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. Art works held by GBC

    Please advise: 1. The total number of works of art owned by your local authority.

    2. The estimated total value.

    3. The number of works currently on display.

    4. How many works of art have been donated by the local authority over the past five years?

    5. How many works of art have been leased by the local authority over the past five years and the total revenue.

    6. How many works of art have been sold by the local authority over the past five years and the total proceeds from any sales.

    Published: 7 April 2020

  2. Municipal waste collections information

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I kindly request the following information in the context of domestic waste bin/sack collection services, as opposed to trade/commercial collections or waste disposal.

    1. Are you currently in a partnership with other councils for waste IT system operations or procurement? If in a partnership please name the partner councils?

    2. Do you currently operate waste services (collections) directly, or through a waste contractor such as Biffa, Suez or Veolia. If through a contractor, please name them.

    3. Which of the IT systems below do you use for the management of day to day municipal bin collections: a. Yotta b. Bartec Collective c. AMCS Clear d. Whitespace/Powersuite e. Contender/Swift Datapro/Agile f. Selected Interventions / Echo g. Core (Suez) h. Webaspx i. Microsoft Excel or similar j. No IT system k. Other: [please name] Response.....

    4. When is your current contract for the IT system OR outsourced waste contract for waste collections management due to expire?

    Published: 3 April 2020

  3. Brexit and European Nationals resident in Guildford borough

    Under the Freedom of Information Act I would like to be provided with the following information: The total number of European nationals living within the jurisdiction of the council (ie the total number of EU nationals that the council is aware of in their area) and how this number was arrived at.

    A copy of all council communications targeting EU nationals specifically since 2016 (including social media ads or posts targeting the EU population)

    Has the council written to European nationals in its area to inform them of their rights and options following Brexit? If yes, how many times?

    What, if any, preparation has the council undertaken as regards European nationals within their area and the implementation of Brexit?

    Is there a communication strategy for EU nationals informing them of the impact of Brexit?

    Published: 1 April 2020

  4. Community-led Housing

    1. Does the council have any policies or ones in development to support community led housing? If so, what are they and where do they appear?

    2. Between January 2010 and December 2019, how many grants and/or loans has the council given to community led housing groups or organisations?

    3. Between January 2010 and December 2019, how many land disposals or leases has the council made to community led housing groups or organisations?

    4. Do you have dedicated staff to support community led housing? If so, what are their job titles?

    Published: 25 March 2020

  5. Council Commitment to Net Zero Carbon

    1. Has your council passed a motion mandating the council area to go net-zero carbon by a given target date?

    2. If the answer to 1) is 'yes', what is the target date?

    3. If the answer to 1) is 'yes', has your council produced an action plan of how to get the area to net zero carbon by the target date?

    Published: 24 March 2020

  6. Council spending

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information: Please could you tell me how much has been spent on: 1. Ceremonial robes and props for council officials 2. Public relations (including social media) 3. Taxis taken by council officials 4. Mobile phones 5. Advertising council cuts or how the council will cope with them Please give me the information broken down by year, for the last six years (by this I mean from 2014 and including any data you have for 2020).

    Published: 23 March 2020

  7. Electric Vehicle Charge points

    1. How many electric vehicle charging points have the council installed in the local authority? (split slow/medium/fast)

    2. How many do you plan to install over the next year? (split slow/medium/fast)

    3. How much has currently been budgeted for electric vehicle infrastructure?

    4. Are you receiving funding/grants for electric vehicle infrastructure from central government?

    5. Are you paying for the capital expenditure of the electric vehicle infrastructure EV points or is it are they being installed for free as part of a profit share/rental model?

    6. If you have paid for the capital expenditure, are you generating a profit?

    7. Are you able to provide any usage data for the chargepoints installed?

    Published: 19 March 2020

  8. Council-owned Tower Blocks

    Please note I have the following queries about "tower blocks" which you own. I define a "tower block" as being a block of flats which is ten storeys or more in height. Please advise: 1. How many of these blocks you own. 2. The total number of homes in these blocks - including those currently empty. 3. The total spending on repairs and maintenance to these blocks for each of the following financial years: 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19.

    Published: 19 March 2020

  9. Facilities Management Contract Data

    Freedom of information request focused around contract data for services around facilities management. For each of the different contracts below, can you please provide me with all the information using the questions below 1. Office and building cleaning Service contract that is focus around office, commercial and building cleaning services. 2. Lift service and maintenance Service contract for lift service and maintenance. 3. Food Service contract that is focused around catering services. 4. General waste services contracts The organisation s primary general waste service contract. 5. Laundry services where clothes and linen can be washed and ironed. Contract profile questionnaire for each type of contract: 1. Supplier/Provider of the services 2. Total Annual Spend The spend should only relate to each of the service contract listed above. 3. A description of the services provided under this contract please includes information if other services are included under the same contract. 4. The number of sites the contract covers 5. The start date of the contract 6. The end date of the contract 7. The duration of the contract, please include information on any extensions period. 8. Who within the organisation is responsible for each of these contracts? name, Job Title, contact number and email address. If you have any further questions, please do get in touch. Look forward to your acknowledgment.

    Published: 19 March 2020

  10. Council Tax Support/Reduction in Guildford from April 2020

    Please could you provide me with details of your council tax reduction scheme (sometimes known as council tax support) for working-age claimants for 2020/21. If you have made any changes from the scheme you operated in 2019/20, please identify those changes. If you have already published your 2020/21 council tax reduction/support scheme policy document, please provide a link/copy.

    Published: 19 March 2020