Freedom of information (FOI) releases from TWBC

This is a disclosure log of Tunbridge Wells Borough 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. Electronic Waste Collected

    Please could you provide the following information regarding electronic waste collected by your council:

    1. Annual totals of electronic waste collected: Please provide the total amount (in kilograms or tonnes) of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) collected by your authority per year for the years: 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

    2. Breakdown by type of item (if available):

    If possible, please break down the annual totals into categories such as: Large household appliances (e.g. fridges, washing machines) Small household appliances (e.g. toasters, kettles) IT and telecoms equipment (e.g. laptops, phones) Consumer electronics (e.g. TVs, speakers) Lighting equipment Other WEEE categories (if applicable)

    3. Collection source:

    Please indicate whether the data includes:

    Household waste

    Commercial/business waste

    Or both

    Published: 20 May 2025

  2. Overseas Electors on Electoral Roll

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information relating to overseas electors registered in the Tunbridge Wells local authority:

    1. The number of registered voters on your current electoral roll who are known to be residing overseas.

    If possible, please provide a breakdown of the overseas electors by country of residence.

    Published: 20 May 2025

  3. Heat pumps installed in social housing

    This is an information request relating to the purchasing of heat pumps. Please include the following information for the following years 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25: * How many heat pumps have been installed by the council in council owned social housing?

    Published: 19 May 2025

  4. Homeless due to mortgage repossession

    Please could you tell me how many people have presented themselves to the council as homeless as a result of losing their home as a result of mortgage repossession in each of the past three financial years (2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25) and how many, in each of those years, how many of those who presented as homeless because of mortgage repossessions have since been homes. Please could this information be provided broken down on a year-by-year basis.

    Published: 19 May 2025

  5. Local Authority lost or stray dogs

    1. Do you have a locally run authority pound?

    2. Is the pound run by the local authority or a contractor?

    3. Name of contractor if applicable.

    4. Total number of dogs acquired in 2024 (1st January to 31st December)? -

    5. Number of those dogs reunited with owner?

    6. Number of those dogs surrendered to a rescue or animal welfare organisation?

    7. Number of those dogs euthanised?

    8. If no pound, what happens to lost and stray dogs collected by the local dog warden?

    Published: 19 May 2025

  6. FOI Request

    Dear FOI Team, This FOI is for the attention of the council officers who oversee the private rented sector. 1. The total number of Civil Penalties relating to housing offences served to private landlords per year for the following years: 2023/2024 2024/2025 2. The number of Civil Penalties issued to private landlords each year (so 2023/2024 & 2024/2025) for each of the following offences per year:   a) Failure to comply with an Improvement Notice (section 30 of the Housing Act 2004) b) Offences in relation to licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (section 72 of the Housing Act 2004) c) Offences in relation to licensing of houses under Part 3 of the Act (section 95 of the Housing Act 2004) d) Offences of contravention of an overcrowding notice (section 139 of the Housing Act 2004) e) Failure to comply with management regulations in respect of Houses in Multiple Occupation (section 234 of the Housing Act 2004) f) Banning Orders under the Housing and Planning Act 2016 g) Offences in relation to Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) Regulations h) Smoke and Carbon Monoxide (England) Regulations 2015 3. The total amount of income (£) levied (so before appeals/negotiations/legal costs etc) in Civil Penalties relating to housing offences to private landlords per year for the following years: 2023/2024 2024/2025 4.     The total amount of income (£) collected (after appeals/negotiations/legal costs etc) in Civil Penalties relating to housing offences to private landlords per year for the following years: 2023/2024 2024/2025 

    Published: 16 May 2025

  7. FOI request for planning appeals information

    Please could you provide me with the following: * The number of planning appeals the council lost between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023; 1 May 2023 and 30 April 2024; and 1 May 2024 and 30 April 2025. * The total sum of money spent preparing for the appeals in each of those periods. * The total sum of money paid out in cost awards for the appeals in each of those periods.

    Published: 16 May 2025

  8. Cemetery/Crematorium Management Solution

    a. What Cemetery/Crematorium Management solution does your council currently use? b. When is the contract end date for the Cemetery/Crematorium Management solution? c. When was the Cemetery/Crematorium Management solution contract last re-tendered? d. Could you please provide the contract value for the Cemetery/Crematorium Management solution? e. Is there an intent to release a tender for Cemetery/Crematorium Management solutions in the foreseeable future? If so, please kindly provide an estimated timeline or relevant details. f. If your Cemetery/Crematorium Management system hosted or on premise? g. Does your Council have a Digital Strategy around the use of AI for other service areas?

    Published: 16 May 2025

  9. Software for Planning & Regulatory Services

    Please may you provide me with:

    1. What Software Systems are currently used by the Council for A: Planning, Land Charges, Building control B: Public Protection (Licensing / Environmental Health / ASB / Trading Standards)?

    2. When does each contract expire ?

    3. How much does each system cost annually?

    4. Are you planning to go to market for a different Software System? If so, when?

    5. How many users / licenses for each system do you have?

    6. Who is the person responsible for your Software System? Please provide full name if possible.

    Published: 14 May 2025

  10. Ice Cream Vans FOI

    1. The number of ice cream vans currently licensed or with consent to street-trade in your council area

    2. Any local bans, restrictions, or specific rules that apply to ice cream vans within your council area. This could include permitted operating hours, restricted zones, or other local policies If any of this request exceeds cost limits, I would be grateful if you could provide the information available within the cost limit and then advise on how I can refine the request for the remaining details.

    Published: 13 May 2025