovery, landfill, recycling or other treatment process).

    8. If the council's food waste is processed by a third-party contractor, please provide the name of the processing contractor and facility used.

    9. Please provide a copy of, or web link to, the current guidance issued to residents regarding the use of food waste liners.

     

    Published: 15 July 2026

  3. Artwork owned by council

    As a freedom on information request, please provide the following information:

    1. The number of artworks owned by your local authority as of 1 April 2026 or the most recent available date.

    2. The number of artwork owned by your local authority that is on public display as of 1 April 2026 or the most recent available date.

    3. For each financial year, from 2020-21 to 2025-26, the number of artworks disposed of, split by whether it was sold, donated, destroyed or other? If possible, please list the artworks sold.

    4. For each financial year, from 2020-21 to 2025-26, list the income from artworks sold?

    5. For each financial year, from 2020-21 to 2025-26, provide the number of artworks acquired (including purchases or donations, if recorded). If possible, please list the artworks acquired.

    6. If held, the most recent estimated total value of the authority’s artwork collection (if available provide the value for insurance purposes rather than assumed value).

    7.If possible within the cost restraints of this request, please provide a list of artwork owned by the council.

     

    Published: 14 July 2026

  4. Guildford - Idox SaaS Contract

    I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect to the contract below.

    Idox SaaS Contract:

    https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2bf46f22-cd64-4ea4-b2f0-26364735ffa4

    The details we require are:

    Suppliers who applied for inclusion on each framework/contract and were successful & not successful at the PQQ & ITT stages.

    Actual spend on this contract/framework (and any sub lots), from the start of the contract to the current date.

    Start date & duration of framework/contract?

    Who is the senior officer, and their role (outside of procurement) responsible for this contract?

     

    Published: 14 July 2026

  5. Household recycling

    I am writing to submit a Freedom of Information request for the following information relating to household recycling in your local authority area:


    1. Household recycling contamination rates
    Please provide the average contamination rate of household recycling collections, expressed as a percentage by weight, for each of the following financial years:
    · 2022/23
    · 2023/24
    · 2024/25 (or the latest available figure if the year is not yet complete)

    2. Tonnage rejected due to contamination

          Please provide the estimated tonnage of household recycling rejected or sent to residual waste disposal due to contamination in each of the following financial years:
    · 2022/23
    · 2023/24
    · 2024/25 (or the latest available figure if the year is not yet complete)

    3. Recycling enforcement capacity

          a. Does your authority employ officers or teams with responsibility for checking household waste and recycling bins for misuse or contamination?

          b. If yes, please provide:
    · The number of full-time equivalent (FTE) staff dedicated to this function, for each financial year from 2022/23 to 2024/25
    · The total budget allocated to recycling enforcement activity for each of those years

    4. Civil penalties for incorrect recycling

          Please provide the number of fixed penalty notices or civil enforcement fines issued to householders for incorrect recycling or waste separation, and the total amount of monies generated from those fines, for each of the following financial years:
    · 2016/17
    · 2017/18
    · 2018/19
    · 2019/20
    · 2020/21
    · 2021/22
    · 2022/23
    · 2023/24
    · 2024/25 (or the latest available estimate if final data has not yet been published)

    5. Simpler Recycling legislation compliance

          a. Is your authority currently operating in compliance with the Simpler Recycling regulations (as introduced under the Environment Act 2021)?

          b. If not yet compliant, what is your authority's planned implementation date?

          c. If your authority intends to apply for a deferral or has already done so, please confirm the reason and the current status off that application.

     

    Published: 13 July 2026

  6. Business rates records

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I request the following information from your Business Rates (Non-Domestic Rates) records:

    1. A complete and up-to-date list of all non-domestic properties within your billing authority.

    For each property, please provide:
    - Full property address

    - Current ratepayer / liable party (company or organisation name only) (N.B I do not require personal names of individuals or sole traders)

    - Account start date / occupation date

    - Property description (e.g. warehouse, office, shop)

    - 2026 Rateable value.

    - Amount Payable

    - Details of any reliefs applied during 2023 and 2026 ratings list (including empty property relief, small business
    rate relief, charitable relief, RHL, etc.)

    Published: 13 July 2026

  7. Children's playground expenditure

    I would like to make an FOI request regarding current and historic spending on children's playgrounds.

    If your authority was created since 2006 please provide the figures available to you.

    1. Please state the name of your authority:


    2. How many public children's playgrounds were managed and maintained by your authority in:


    1. 2006
    2. 2011
    3. 2016
    4. 2021
    5. 2026


    3) What was your (i) revenue spend and (ii) capital expenditure (or a total figure if not available) on the maintenance, or improvement or development of children's playgrounds in your local authority area?


    1. In 2005-06
    2. In 2010-11
    3. In 2015-16
    4. In 2020-21
    5. In 2025-26


    3. Please list any town or parish councils in your area who also fund maintenance, improvement or development of children's playgrounds.

     

    Published: 13 July 2026

  8. Cyber security services

    Please confirm whether Core Concept Security Ltd (registered company name) has supplied any goods or services directly to your organisation at any point since 1 January 2013.

    If so, please provide:

    • The date of each payment made to Core Concept Security Ltd;
    • The amount of each payment.

    If no direct payments have been made, please confirm this.

    Published: 13 July 2026

  9. FOI animal collections

    I am writing to submit a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for information held by your organisation relating to the animal collections in your jurisdiction concerning  public aquaria and public animal collections that house aquatic species, with the aim of evaluating the conservation, education and research outputs of these institutions across the U.K. and identifying areas where collections and research institutions could better collaborate to achieve shared goals.

    To this end, I would be grateful if you could provide electronic copies of the following for each site within your jurisdiction:

    * The latest zoo licence certificate and any supplemental information.
    * The most recent pre-inspection audit, including all attachments.
    * The annual animal inventories for the years 2019 to 2026 inclusive (or however many of those years you hold on file, if any have since been destroyed in line with your retention policy).

    Published: 13 July 2026

  10. Taxi garage licensing details enquiry

    I am writing to submit a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please would you provide:

    a) the name and address of each MOT garage which is authorised to carry out compliance tests of taxis and private hire vehicles for your council;

    b) the address of testing station;

    c) the contractor's registered company number where available;

    d) the full name of the director/partner/sole trader, where available.

     

    Published: 13 July 2026