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Please can you send, in a spreadsheet format, the number of emergency housing requests made by refugees to your council for each month from the start of June 2024 to the end of October 2025 please?
Published: 7 November 2025
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Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I request the following aggregate data on expenses for senior staff in your local authority. "Senior staff" means directors, heads of department/service, and equivalent (e.g., chief officers). For financial years 2023/24 and 2024/25 (to date): 1. Please provide total expenses claimed by senior staff, broken down by category: Travel (e.g., flights, mileage, taxis/transfers). Accommodation (e.g., hotels, including rates per night and duration). Conferences/seminars (e.g., registration fees, abroad/domestic). Hospitality/entertainment (e.g., meals, receptions, gifts). Other (please specify). 2. For each category please provide a breakdown by senior staff group (e.g., total per directorate); any sponsorship/third-party funding received and net council cost after offsets. 3. Please show the top 5 highest individual claims (anonymized totals only, with event/purpose if applicable). Please provide in spreadsheet/table format (e.g., with columns for category, amount, date, purpose), or links to published reports. Aggregates only; no personal names/details.
Published: 7 November 2025
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I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding the uptake of the ECO4 (Energy Company Obligation, Phase 4) scheme within your council area. Specifically, I would like to request the following information for the most recent full financial year (and, if available, for previous years since the start of ECO4 in 2022): 1. ECO4 Grants Uptake * The total number of households within your local authority that have received upgrades under the ECO4 scheme. * The breakdown of these households by property type (e.g., detached, semi-detached, terraced, flat) and tenure (owner-occupied, private rented, social housing). * The total amount of ECO4 funding distributed within your local authority area. 1. Types of Energy Efficiency Measures Installed • A list and count of the types of measures installed (e.g., insulation, boiler replacement, heat pumps, solar panels, etc.). 1. Potential or Estimated Annual Energy Savings • Any available data or estimates on average or total annual energy bill savings per household or for the local authority area, resulting from ECO4-funded improvements. 1. Application and Eligibility Data • The number of ECO4 applications received, approved, and rejected within your local authority area. • If available, reasons for common application rejections. If possible, please provide this data in a CSV or Excel format. If any part of this request exceeds the appropriate cost limit under the FOI Act, please advise me as to how I may refine my request to remain within the limit.
Published: 7 November 2025
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I would like to ask for the number of homes which were sold under RtB rules between the beginning of the scheme in 1980 and March 31 2025 which have since been rebought by the council (on any date to the date this request is received).
Crucially, I would ask for the following information on each home re bought under the scheme.
Address (as far as it can be shared)
Right to Buy Sale price
Sale date
Repurchase price
Repurchase date
Please let me know if there are any questions about my request. If your council has not repurchased any RtB properties, please indicate so to me.
Published: 7 November 2025
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Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA), I am requesting the following information regarding your council's expenditure on foreign language translation and interpretation services. For the calendar year 2024-2025 as well as the fiscal year 2024/2025, please provide the following: 1. The total amount spent on foreign language translation (written documents) and interpretation (spoken, including telephone and face-to-face) services across all council departments/services. 2. The number of foreign language translation/interpretation requests received and fulfilled in each year (e.g., 2024-25: 500 requests, 450 fulfilled). 3. A list of the 15 most common foreign language translation requests received with number of requests and fulfilled (e.g., 1. Polish 250 requests, 100 fulfilled) 4. Details of any current contracts or providers for these services (e.g., provider name, contract start/end dates, total value (excluding commercially sensitive pricing). If the council uses an inhouse team rather than contractors, please specify this. For clarity, this request is limited to services for non-English spoken or written languages (e.g., Polish, Urdu, Arabic). Please exclude any costs related to British Sign Language (BSL), other sign languages, Braille, or accessibility services for disabilities, unless they cannot be easily separated out within the statutory FOI cost limits. Please specify if these costs have been included. Please provide in either .PDF, .docx or .xls spreadsheet format where possible. If any part exceeds the Section 12 cost limit, please prioritize items 1 and 2, advise on the excess, and suggest refinements.
Published: 7 November 2025
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Please could you provide the following details relating to the Royal Victoria Place car park, Tunbridge Wells: 1. The total number of Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) issued since the start of the refurbishment project in March 2025, broken down by month if possible. 2. The total number of PCNs issued in the 12 months prior to the start of the refurbishment (March 2024 – February 2025), also broken down by month if available. 3. Please indicate whether any operational or enforcement changes (such as layout adjustments, signage updates, or equipment upgrades) have been implemented in connection with the refurbishment that potentially have influenced PCN issuance.
Published: 7 November 2025
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Under the Freedom of Information Act, please provide:
1. The total number of applications the council have received under the Animal Welfare (Primate Licences) (England) Regulations 2024 between 6 April 2025 and 1 November 2025 inclusive.
2. Where applications have been received, the species of primate and the number of animals within each application.
3. The total number of licences granted and refused.
Published: 4 November 2025
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Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and section 232(1) of the Housing Act 2004, I would like to request a copy of the most up-to-date HMO Licence Register held by the Council (covering 2025).
As prescribed in The Licensing and Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation and Other Houses (Miscellaneous Provisions) (England) Regulations 2006, the register should include the following particulars:
* Property address
* Licence holder name and correspondence address
* Manager name and address
* Description of the property
* Licence conditions summary
* Licence start and expiry dates
* Licence duration and number
* Details of households, occupants, units, storeys, and facilities
* Please provide the information in Excel format (.xlsx or .csv).
Published: 4 November 2025
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Dear FoI Team, Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information: 1. The total number of tenders/contracts awarded by the Council in each of the past five financial years (2019/20 to 2023/24, and if available, 2024/25 to date). 2. Of these, how many were awarded to businesses located in Kent. 3. Of these, how many were awarded to businesses domiciled in Kent (i.e. with their registered head office in Kent). If available, please also provide: • The total contract value awarded in each of the above categories. I am happy to receive this information in spreadsheet or tabular format. If any part of this request is unclear or likely to exceed the cost/time limit, please advise on how it may be refined.
Published: 31 October 2025
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For each site/property operated by your organisation, please provide for the financial years 2021–22, 2022–23, and 2023–24: 1. Site name and site code (or address) 2. Meter identifiers (MPAN/MPRN) where held 3. Annual electricity consumption (kWh) 4. Annual gas consumption (kWh/therms) 5. Energy supplier name, contract start/end dates, and tariff type (fixed/variable) 6. Procurement/Estates department contact: job title and corporate email address
Published: 30 October 2025
