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. Street Cleaning Budget

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please would you be able to provide the following information • The annual budget for street cleaning each financial year since 2010-2011• The number of full time equivalent staff delivering street cleaning services in each financial year since 2010-2011 • The average number of miles of road cleaned per week, in each financial year since 2010-11 • The number of complaints received by the local authority in relation to cleanliness of streets in each financial year since 2009-2010 Please can you provide the information electronically.

    Published: 19 June 2019

  2. Contamination within food businesses

    I would be most grateful if you could kindly supply the answers to the attached questions for the last 3 financial years in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please provide all answers within the highlighted fields of the attached spreadsheet: If the collation of this data is likely to exceed statutory limit please work up to the statutory limit and indicate where you have stopped and how many hours of work it took to collate each section. All answers provided within this FOI will be used to develop a thesis on national trends for reactions to allergens as a result of a food stimulus.

    Published: 19 June 2019

  3. Who carries out maintaince on council grounds

    Dear Sir/Madam, May I please request, under the Freedom of Information Act, the following information:

    1. Whether the maintenance of parks, gardens, and grass verges in your council is carried out by council or sub contracted employees?

    2. Whether the trade recycle collection is carried out by council or sub contracted employees?

    3. Whether maintenance/repair of waste vehicle fleet is carried out by council or sub contracted employees?

    Published: 19 June 2019

  4. New Business rates

    I would like a full list of businesses that have become liable for business rate between the 15th Feb to the 8th March 19 if possible please. Please include the following * Full business name * Full property address * Date of liability * Property type Please send in excel format.

    Published: 18 June 2019

  5. Number of people employed as:

    Dear Freedom of Information Officer, Please could you provide me with the number of people employed by your authority as: • Barristers • Solicitors • Qualified legal executives (defined by membership of CiLEX) And could this broken down head count (barristers/solicitors/legal executives) be provided for 2017-18 and each of the previous nine years back to 2007/2008?

    Published: 18 June 2019

  6. CPNs

    Dear FOI Team, I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information act:

    1) For the years 2016, 2017 and 2018, please may I have both: a) The number of Community Protection Notices (CPNs) issued, b) And the number of CPN warnings issued.

    2) Additionally for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018, please may I have either: a) The full text of every CPN issued (along with the date) with any personal info redacted, b) Or a general description of the subject matter and cited justification for the CPN if 2a) is not possible.

    Published: 18 June 2019

  7. Noise complaints

    Under a freedom of Information request, could you provide me with the following information covering the period 2013 to 2018 (inclusive): -

    1) The total number of noise complaints (regardless of cause) made in relation to domestic premises, broken down per year?

    2) The total of noise complaints made relating to fireworks from domestic premises, broken down per year?

    3) The total of noise complaints made relating to dogs barking from domestic premises, broken down per year?

    4) Total number of prosecutions for firework misuse/abuse, broken down per year.

    Published: 18 June 2019

  8. Sky News - Local Election Enquiry

    I'm getting in touch with councils to understand your counting arrangements for elections on 2nd May 2019. Below is a list of questions which I'd be grateful if you could answer.

    We use these details for planning purposes and to ensure we have accurate elections data in the Sky News system. If much of the count detail is still TBC, it would be helpful if you could let me know at this stage (if you yet know!) whether the votes will be counted overnight on Thursday 2nd May or during the day on Friday 3rd May. And, I'm also keen to know is you will be posting results as they come in or just after all seats are declared.

    1. Full name of the council:

    2. Count location/ result declaration address:

    3. Press Officer contact (phone/ mobile/ email):

    4. Electoral Officer contact (phone/ email):

    5. Verification start time (and date if not overnight Thursday 2nd):

    6. Anticipated Counting start time (and date if not overnight Thursday 2nd):

    7. Estimated FIRST WARD DECLARATION time:

    8. Estimated FULL COUNCIL DECLARATION time: PUBLICATION of RESULTS:

    9. What is the url of the council website where results be published and the twitter handle if you are posting on twitter?

    10. Will you post results on your website/twitter DURING THE COUNT as each ward result is declared (or just after all seats are declared) and will that include the no. of votes cast for each candidate in each ward in full, OR only the winner of each seat?

    11. If you anticipate publication of seat winners ONLY during the count process, please tell us WHEN you think the no. of votes cast for each candidate in each ward will be published (e.g. Sat 4th May): COUNCIL SEATS DATA:

    12. What is the current party composition of the council (the number of seats currently held by each party)?

    13. Which party (or parties) control(s) the council? 14. Who is the leader of the council?

    Published: 18 June 2019

  9. Judical Reviews of planning Permission

    Questions for consideration All of the below questions relate to judicial reviews of planning permission from 2016-2018. Please answer in the formats provided below 1. How many judicial review claims of decisions to award planning permission/consent were received in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, and (c) 2018 Year Number of claims 2016 2017 2018 2.. What were the planning application numbers/references of the decisions that were subject to judicial review claims? Year Application Numbers 2016 2017 2018 3. Of the judicial review claims received, how many proceeded to a substantive hearing? Year Number proceeded to hearing 2016 2017 2018 4. Of the claims which proceeded to a substantive hearing, how many were found in favour of the applicant? Year Applicant successful at substantive hearing 2016 2017 2018 5. Of the successful claims, how many resulted in either a quashing order or an injunction being issued? Year Quashing or injunction issued 2016 2017 2018 6. How much was spent by the council on carrying out judicial reviews in 2016, 2017 and 2018? Year Average spent 2016 2017 2018

    Published: 18 June 2019

  10. IT Software

    Please can you provide me with the name and contact details of the IT Decision Maker who is responsible for the implementation of software in the council.

    Published: 17 June 2019