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. Transactions under £250

    Under the FOI Act 2000, please provide a list of all transactions under £250 made using corporate purchasing cards, procurement cards and/or council credit cards between April 1 2025 and March 31 2026.

    Please include where recorded

    · transaction date

    · supplier/payee

    · transaction amount

    · department or service area

    · transaction description/reference

    Published: 25 June 2026

  2. Temporary Accommodation Supply

    Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 2000, we would be grateful if you could provide the following information:

    1. The names or job titles of the officers or teams responsible for procuring and managing temporary accommodation providers.


    2. Direct email addresses and telephone numbers for the relevant Temporary Accommodation, Housing Supply, Procurement or Private Sector Leasing teams, where held.


    3. Details of your supplier onboarding process or procurement route for new accommodation providers.


    4. Any published guidance or criteria used when assessing prospective temporary accommodation providers.


    5. Any indicative, standard or typical nightly-paid and monthly rate ranges currently offered for studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and larger family accommodation, or any published framework or schedule of rates where such information is held.

    Published: 25 June 2026

  3. Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) Statistics

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

    Please could you provide the following data for Guildford Borough Council for the financial years 2023/24, 2024/25, and 2025/26 (or the most recent available period):


    · Total number of Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) issued
    · Total number of PCNs paid
    · Total number of PCNs outstanding, unpaid, cancelled, or written off
    · Total income (£) received from PCNs (Revenue)
    · Total value (£) of PCNs outstanding, unpaid, cancelled, or written off

    Published: 25 June 2026

  4. Council Tax Long Term Empty Premium

    In terms of the Freedom of Information Act of 2000, and subject to section 40(2) on personal data, could you please provide me with the following information:

    1. A list of all Corporate Entities held liable for Council Tax in respect of a property that is subject to a Long Term Empty Premium within your local authority. Please only provide details of those Corporate Entities that are held liable for a minimum of five properties.

    2. The number of properties each entity has that are currently subject to the premium.

    Published: 25 June 2026

  5. FOI request re: traveller encampments

    Under the freedom of information act, please could you provide the following information:

    How many traveller encampments have been set up in your borough in 2024, 2025 and between January 2026 - May 2026?

    Published: 24 June 2026

  6. FOI request for Annual Grant Paid to AgeUK Surrey for Guildford ShopMobility scheme.

    I would like to put in a FOI request to Guildford Borough Council to find out:

     

    1. How much money in grants from Guildford Borough Council was paid to Age UK Surrey for the Guildford ShopMobility scheme in your accounting year 2025/26?

     

    2. Whether this grant had any requirements/rules attached to it for what it should be spent on within the Guildford ShopMobility scheme by Age UK Surrey?

     

    3. How much the peppercorn rent charged by Guildford Borough Council is annually for the use of the area in Bedford Road car park for the ShopMobility scheme space including the office space?

     

    4. We would like to request that the annual grant paid out each year towards this ShopMobility service by Guildford Borough Council will still be available to support the scheme if we and others are able to find funding to make up Age UK Surrey's part of the annual running costs of the ShopMobility service please?

    Published: 24 June 2026

  7. Built Environment (Planning, Building Control, and Land Charges) Digital System

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I kindly request the following information.

    1. What Built Environment (Planning, Building Control, and Land Charges) digital System does your council currently use?


    2. Are there any known limitations or challenges within your current Built Environment System (eg usability, reporting, integrations, configurability), if so, what?


    3. When does the current contract for your Built Environment System expire?


    4. What is the total contract value of your current Built Environment system (including any extensions)?


    5. In light of the upcoming Local Government Reorganisation, has the council undertaken (or does it plan to undertake) any review, consolidation, or replacement of systems used within Built Environment services? If so, please provide details of the scope, expected timelines, and whether this activity is anticipated to be delivered within the first 12 months of reorganisation or as part of a longer-term (e.g. 3-year) plan.

    Published: 24 June 2026

  8. Business rates enquiry

    I request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 about Business Rates Accounts held by your Council:


    * Account Name
    * Account Start Date
    * Billing Authority Reference
    * Current 2023 List Rateable Value


    * Details of any reliefs where applied, including a further breakdown if possible of:

    * Type of relief applied
    * including where the RHL multiplier has been applied
    o Date the relief was applied
    o Value of the relief
    * Full Address of the rated assessment
    * Billing Address
    * Occupied/Empty Status
    * Description
    * EV charging point relief
    * Pubs and live music venues relief

     

    Published: 24 June 2026

  9. Housing benefit enquiry

    I would like to request information held by the council relating to “Exempt Accommodation” (EA).

    Unless specified otherwise, please provide the following information for each financial year from 2018/19 to 2025/26 inclusive, or for the latest date for which data is available:

    1. Total Housing Benefit expenditure

    For each financial year, please provide the total amount of Housing Benefit expenditure (sometimes referred to as “enhanced housing benefit”) paid in respect of all claims that meet the definition of Exempt Accommodation under Housing Benefit regulations.

    2. Number of successful claims

    Please provide the number of successful Housing Benefit claims relating to residents living in Exempt Accommodation.

    3. Number of exempt accommodation properties

    Please provide the total number of properties being used as Exempt Accommodation within the council’s area.

    4. Breakdown of provider types

    For the properties identified in Question 3, please provide a breakdown by provider type, including:

    a) Number of Registered Providers / Housing Associations (registered with the Regulator of Social Housing)

    b) Number of registered charities only

    c) Number of Community Interest Companies (CICs)

    d) Number of Private Limited Companies

    e) Number owned by the council

    f) Number classified as other provider types (please specify the type)

    5. Providers of Exempt Accommodation

    Please provide a list of all organisations or individuals operating or registered as providers of Exempt Accommodation within the council’s area as of the date of this request.

    6. Weekly Housing Benefit Amounts

    Regarding the weekly Housing Benefit paid per resident in Exempt Accommodation, please provide for each financial year:

    a) Highest weekly amount paid

    b) Average weekly amount paid

    c) Lowest weekly amount paid

    7. Average length of stay

    Please provide the average length of stay for residents living in Exempt Accommodation.

    8. Assessment of new providers

    Please provide details of the council’s current process for assessing new providers of Exempt Supported Accommodation before Housing Benefit payments are approved. This may include any due diligence, quality assurance, safeguarding checks, inspections, referral pathways, or standards applied. 

    Published: 24 June 2026

  10. FOI- weed killer

    Under the freedom of information act, please could you provide the following information:

    Do you use weedkiller in the borough? If so, can you tell me how much you spent last year please and what brand you used?

    Published: 24 June 2026