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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433 disclosures

  1. Noise abatement notices

    I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from Guildford Borough Council's Environmental Health department. I would like to know the number of licensed premises served with noise abatement notices per year in the area for the period 2010-present. If this information could also include the total number of noise abatement notices issued to licensed premises for each year in the period that would be appreciated.

    Published: 20 May 2019

  2. Taxis & P H vehicles Clean Air campaign to lower NO2 & particulate pollution by region

    1. Does your local authority have a Clean Air campaign or policy in place? If so, is any of this specific to vehicle emissions?

    2. In respect of the taxis and PHVs you license in your district, are there current - or will there be future - licensing restrictions on:- a. Vehicle types/makes/model b. EU emission levels

    3. Is there a timetable of date(s) in place by which all licensed vehicles in your district must adhere to your requirements?

    4. Is your local authority providing electric charging points? If so, how many normal and how many fast charging facilities?

    5. Will you be providing any grants to proprietors of licensed taxis/PHVs to acquire electric, hybrid or ULEV vehicles? a. If so, will one of these aids include Try-to-Buy? b. Are the grants available to both hackney and private hire vehicle owners/lessees?

    6. Will your district be considering a charge for all (or just licensed) vehicles to enter your Clean Air Zone if you set one out in a specific city/town?

    Published: 20 May 2019

  3. Consultation software

    Does the council use software or a system supplied by an external supplier or developed in-house, in order to run and manage its online consultations and community engagement? Who supplies the software and/or system? What is the annual contract charge (including any license fee)? When will the contract be reviewed? Will this contract be put out to tender? Where will the contract be advertised? Who is the officer currently managing the consultations and/or community engagements?

    Published: 13 May 2019

  4. Affordable housing

    In our council tax letter you state that £74 million is being invested in new affordable housing. How and why are tax payers funding affordable housing? My current understanding is that developers give the council money for approving their plans. Developers then build the properties and sell them for profit. Surely the only cost incurred by the council is managing the planning process whereby only small first time homes are approved for development? Please can you breakdown for me how my tax goes towards affordable housing?

    Published: 10 May 2019

  5. Percentage of staff identified as being disabled

    I would like to know the breakdown of the staff of Guildford Borough Council in terms of the percentage of whom are identified as being disabled and more specifically the percentage of whom identify as having a mental health disability.

    Published: 3 May 2019

  6. Money spent on rubbish collection

    1. How much has the council spent on (a) general waste collection and (b) recycling waste collection in each year since 2009-10?

    2. Please can you tell me the frequency of (a) general waste collection and (b) recycling waste collection in each year since 2009-10?

    3. How many complaints did the council receive in relation to refuse collection in each year since 2009-10?

    Published: 25 April 2019

  7. Council Leisure Centres

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I should like to request the following information:

    1. The name and address of each leisure centre run by the Council, or by an independent trust on the Council's behalf, in (a) 2010 and (b) 2017.

    2. The total annual opening hours of each leisure centre in (1) in (a) 2010, and (b), 2017.

    3. The total number of staff employed in each leisure centre in (1) in (a) 2010, and (b) 2017.

    Published: 25 April 2019

  8. Recycling and re-sale of electrical goods

    1) Are electrical appliances recycled or re-sold by your local authority when collected from households or deposited at your recycling facility? (please specify)

    2) How are they processed? a) They are recycled i.e. broken down into recyclable parts on-site or by a contractor off-site (please specify) b) They are recycled for re-use i.e. broken down into parts and re-used in other electrical products c) They are re-sold for re-use as a second hand electrical good for sale without being broken down d) Other - please specify

    3) Who processes them? (E.g. local authority, contractor, re-manufacturer, second hands retail store)

    1) Are electrical appliances recycled or re-sold by your local authority when collected from households or deposited at your recycling facility? (please specify)

    2) How are they processed?

    3) Who processes them? (E.g. local authority, contractor, re-manufacturer, second hands retail store)

    4) If re-sold, are the items checked for

    • a) electrical hazards and / or
    • b) if they are recalled electrical products prior to their sale? If so, who undertakes this task?

    Published: 25 April 2019

  9. Unpaid Council Tax

    Request for the following information:

    1a) The total amount of Council Tax which was unpaid, by municipal year from 2012/13 and including any arrears in 2018/19 to date);

    1b) The total amount of Council Tax, which was owed but never paid by Universal Credit claimants since 2012/13 (broken down by municipal year and including any arrears in 2018/19 to date);

    1c) The number of households in receipt of Universal Credit which are currently in arrears on their Council Tax;

    2) Since the national introduction of Universal Credit from 2013 onwards, has your authority had to reduce the number of housing officers dealing with benefits queries because of a reduction in government funding? If so, please provide figures for government funding and staffing numbers (in Full Time Equivalents) before and after these reductions.

    Published: 16 April 2019

  10. Cost to the authority of Universal Credit

    Please can I request under the Freedom of Information Act:

    a) Any estimate of the total monetary cost to your authority of the introduction of Universal Credit since its inception in 2013 (ideally broken down by municipal year and including 2018/19 to date);

    b) The total monetary value of any crisis loans funded by yourselves and given to Universal Credit claimants since January 1 2013;

    c) The total funding given by yourselves to third-sector organisations for the purpose of supporting Universal Credit claimants since January 1 2013;

    d) The cost to yourselves of offering support or advice to Universal Credit claimants who are in financial difficulty or struggling with the process of claiming Universal Credit since January 1 2013

    Published: 16 April 2019