FOI release

Guildford Town Parish Council

Case reference FOI2026/01437

Received 5 July 2026

Published 3 August 2026

Request

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.

Response

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please find the answers to your queries below:

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.

Information relating to the decision by the Executive to recommend a parish council for Guildford Town and is publicly available and can be found via the following website:

https://www.guildford.gov.uk/article/27695/We-recommend-parish-council-for-Guildford-Town-to-West-Surrey-shadow-authority

As such, the information you require can be found from publicly available sources and consequentially under Section 21 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team

Guildford Borough Council

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