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. Social Housing Contracts

    I would like to know the extent of the 5 parties' contracts with your council.

    The parties claim to have contracts with your local authority to provide social housing and have received rental payments from you since 2020.

    The party/parties are linked and are as follows:

    CONCEPT CAPITAL GROUP LTD - Company number 12286171

    SOCIAL PARK HOUSING LIMITED - Company number 11441101

    KNIGHT MOBILE HOMES LIMITED - Company number 12218549

    CHEVAL INVESTMENT LTD - Company number 08441653

    CHEVAL EQUITY LIMITED - Company number 10521291

    I would like the following:

    Confirmation of the relationship including how many properties they provide to tenants of your local authority.

    The start date and end date of those contracts.

    Copies of the contracts you have with the above parties relating to property or housing tenants.

    Details of any other relationships or contracts you have with either of the above parties.

    Confirmation if you have sent payments to any of the parties since 2020.

    Published: 26 August 2026

  2. Withdrawal of advertised property

    Please could you provide the following information:

    1. The full reason why the property was advertised in error.

    2. The address or reference number of the property concerned.

    3. Whether the property has been withdrawn entirely from allocation, or whether it is still intended to be let.

    4. If the property is still being let, whether it will be re-advertised through the choice-based lettings system or allocated through another route.

    5. If the property is to be allocated outside of the normal bidding process, the policy basis for this decision and the relevant section of the Guildford Borough Council Housing Allocations Scheme that permits this.

    6. The date on which the error was identified and who authorised the withdrawal of the property from the bidding process.

    7. Whether any applicant has already been shortlisted, offered, or allocated the property.

    8. Details of any review or complaints process available if I am dissatisfied with the decision.

    Published: 26 August 2026

  3. Countryside Dept.

    I would like to request the following data from you, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:

    Please can you tell me the total number of employees in your countryside department and further to that could you please tell me how many of them are working from home.

    Published: 24 August 2026

  4. Community air alert

    I would like to request the following data from you, under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004:

    Information Request – I am writing to request the following information relating to the air quality monitoring provision within your local authority area.

    1. Current monitoring provision

    a) Does the authority operate its own air quality monitoring stations or sensors, independent of Defra's national networks?

    b) How many air quality monitoring stations or sensors are currently in operation across the authority's area?

    c) What type of monitoring equipment is used (manufacturer, model, and parameters measured, for example PM2.5, PM10, NO2, or O3)?

    d) Where is each monitoring unit located (addresses or geographic coordinates)?

    e) Who operates the monitoring system (an in-house team or an external provider)?

    f) What system is used to present and publish the monitoring data (web platform, mobile application, or public information display)?

    Please provide the URL if the data is published online.

    2. Ownership and contracts Is the monitoring equipment owned by the authority? If so, please state:

    the date of acquisition,

    the cost of acquisition,

    who services the equipment and under what agreement (provider name, type of contract, and contract term).

    If the equipment is not owned by the authority, under what arrangement is it used (rental, lease, hire, loan, or other)?

    Please state: the start date of the current agreement, the end date of the agreement, the name of the provider.

    3. Costs What was the total cost of purchasing and commissioning the current monitoring system?

    a) What is the annual cost of running the system, including servicing, calibration, data transmission, and hosting of the presentation platform?

    b) What budget has been allocated to air quality monitoring for the 2026/27 financial year?

    4. Development plans

    a) Are any modifications to, or expansion of, the current monitoring system planned? If so, please state: what changes are planned (for example additional sensors, a change of technology, or expansion of the data platform), the intended timescale, the estimated budget.

    b) If the authority does not currently operate an air quality monitoring system, does it plan to implement one?

    If so, please state the intended timescale and the budget envisaged.

    5. External funding

    a) Does the authority plan to apply for any grants or external funding related to air quality monitoring?

    b) Which funding programmes are being considered or have already been identified (for example Defra's Air Quality Grant, or other national, devolved, or regional schemes)?

    c) Has the authority previously drawn on external funding for this purpose? If so, from which sources and in what amounts?

    6. Collaboration and data integration

    a) Does the authority collaborate on air quality monitoring with any other organisations (for example universities, non-governmental organisations, Defra, or neighbouring authorities)?

    b) Is the data from the authority's monitoring system integrated with any publicly accessible air quality platforms (for example UK-AIR)?

    c) Does the authority use air quality monitoring data to inform operational decisions (for example issuing air quality alerts, managing traffic, or Local Air Quality Management action planning under Part IV of the Environment Act 1995)?

    d) Does the authority use air quality monitoring data to inform or educate residents?

    7. Air quality in planning and environmental permitting

    These questions concern the authority's planning and environmental permitting functions, which may be handled by teams other than the air quality monitoring team.

    a) When determining major development proposals (for example large construction, infrastructure, industrial, or minerals and waste schemes), does the authority require air quality or dust assessment, and does it attach conditions requiring air quality monitoring, dust management, or a Construction Environmental Management Plan during the works?

    b) For industrial installations that the authority regulates through environmental permitting, does it set air emission limits or air quality monitoring requirements as permit conditions?

    c) Where such conditions or permit requirements are imposed, is the operator required to carry out the monitoring, and is the resulting data reported to the authority or made publicly available?

    Published: 24 August 2026

  5. Animal Licencing

    I would like to request the following data from you, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

    This request relates to the council’s animal welfare enforcement, dog control and animal activity licensing functions. For English local authorities, this request includes functions relating to the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018.

    Please provide the information for the following financial years:

    2024/25
     2025/26

    If information is not held for both years, please provide the most recent year for which it is held.

    Please provide the following information:

    1. STAFFING AND CAPACITY

    For each financial year, please provide:

    a. The number of full-time equivalent staff whose role included animal welfare enforcement, animal activity licensing, dog control, stray dog enforcement, or related animal welfare responsibilities.

    b. Whether the council had a dedicated animal welfare officer, animal licensing officer, dog warden, stray dog officer, or equivalent role. Please answer Yes/No and provide the job title where held.

    2. COMPLAINTS, REPORTS AND SERVICE DEMAND

    For each financial year, please provide:

    a. the total number of recorded complaints, reports or service requests received by the council relating to animal welfare, animal activity licensing, stray dogs, dog control, or suspected unlicensed animal activity.

    If these are recorded under separate categories, please provide the figures using the council’s existing recorded categories.

    3. INSPECTIONS AND VISITS

    For each financial year, please provide:

    a. the total number of recorded inspections or visits carried out by the council relating to animal activity licensing, animal welfare, dog control, or suspected unlicensed animal activity.

    4. ANIMAL ACTIVITY LICENSING

    For each financial year, please provide:

    a. The number of animal activity licences in force at the end of the financial year.

    b. The number of animal activity licence applications received.

    c. The number of animal activity licence applications refused.

    d. The number of licences suspended or revoked.

    If possible, please provide these figures by activity type, for example dog breeding, pet selling, dog boarding, cat boarding, home boarding, dog day care, hiring out horses, and keeping/training animals for exhibition. If this breakdown is not held, please provide the total figures held.

    5. ENFORCEMENT ACTION

    For each financial year, please provide:

    a. the total number of recorded formal enforcement actions taken by the council relating to animal welfare, animal activity licensing, dog control, or suspected unlicensed animal activity.

    This may include written warnings, improvement notices, compliance notices, suspension notices, revocations, simple cautions, prosecutions, or other formal enforcement action. If possible, please provide a breakdown by type of enforcement action. If this breakdown is not held, please provide the total figure held.

    6. PROSECUTIONS

    For each financial year, please provide:

    a. the number of prosecutions brought by the council relating to animal welfare, animal activity licensing, dog control, or suspected unlicensed animal activity.

    7. BUDGET AND RESOURCES

    For each financial year, please provide:

    a. The council’s recorded budget for animal welfare enforcement, animal activity licensing, dog control, stray dogs, or related animal welfare functions.

    b. The council’s recorded income from animal activity licensing fees.

    If these figures are not held separately, please state “not separately recorded”.

    8. PARTNERSHIP WORKING

    Please confirm whether the council has any recorded partnership arrangement, protocol, memorandum of understanding, service level agreement, or regular operational working arrangement relating to animal welfare enforcement, animal activity licensing, stray dogs or dog control with any of the following:

    * Police
    * RSPCA
    * Other animal welfare charities or rescue organisations
    * Veterinary practices or veterinary inspectors
    * Other local authorities

    Published: 24 August 2026

  6. Vandalism to playground equipment

    Please could you provide me with the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:

    The amount spent on replacing and repairing playground equipment due to vandalism in the following financial years:

    2021-2022
    2022-2023
    2023-2024
    2024-2025
    2025-2026
    2026 2027 (Year to date)

    Published: 24 August 2026

  7. Newbuild Plans

    I would like to confirm through this Freedom of Information request the following questions relating to affordable housing development and newbuilds built by the local authority (LA) or a development company on behalf of the LA:

    1. Is Guildford Borough Council developing any new social housing? YES/NO

    * If yes:
    i. How many units were built and completed in the financial year 2025/26?

    ii. How many of these units are for rent?
    iii. How many of these units are for sale?
    iv. How many units are predicted to be built and completed in the financial year 2026/27?
    v. How many units are predicted to be built and completed in the financial years 2026/27 - 2030/31 (next five years)?

    2. Does Guildford Borough Council have its own Development Company? YES/NO
    * If yes, what is its name, postal address, and phone number?

    3. How many new social housing units are the development company (separate from any development Guildford Borough Council are building themselves) predicting to complete in the financial year 2026/27?

    4. How many new social housing units are the development company (separate from any development Guildford Borough Council are building themselves) predicting to complete in the financial years 2026/27 to 2030/31 (next five years)?

    5. Please can you provide the name, e-mail, and postal address of the person responsible for running the Development Company?

    Published: 24 August 2026

  8. Sexual Violence and Homelessness Duties

    I would like to request the following data from you, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

    Over the past 12 months:

    1. How many women were owed a prevention or relief duty due to sexual violence, sexual abuse or sexual exploitation outside of the statutory definition of ‘domestic abuse’?

    2. How many women who approached the local authority as homeless or at risk of homelessness due to sexual violence, sexual abuse or sexual exploitation outside of the statutory definition of ‘domestic abuse’ were not owed a prevention or relief duty?

    3. For those in Question 1, whose prevention or relief duty ended with accommodation secured, please list the types of accommodation secured and the numbers in each type.

    4. How many women were owed a main duty due to sexual violence, sexual abuse or sexual exploitation outside of the statutory definition of ‘domestic abuse’?

    5. For those in Question 4 whose main duty ended with accommodation secured, please list the types of accommodation secured and the number of applicants in each type.

    Published: 24 August 2026

  9. Copilot agents

    I would like to request the following data from you, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

    Please provide me with a list of the names of Copilot agents created by the authority that exist at the present time (if any). For each of these agents, please also provide the 'Description' and 'Instructions' text that appears on the Copilot overview page for the agent.

    Published: 24 August 2026

  10. Dog Breeding Licensing and Enforcement (1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026)

    I would like to request the following data from you, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

    Please provide the following information for dog breeding licensing only.

    Unless otherwise stated, please provide information for the period 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. Where requested, please provide a snapshot as at 31 March 2026.

    1. In which team or department does responsibility for animal activity licensing sit?

    For example: Environmental Health, Licensing, Legal, Trading Standards, Animal Health, or another team.

    2. How many active dog breeding licences did your authority have as at 31 March 2026?

    If your authority records the number of licensed dog breeders separately from the number of active licences, please also provide that figure.

    3. Of the active dog breeding licences as at 31 March 2026, how many were issued for:

    a) One year
    b) Two years
    c) Three years

    4. Between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026, how many new dog breeding licence applications were:

    a) Received
    b) Approved
    c) Refused
    d) Withdrawn

    5. Between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026, how many dog breeding licence renewal applications were:

    a) Received
    b) Approved
    c) Refused
    d) Withdrawn

    6. For any refused new or renewal applications, please provide the reason for refusal.

    7. Between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026, how many inspections were carried out in relation to:

    a) New dog breeding licence applications.
    b) Dog breeding licence renewal applications.
    c) Interim, additional, unannounced or compliance inspections outside the grant/renewal process.

    8. Between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026, how many complaints, allegations, service requests or intelligence reports did your authority receive relating to dog breeding?

    9. Of these complaints, allegations, service requests or intelligence reports, how many related to:

    a) Alleged or suspected unlicensed dog breeding
    b) Complaints or allegations about licensed dog breeders
    c) Other dog breeding-related concerns (for example, noise, sickness in puppy)

    10. How many complaints, allegations, service requests or intelligence reports resulted in a physical visit or inspection to a site or premises?

    Please split, where held, between:

    a) Licensed dog breeders
    b) Alleged or suspected unlicensed dog breeders

    11. How many complaints, allegations, service requests or intelligence reports were investigated but did not result in a physical visit or inspection?

    12. Where complaints, allegations, service requests or intelligence reports were investigated without a physical visit, please briefly describe the main method or methods used.

    For example: desktop review, online advert checks, telephone/email contact, review of licensing records, or liaison with another agency.

    13. Of the complaints, allegations, service requests or intelligence reports received, how many were recorded as:

    a) Founded/substantiated
    b) Unfounded/unsubstantiated
    c) No further action
    d) Still under investigation at 31 March 2026

    14. How many alleged or suspected unlicensed breeders investigated during the period subsequently applied for a dog breeding licence?

    15. Between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026, how many enforcement actions were taken in relation to dog breeding following complaints, allegations, visits, inspections, grant applications or renewal applications?

    Please provide numbers for:

    a) Written warnings
    b) Improvement Notices
    c) Fixed Penalty Notices
    d) Licence variations
    e) Licence suspensions
    f) Licence revocations
    g) Prosecutions commenced
    h) Referrals/reports to the RSPCA, SSPCA, USPCA or another enforcement body

    16. How many prosecutions relating to dog breeding were undertaken or concluded during the period, and which team recorded or led those prosecutions?

    For example: Licensing, Legal, Trading Standards, Environmental Health, Animal Health, or another team.

    17. For each concluded prosecution, please provide, where held:

    a) Whether the case related to a licensed or unlicensed breeder
    b) Offence type
    c) Outcome
    d) Fine
    e) Costs awarded
    f) Disqualification order
    g) Proceeds of Crime Act/confiscation order, if applicable

    18. Does your authority undertake any online proactive monitoring of puppy adverts, dog breeding adverts or social media sales activity as part of dog breeding licensing or enforcement work?

    If yes, please state which platforms or sources are monitored, where held.

    19. How many full-time equivalent staff are involved in animal activity licensing work, and what are the job titles of officers undertaking dog breeding inspections, visits or complaint investigations?

    Please also state whether your authority has a dedicated animal welfare, animal health, animal licensing or equivalent officer post responsible for animal licensing and welfare work.

    20. For each officer undertaking dog breeding inspections, visits or complaint investigations, please provide:

    a) The name of any OFQUAL-approved or other formal animal licensing training course completed
    b) The course provider
    c) A brief description of the practical element of the course, where held.

    Published: 24 August 2026