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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435 disclosures

  1. Homelessness

    • What was the number of people found to be rough sleeping in the area administered by the council in each of the years from 2010 - 2018? • What was the number of people found to be homeless in the area administered by the council in each of the years from 2010 to 2018? • How much was spent by the council on 'Housing First' style schemes aimed at tackling homelessness in each of the years between 2010 and 2018? • How much was spent by the council from Government grants on 'Housing First' style schemes aimed at tackling homelessness in each of the years between 2010-2018?

    Published: 17 October 2019

  2. Right to Buy Scheme for council tenants

    Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from your council. My request relates to the Right to Buy scheme for council tenants to buy their homes. Specifically, it relates to owners extending their leasehold leases with your council as the freeholder. I am asking each council in England and Wales with a housing brief in an effort to create a national picture. In each case, I understand that records may be incomplete, and if this is the case, I would like whatever figures are available, together with their dates, to give the most accurate view possible. Here is what I am requesting: 1. In total, how many leasehold extensions have been agreed since Right to Buy started? If records are incomplete on this, please also indicate what years of data are available. 2. How much has been raised from these extensions in total? Again, if this is for specific years, please also say which years are covered. 3. How many of these were 90-year extensions under the 1993 Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act? A percentage is fine. 4. How many extensions for each of the last 10 calendar years? How much was raised in total for each year? If the information is more easily available in fiscal years, please deliver it so, but please do indicate if that's the case. 5. For each year of the last 10 years, how many extensions were for leases with 80 years remaining or less? How much was raised from these extensions? 6. How much was raised from the single most-expensive extension? When was this, and how many years were left on the lease before the extension? Again, if records are patchy, please indicate whether this is the most-expensive, or the most-expensive for whatever years are available, and what those years are. 7. How much was charged to leaseholders in fees in total for these extensions? 8. Who were the parties paid the fees and how much each? If this includes law firms, please name the top five and how much each of them received. 9. How many extensions went to tribunal per year for the last 10 years and in total? How much was spent on tribunals by the council? 10. In total, what percentage of Right to Buy properties were sold leasehold and what percentage freehold by the council?

    Published: 8 October 2019

  3. Digital Innovation

    1) Please provide a copy of your most up to date digital strategy document or link. 2) What budget is the council setting aside to invest in innovation in 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23? 3) Please list all the digital innovation projects the council will be working on from 2020-2023. 4) Please name the partners you are working with to deliver these projects? 5) Who is responsible for digital transformation in your organisation?

    Published: 8 October 2019

  4. Public sector pay inequality

    How many persons does your council employ? • How many council employees are employed as apprentices, and how much is their pay per hour? • How many council employees are employed on a salary equal or less than a full-time equivalent of £14,942.20 per year? • How many council employees are employed on a salary equal to or less than a full-time equivalent of £16,380 (in London £19,201) per year? • How many council employees are employed on a salary equal to or less than a full-time equivalent of £29,588 per year? • How many council employees are employed on a salary equal to or greater than a full-time equivalent of £46,351 per year?

    Published: 7 October 2019

  5. Tree Preservation Orders

    I'm writing under Freedom of Information legislation to request a complete up-to-date dataset of Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) in force within the boundaries of your local authority area, which includes locational data and associated metadata.

    If this information is available publicly via another means (such as via your council website), please send us a link to where this dataset can be downloaded, in one of the file formats requested.

    Published: 25 September 2019

  6. Noise Complaints - Auditory Bird Scaring Devices [UNC]

    We are compiling national data on noise nuisance complaints relating to auditory bird scaring devices (propane gas guns, banger ropes etc). If available, we'd like the source data as extracts from the Environmental Health Department's database, redacted to protect confidential information. We are particularly interested in the postcodes of the alleged noise nuisance of audible bird scaring devices.

    Cover period: 1. January 2015 - 30 June 2019, broken down by year Auditory Bird Scaring Devices = ABDS National Farmer's Union = NFU GENERAL

    1) Does the EHD log all noise nuisance complaints (phone,email,letter)?

    2) How many noise nuisance complaints (all causes) were received in cover period?

    3) How many of these related to ABSD?

    4) How many of those related to ABSD, resulted in an abatement notice being issued? NFU CODE

    5) NFU Code of Practice specifies that farmers should register ABSD with the local council. How many guns were registered with the council during the cover period?

    6) NFU Code of Practice is a voluntary code, but Councils are allowed to issue bye-laws. Does the Council have a bye-law regarding the use of ABSD?

    7) Does the EHD have an internal policy for the process of investigating noise nuisance by ABSD? If yes, please supply a copy. INVESTIGATION

    8) How many times was the EHD unable to investigate / act on a complaint because the owner/operator of a gun could not be identified?

    9) When deciding whether an ABSD constitutes statutory noise nuisance, does the council rely on noise monitoring data, or does it accept the subjective evidence by a EHO?

    10) If noise monitoring equipment is used, how many machines does the environmental Health Department have that are suitable for measuring noise emission from ABSD?

    11) If noise monitoring equipment is used, which BS standard is applied? TRAINING

    12) How many Environmental Officers does the Environmental Health Department employ?

    13) How many days Continuous Professional Development has the team received in relation to statutory noise nuisance?

    14) If the data exist, is it possible to break down outcomes of complaints (about ABSD ONLY) into how many ended in a) informal discussion with offender only b) visit to the property & subjective assessment by EHO c) installation of noise monitoring d) noise monitoring found that no statutory noise nuisance exists e) noise monitoring found that statutory noise monitoring does exists f) resulted in abatement notice g) abatement notices contested If you are able to say: - how many gasguns do you estimate are in use within the District? - how long does it take on average to deal with a complaint from ABSD?

    Published: 25 September 2019

  7. Licensed Taxis Register

    Please can I have the following information:

    Registration number:

    Make:

    Model:

    Of all vehicles licensed as a Taxi, Hackney Carriage or for Private Hire, between 01/01/2019 to 15/8/2019.

    Published: 19 September 2019

  8. Modern slavery policy

    As you may or may not be aware the Modern Slavery Act was introduced in 2015, where by any business with a turnover in excess of £36M have to have a Modern Slavery Policy. If you have your own policy, please can you provide us with a copy.

    Published: 12 September 2019

  9. FOI Council Tax Credit Balance

    I hereby request a list of unclaimed council tax credit balances. Please note I am not asking for business rates credits. Please can this information be provided to me in an Excel Spreadsheet, including the following fields: • Ratepayer name • Property Address • Billing Authority Reference • Amount of credit • The period or financial year of the credit I appreciate that properties where the ratepayer is an individual would be excluded from my request. In such cases, please provide the remaining information with the Ratepayer either blank or listed as 'individual'

    Published: 9 September 2019

  10. Business Rates

    Please send a full list of businesses/charities/Ltd companies that have become newly liable for business rates between the 15-31st Aug 2019. I would like you to include: The full business name Address Type of property RV Date of liability.

    Published: 9 September 2019