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. PCN cancellation policy

    Query 1: I would like to request a copy of all policy and guidance documents that are available to council officers who are tasked with considering the question of whether a Penalty Charge Notice should be cancelled. For the avoidance of doubt, this request covers any policy that is published or otherwise publicly available, plus any internal council guidance or policy that is only available internally to council staff (such as any internal policy that outlines in what circumstances the council may exercise its discretionary powers to cancel a PCN).

    Query 2: Please could you also disclose the training material that is used to train the council officers who make decisions regarding the cancellation of PCNs. This should cover only training material that is directly relevant to their role in deciding whether a council PCN should be cancelled, any other training material (such as generic council training, health and safety, GDPR or training related to other roles or functions) is not within the scope of this request.

    Published: 3 August 2026

  2. Guildford Town Parish Council

    Freedom of Information request: Please tell me why the Council is proceeding with its request for Guildford town to have a town or parish council despite a majority of respondents to the consultation voting against.

    Published: 3 August 2026

  3. Internal Complaints Procedure (repair related)

    We would like to request the following information regarding internal complaints procedures in repair requests in the Council's housing stock:

    1. Year by year (financial years 2023/4, 2024/25, 2025/26) How many stage one complaints were made regarding repairs?

    2. Year by year (financial years 2023/4, 2024/25, 2025/26) How many stage two complaints were made regarding repairs?

    3. Have complaints increased since the Complaints Handling Code? Does the council believe these new ICPs help tenants get better outcomes? Has the increased use of AI by tenants changed this system? (These are voluntary questions under FOIA).

     

    Published: 30 July 2026

  4. Parking Infrastructure and Electric Vehicle Provision (2016–2026)

    Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, I am writing to request information regarding the council's managed parking spaces over the last 10 calendar/financial years (from 2016 to the current year, 2026).

    Specifically, for each year between 2016 and 2026 inclusive, please provide the following data broken down by year:

    - Entirely Free On-Street Parking: The total number of designated on-street parking spaces within the local authority area that are entirely free of charge at all times.

    - Partially Free On-Street Parking: The total number of on-street parking spaces that are free during certain hours/days (e.g., free overnight, during early mornings, evenings, or weekends) but metered or restricted (for example to resident permit-holders) at other times.

    - Free Off-Street Parking: The total number of parking spaces within council-operated off-street car parks that are entirely free of charge.

    - Electric Vehicle (EV) Parking: The total number of parking spaces (both on-street and off-street) that are exclusively reserved for electric vehicle charging or parking.

     

    Published: 30 July 2026

  5. Empty Property Rate Relief Register

    Please provide the following information in respect of non-domestic properties (business rates hereditaments) in your billing authority area that are currently in receipt of Empty Property Rate Relief or are otherwise recorded as unoccupied on your business rates register:

    1. Billing authority property reference
    2. Property address and postcode
    3. Rateable value
    4. Date on which the property was first recorded as vacant / unoccupied
    5. Type of empty rate relief applied (full, partial, discretionary, or none)
    I would be grateful if the response could be provided in a machine-readable format — CSV or Excel is ideal.

    Published: 30 July 2026

  6. Non domestic rates

    Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 please could I request a list of Non-Domestic Completion Notices served by the authority from 01/05/2026 to the present date.

    I would be grateful if the list could include:

    * The property reference number (otherwise known as billing authority reference number).

    * The address of the property to which the notice relates.

    * The date the notice was served.

    * The completion date recorded.

    * The business or person to whom the notice was served.

    * Address to where the Notice was sent.

    * Whether the notice was issued by the billing authority or a third party.

    Published: 30 July 2026

  7. Legal expenditure

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

    I would be grateful if you could provide the following information regarding your authority's legal expenditure. For each of the last five financial years for which data are available, please provide:

    * The total amount spent on external legal advice; and,

    * Where possible, a breakdown of that expenditure by category. For example (where recorded):
    *     Litigation and dispute resolution
    * Employment law
    * Planning and property
    * Adult and children's services
    * Procurement and commercial
    * Governance and constitutional matters
    * Other legal services (please specify if possible).

    * If you also have the figure please provide the cost of any internal legal function within the local authority e.g. in-house legal team.

    Published: 28 July 2026

  8. Business Rates Ratepayers

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

    Please provide a list of all non-domestic (business rates) ratepayers including for each hereditament:
    - Ratepayer / business name
    - Property address and postcode
    - Rateable value
    - Property description / use
    - Any current reliefs or exemptions applied.

    Published: 28 July 2026

  9. Excess heat in council houses

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and/or Environmental Information Regulations 2004, please provide me with the following information:

    * A list of the council houses owned and managed by this council where category 1 “excess heat” hazards have been identified, but not yet resolved.

    * Please provide the date on which the category 1 “excess heat” hazard was originally identified, on each occasion.

    * A list of the council houses owned and managed by this council where category 2 “excess heat” hazards have been identified, but not yet resolved.

    * Please provide the date on which the category 2 “excess heat” hazard was identified, on each occasion.

    Published: 28 July 2026

  10. Provision, accessibility, and cost of public toilets

    I am writing to request information regarding the provision, accessibility, and cost of public toilets maintained or operated by your local authority.

    Please provide the following information for each calendar year from 2016 to 2026 inclusive (with the 2026 figure representing the data current to the date of this request).


    Questions:

    1 – Total Provision: How many public toilets did the local authority maintain, operate, or directly fund (including those operated via third-party contractors or parish partnerships on behalf of the council) in each calendar year?

    2 – Breakdown of Accessibility & Facilities: Within the total figures provided for each year, please break down:

    a) How many were free to use vs. how many required a fee/charge.

    b) How many offered full toilet facilities (defined as containing at least one toilet bowl/cubicle) vs. how many were urinal-only facilities.

    3 – Pricing: What was the maximum price charged for a single use at any of your public toilets in each calendar year?

    Published: 28 July 2026