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. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Animal Activity Licence Fee Calculation

    I am writing to make a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, relating to fees charged by Guildford Borough Council for Animal Activity Licences issued under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018.

    Please provide the following information:

    1. Your current fee schedule for all Animal Activity Licences (covering all licensable activities, e.g. dog boarding/kennels, home boarding for dogs, dog day care, dog breeding, cat boarding, selling animals as pets, hiring out horses, keeping or training animals for exhibition), including any variation by star rating or licence duration.

    2. A copy of any document, policy, report or methodology that sets out how these fees have been calculated, including what cost components are included (for example: officer/inspector time, veterinary fees, administration costs, enforcement costs, management on-costs, IT/licensing software costs).

    3. The hourly rate(s) used for officer and/or inspector time when calculating fees, and whether on-costs (such as pension contributions, National Insurance, and management overhead) are included in that rate.

    4. Whether your authority uses full cost recovery as the basis for fee-setting, and if not, what basis is used and why.

    5. The date on which your current fees were last reviewed or approved, and a copy of any committee report, delegated decision notice or other document by which those fees were formally agreed.

    6. Whether your authority has ever recorded a surplus or deficit on Animal Activity Licensing income versus expenditure, and if so, how any surplus or deficit has been treated in subsequent fee-setting.

     

    Published: 21 May 2026

  6. FOI - Culture Spending

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

     

    I would like to request the following information:

     

      1.  The total amount of money spent by the council on cultural services, activities or buildings for the financial years:

     

    a. 

    2009-2010

    b. 

    2010-2011

    c.

    2011-2012

    d.

    2012-2013

    e. 

    2013-2014

    f. 

    2014-2015

    g.

    2015-2016

    h.

    2016-2017

    i.

    2017-2018

    j.

    2018-2019

    k.

    2019-2020

    l.

    2020-2021

    m.

    2021-2022

    n.

    2022-2023

    o.

    2023-2024

    p.

    2024-2025

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

      2.  For each of the above financial years please provide the council's total overall budget and indicate what proportion (or percentage) of that budget was spent on cultural services/activities.

     

    Published: 20 May 2026

  7. Calisthenics parks in Surrey

    I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding outdoor fitness facilities (including calisthenics parks and outdoor gyms).

    Please provide:
    -The number of council-owned outdoor gyms or calisthenics facilities currently in operation.
    Any proposals, applications, or petitions for new outdoor fitness facilities received since January 2020.
    Of those proposals, how many were:
    a) Approved
    b) Rejected
    c) Deferred or not progressed

    -The total annual budget allocated to parks, leisure, or outdoor recreation for each financial year since 2020.
    Any specific budget allocated to outdoor fitness equipment or facilities in the same period.

    -Reasons recorded for rejecting or not progressing proposals for outdoor fitness facilities (where available).

    -Would you also be able to list the number of facilities that have closed down or been removed?

    Published: 19 May 2026

  8. FOI request: paternity leave

    I am writing to request information under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please supply the following:

     

    1. A copy of your current paternity-leave policy, including any variations depending on employee status (e.g. full-time, part-time, length of service). Please clearly state the standard entitlement (number of weeks) and the rate of pay (full pay, statutory pay, enhanced pay, etc.) across that entitlement.

     

    2. For the most recent three financial years (or calendar years) for which data is held:

    a) the number of employees who took paternity leave, and

    b) the average number of weeks taken per employee, and

    c) if available, a breakdown of take-up by type of pay (e.g. full pay vs statutory pay).

     

    3. The median (or mean) gross pay of all council employees.

     

    Published: 19 May 2026

  9. Freedom of Information Request for cats

    I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act, to ask for the following:

     

      1.  The number of stray cats collected by the Authority in the calendar year 2025.

     

      2.  The number of those stray cats that were microchipped in accordance with the regulations (The Microchipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023).

     

      3.  The number of deceased cats collected by the Authority in the calendar year 2025.

     

      4.  The number of those deceased cats whose owners were identified from a microchip.

     

      5.  Are council tenants required to microchip their pet cats as part of their tenancy agreement? Y/N

     

      6.  The number of council tenants currently registered as owning a microchipped cat.

     

      7.  The number of 21-day enforcement notices issued for failing to microchip a cat in the calendar year 2025.

     

      8.  The number of cats handed over to the Authority for rescue or rehoming in 2025.

    Published: 19 May 2026

  10. Designated Open Spaces Developments

    Please provide a comprehensive list of all known completed developments within your authority’s area where designated open space was intended to be adopted by the council but has not, to date, been formally adopted. Please provide the following:

    Essential supporting data:

    a. Site Name/Address

    b. Developer Name

    c. Amount of commuted sum to be paid to facilitate adoption

    d. Whether the commuted sum to facilitate adoption has been paid

    Desired additional data:

    e. Planning Application Reference(s).

    f. Reasons why the Local Authority have not adopted the open space

    g. Any additional relevant information

    Published: 19 May 2026