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. Social Media FOI

    Has your council paid any money to "boost" posts on Facebook? If so - how much has been paid since the beginning of this financial year? Please also provide the same figures for 2015/16, 2014/15 and 2013/14 Could you provide a list of posts that were boosted? Could you also tell me if anything has been paid by the council for extra "likes" on facebook? Please provide figures for extra likes for 2016/17 (so far), 2015/16, 2014/15 and 2013/14. Could you also provide figures for how many likes were purchased in each financial year? Has your council paid to advertise its page on facebook? If so - how much has been paid since the beginning of this financial year? Please also provide the same figures for 2015/16, 2014/15 and 2013/14.

    Published: 27 September 2018

  2. Payments to Performing Right Society (PRS) for Music for licences to play music

    1. How much money did your authority pay PRS for Music for licences to play music at work during the following financial years: a) 2015/16 b) 2016/17 c) 2017/18

    Published: 26 September 2018

  3. FOI - Public Toilets inquiry

    We are requesting information from you about public toilets in your council area. Can you please respond via email informing on the following:

    • Number of public toilets currently available in your local council (including toilets in public buildings i.e. Libraries, sports centres, etc.)

    • Number of public toilets currently managed by your local council

    • Number of public toilets offering disabled access

    • If you are part of any programme or scheme that works to grant increased access to public toilets such the Council Community Toilet Scheme, RADAR or others

    • The number of public toilets managed for the council available in the year 2000 in your council area NB Where possible please answer with a number (and flag if this is an estimate) - we aren't looking for numbers on individual cubicles within facilities.

    Published: 26 September 2018

  4. Waste and recycling

    Information Request - In reply to a recent FOI question about waste recycling, Surrey County Council provided me with the following information: "Surrey County Council are responsible for the collection of waste through the 15 Community Recycling Centres (CRC) provided throughout Surrey. Shown below is a summary for 2016/17 of the amounts of waste that are collected at the CRCs and forwarded on for recycling and reuse. It also shows the amount of waste that has to be sent for landfill and energy recovery. In total 113,762 tonnes of waste were brought to the CRCs by householders and of this Surrey CC sent 62% for recycling and reuse. Material destination Tonnage to landfill and energy recovery [through incineration]: 42,878.81 - 38% Tonnage to recycling and reuse: 70,883.30 - 62% Total CRC Tonnes: 113,762.11 - 100%." SCC added "It should be noted that this table does not include the household waste collected at the kerbside. Kerbside waste collections are the responsibility of the Borough and District Councils and I would suggest that you contact these authorities if you require the information for kerbside collections." Can you please provide equivalent figures for kerbside waste collected by GBC, showing what proportion of this goes (a) to landfill and incineration and (b) recycling and reuse? Secondly, how much "green bin" waste is collected but is afterwards found unsuitable for recycling and is therefore diverted to landfill or incineration?

    Published: 25 September 2018

  5. Gypsy and Traveller pitches

    1. The number of new pitches for Gypsy and Traveller encampents given planning permission by your local authority in each financial year from 2012/13 to 2016/17? 2. Any estimate for the need for new pitches in your local authority made during this period 3. The number of pitches expected to be delivered from identified land supply in local plans

    Published: 25 September 2018

  6. The Local plan listed sites

    The Local Plan listed sites that had not been brought forward, many of which were listed as not viable. I would like the full list of sites not included in the plan, stating their acreage, the type of land the sites are on (pre-developed, undeveloped, greenfield, brownfield, greenbelt etc) and the full details and assessment that resulted in exclusion from the Local Plan.

    Published: 25 September 2018

  7. Planning - Article 4 Directions

    1. What are the precise locations of Article 4 Directions currently in place within the Borough? 2. Where are the precise locations of Article 4 Directions that have been withdrawn, not confirmed or revoked within the last 20 years within the Borough? 3. Where are the precise locations of Article 4 Directions that have been requested by Borough Councillors or Borough Residents within the last 10 years within the Borough but rejected by Guildford Borough Council? 4. Where are the precise locations of Article 4 Directions that have been requested by Guildford Borough Council within the last 10 years within the Borough but rejected by Central Government? 5. What, if any, are the costs to Guildford Borough Council of an Article 4 Direction?

    Published: 25 September 2018

  8. Information specifically in relation to Council Tax and a deceased person

    Sirs I hereby request under the Freedom of Information Act the following information specifically in relation to Council Tax and a deceased person:- a) Your specific policy, written or adopted in relation to Council Tax, when a person has deceased. b) How you handle that persons name when they have deceased and there are 2 people listed on the property one of which is still living. c) Your specific policy in relation to non-payment of Council Tax where one of the people on the property demand has deceased leaving a widow or widower in a period of 3 or 6 months following being notified of the persons death. d) Your policy when you have been notified of probate. Many thanks for your assistance with this matter

    Published: 21 September 2018

  9. Town centre plans across Guildford

    I have three questions concerning each of the following documents: a) Town Centre Master Plan (Published 2014) b) Town Centre Redevelopment Strategy (Published 2017) c) Local Plan (Submitted 2017) d) Corporate Plan (Published 2018) For each document: 1. How much was spent producing the document? 2. How much of this was spending on external consultants? 3. Which external consultants were used?

    Published: 21 September 2018

  10. Details Regarding Number of Public Play Facilities

    2 years ago, we were hearing from our members that installations of new playground equipment were falling in England and that this was due directly to a lack of funding within local authorities. This worried us and our members at a time when Childhood obesity is increasing and there are more instances of divided communities. In order to quantify what was happening we commissioned a report which resulted in our #nowheretoplay campaign highlighting the extent of the problem. We believe it is now time to refresh our information and to once again highlight to government the problems resulting from a reduction in children's play facilities. We would therefore urge you to support us in the FOI request. 1. How many public play facilities (including playgrounds, adventure playgrounds, skate parks, etc.) do you currently have available to the public in your LA area? 2. What was your total budget for public play facilities (including playgrounds, adventure playgrounds, skate parks, etc.) in each of the following years? • 2016-17 • 2017-18 3. What is your expected total budget for public play facilities (including playgrounds, adventure playgrounds, skate parks, etc.) in each of the following years? • 2018-19 • 2019-20 • 2020-21 4. How many public playgrounds and play facilities were closed in your LA area and what proportion of your total play facilities did this represent, in each of the following years? • 2016-17 • 2017-18 5. How many public playgrounds and play facilities do you expect will close and what proportion of your total play facilities will this represent, in each of the following years? • 2018-19 • 2019-20 • 2020-21

    Published: 21 September 2018