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. Phone System and Contract

    1. Contract Type: Maintenance, Managed, Shared (If so please state orgs)

    2. Existing Supplier: If there is more than one supplier please split each contract up individually.

    3. Annual Average Spend: The annual average spend for this contract and please provide the average spend over the past 3 years for each provider

    4. Hardware Brand: The primary hardware brand of the organisation's telephone system.

    5. Number of telephone users:

    6. Contract Duration: please include any extension periods.

    7. Contract Expiry Date: Please provide me with the day/month/year.

    8. Contract Review Date: Please provide me with the day/month/year.

    9. Application(s) running on PBX/VOIP systems: Applications that run on the actual PBX or VOIP system. E.g. Contact Centre, Communication Manager.

    10. Telephone System Type: PBX, VOIP, Lync etc

    11. Contract Description: Please provide me with a brief description of the overall service provided under this contract.

    12. Go to Market: How where these services procured, please provide me with either the tender notice or the framework reference number. Please specify if procured through other routes.

    13. Contact Detail: Of the person from with the organisation responsible for each contract full Contact details including full name, job title, direct contact number and direct email address.

    14. If the service support area has more than one provider for telephone maintenance then can you please split each contract up individually for each provider? If the contract is a managed service or is a contract that provides more than just telephone maintenance please can you send me all of the information specified above including the person from with the organisation responsible.

    Published: 29 July 2019

  2. Number of Complaints Received Regarding Noise Nuisances

    1) How many complaints did your council receive about noise nuisance in the years 2015, 2016,2017 and 2018 (to date)? (Please provide figures for each separate year) 2) How many investigations into noise nuisance did your council carry out in the above years? (Again please can you break this down by year) 3) How many of those investigated were classed as Statutory Nuisances in the above years? (break down by year) 4) How many warnings were issued in the above years? (break down by year) 5) How many prosecutions were there in the above years? (break down by year) 6) If possible, please can you provide short details of prosecutions (i.e the general location and short details of the case - e.g "continuously barking dog")

    Published: 26 July 2019

  3. Homlessness- Military Veterans

    1) In each of the last 5 years, what was the total expenditure on housing for military veterans who have been made homeless and have sought assistance from the local authority?

    2) In each of the last 5 years, what was the total expenditure from homelessness services, including specific amounts for the Housing Revenue Account?

    3) What data does the local authority collect to identify and address the specific needs of military veterans?

    Published: 26 July 2019

  4. Outsourcing contracts

    1. How many outsourcing contracts have you outsourced in the last five financial years, and the details/ the nature of these contracts?

    2. Who are the companies you have outsourced to, with regards to the above?

    3. What has your total spend been on outsourcing contracts in each of the last five financial years?

    4. Who many, and which services, have you brought in house over the past five financial years? And what were the nature/ type of those services? Please give any details you can.

    Published: 26 July 2019

  5. Unclaimed Business Rate Credit Balances

    I would like to obtain recent information, from the Council, relating to unclaimed business rate credit balances. Please also indicate when requested information (spreadsheet or website) has been updated. I am aware that all Billing Authorities hold on account sums of money that are due to be returned to ratepayers and for a variety of reasons have not been repaid and maybe considered untraceable by the Council. I therefore request a breakdown of credit balances accrued since your earliest records, for the amounts owing to all incorporated companies within the authorities billing area including the following information: A) The name of each business in respect of which non-domestic rate credit balances remain payable. B) The value of over payment in each case which remains unclaimed. C) The years(s) in which over payment was made and the hereditament address. D) The name of each business in respect of which non-domestic rate credit balances has been written back on to the NDR account. E) The value of write back in each case which remains unclaimed. F) The years(s) in which write back was made (if available) and the hereditament address that the write back relates to.

    Published: 26 July 2019

  6. Freedom of Information Request - Business Rates

    Dear Business Rates Team, I am aware that all Billing Authorities hold records of businesses that have or have not applied for small business rates relief. We would like would like to obtain a list of businesses who are not receiving small business rates relief. If this information relating to unclaimed small business rates relief is available on the website then please also indicate when the requested information (spreadsheet or website) has been updated. I therefore request a breakdown of businesses who are not receiving small business rates relief with a Rateable Value between £12,000 and £15,000 since 2017, including the following information:

    A) The name of each business in respect of which non-domestic rates are payable.

    B) The Rateable value of the property

    C) The address of the business in respect of which non-domestic rates apply

    Published: 26 July 2019

  7. Charge for Resident Parking FOI

    Do you charge for resident parking permits in Controlled Parking Zones? If you do currently have a charge: 1) How many resident parking permit holders are there in your area? 2) What is the minimum and maximum charge levied for resident parking permits in Controlled Parking Zones? 3) How much revenue did the charge generate in financial years: a. 2014/5 b. 2015/6 c. 2016/7 d. 2017/8 4) Is there currently a plan to increase or decrease the charge for resident parking permits over the next three years (for example, in line with inflation, or if the introduction of a charge has been staggered)? 5) How much was generated by fining drivers who parked in Controlled Resident Parking Zones without a valid permit in financial years: a. 2014/5 b. 2015/6 c. 2016/7 d. 2017/8 If you do not currently have a charge for resident parking permits in Controlled Parking Zones: 6) Is the council implementing such a charge in the next 24 months?

    Published: 26 July 2019

  8. Burial Plots

    Please could you tell me the following: - The current number of burial plots available within the Council sites? - How many burial plots you have in total across the councils' sites? - When do you estimate you will run out of available burial plots? - Are there plans for any new sites?

    Published: 26 July 2019

  9. Dog Warden Powers

    1. Do you have a dog warden service or an equivalent job role? If not do you employ a sub contractor and allow them similar powers?

    2. What legislation does the employee enforce?

    3. Do you have a proactive service towards Animal care and ensuring welfare in your area? (or do you require only for them to collect strays etc)

    4. Do you use Community Protection Orders for dog related enforcement issues?

    5. How many between June 2017 and June 2018?

    6. How many of these have been breached between June 2017 and June 2018 resulting in fixed penalty notices?

    7. How many of these have been breached between June 2017 and June 2018 resulting in court proceedings?

    8. Do you use Injunctions for dog related enforcement issues?

    9. Do you use Criminal Behaviour Order's in relation to dog enforcement? Under Public Space Protection Order's (PSPO's) what are your requirements? Such as dogs on lead, exclusion orders, maximum amount of dogs per person. How many breaches have you had between June 2017 and June 2018 of the PSPO's? What is your procedure to deal with dangerous dogs? What is your procedure to deal with nuisance dogs? Do you enforce collar and tag legislation and if so how many FPN's have been issued between June 2017 and June 2018?

    Published: 26 July 2019

  10. Request for Contracts Register

    I want to submit a request for some information from the organisation, in relation to their contract's register. The contract register should display all the organisations existing/live contracts I would like the register to display the following columns/headings:

    1. Contract Reference

    2. Contract Title

    3. Procurement Category

    4. Supplier Name

    5. Spend (Total or Annual)

    6. Contract Duration

    7. Contract Extensions

    8. Contract Starting Date

    9. Expiration Date

    10. Contract Description [Please provide me with as much detail as possible.]

    11. Contact Owner (Full contact details if possible.) 12. CPV codes/ProClass

    13. Contract Reference IMPORTANT

    1. For those organisation planning to make an exemption around the spend, I have requested is an overall figure and I am not requesting a complete breakdown of services relating to the spend.

    2. If the organisation has a CRM system or a similar system there should be a facility to download and extract contract data.

    3. You may forward me a Weblink to a portal to download the contract register, please make sure all of the organisation's contracts are provided as doing prior research I have found that most organisations have only uploaded a small portion of all of their contracts. Please do not think that this is the only information I require if you could provide me with more information that would be great. Contract Data/API Contact Details

    Published: 26 July 2019