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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427 disclosures

  1. Q1. How many applications for residential parking permits were made in your council over the following timeframes? • 2016/17 • 2017/18 • 2018/19 (Year to Date)

    Q2. How many applications for residential parking permits were rejected in your council over the following timeframes? • 2016/17 • 2017/18 • 2018/19 (Year to Date)

    Q3. How much revenue did you earn from issuing residential parking permits in the following timeframes? • 2016/17 • 2017/18 • 2018/19 (Year to Date)

    Q4. How many roads in your council required a parking permit in the following timeframes? • 2016/17 • 2017/18 • 2018/19 (Year to Date)

    Published: 26 February 2019

  2. Waste & Recycling Collection and Street Cleansing services

    Published: 26 February 2019

  3. Please could you provide the following: 1. Number of grave spaces available at present, broken down by site 2. The number of burials that are carried out each year for the years 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 3. The number of cremations carried out each year for the years 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 4. How long will it be until the council runs out of grave space? 5. Are there any plans to expand the councils burial space at present? If so, what are they? 6. How much does it cost for an individual to be buried in the graveyards? 7. How much does it cost for an individual to be cremated?

    Published: 25 February 2019

  4. 1. Does Guildford Borough Council operate an in-house household waste and/or recycling collection service, either directly or via an arms-length company owned by the Authority?

    2. Does Guildford Borough Council operate an in-house service for the collection of commercial waste and/or recycling?

    3. Does Guildford Borough Council operate a commercial waste and/or recycling services which has customers located outside your Authority boundaries?

    4. Does Guildford Borough Council charge VAT on commercial collection services?

    5. Does Guildford Borough Council keep separate accounting records, including apportionment of costs, relating both to household collections and commercial collections?

    Published: 25 February 2019

  5. Could you please provide details (including location) of any sites that have been added to your contaminated land register since 24/08/2016?

    Published: 22 February 2019

  6. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information regarding car parks and parking season tickets in your council:

    1) What is the total number of parking spaces in your Council owned car parks?

    2) How many annual season tickets do you offer for sale at your Council owned car parks?

    3) What is the average price of an annual parking season ticket?

    4) As of 30th June 2016, how many active parking season ticket holders do you have for your council owned car parks?

    Published: 22 February 2019

  7. I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:

    1) The number of vehicles reported as abandoned within your local authority area broken down by year for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 to date.

    2) The number of abandoned vehicles removed in your local authority area broken down by year for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 to date.

    3) The number of abandoned vehicles destroyed by your local authority broken down by year for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 to date.

    4) The amount of money spent by your local authority on removing and destroying abandoned vehicles broken down by year for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 to date.

    5) The amount of money in fines distributed by your local authority to people for abandoning their vehicles broken down by year for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 to date.

    Published: 22 February 2019

  8. Please could you tell me if the following items can be collected and recycled via household kerbside collections in your area?

    1.Plastic shopping bag

    2.Glass bottle of wine

    3.Polystyrene disc from pizza packaging

    4.Drinks can made from aluminium

    5.Tin of beans made from steel

    6.Foil tray from a ready meal

    7.Plastic film food lid, ie from fruit punnet

    8.Plastic tub, ie from fruit punnet

    9.Plastic prepared salad bag

    10.Plastic bag for loose fruit or vegetables

    11.Plastic water bottle

    12.Plastic ring joiner from multipack of water or cans

    13.Plastic food pouch ie for baby food or pet food

    Published: 20 February 2019

  9. 1. How many Civil Enforcement Officers (CEOs) are currently employed by Guildford Borough Council (GBC) as at 24/10/18?

    2. How many vacancies does GBC have for CEOs as at 24/10/18?

    3. Please inform me how many Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) have been cancelled because a CEO has made an error when processing the PCN for the following years: a) 01/01/16 - 31/12/16 b) 01/01/17 - 31/12/17 c) 01/01/18 - 24/10/18

    4. Please inform me how many complaints have been made by members of the public regarding any of GBC's CEOs for the following period: a) 01/01/16 - 31/12/16 b) 01/01/17 - 31/12/17 c) 01/01/18 - 24/10/18. To clarify any complaint made via telephone, email or postal whether informal to the CEO's manager or formal under the Council's formal complaints procedure.

    Published: 23 November 2018

  10. Does the council subcontract enforcement of PSPO[s] to a private company (issuing penalty notices and enforcing their payment)? Please say yes or no, and detail the company used, the length of the contract and provide records of all fixed penalty notices issued under the contract.

    If the council subcontracts enforcement of PSPO[s] does the local authority pay a flat fee under the tender agreement or is revenue from fixed penalty notices incentivised under the contract agreement (ie the more fines issued, the more a company is paid)?

    Please detail all court cases brought by the council (or by a private company in the council's name) for failing to pay a fixed penalty notice for breaching a PSPO in the local authority's territory?

    Published: 14 November 2018