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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75 disclosures

  1. FOI - Council redundancies

    1. The number of former employees at your council who were made redundant and were rehired between 2020 and 2025. To be clear, I am interested in employees who were rehired during that period, not who both left and were rehired during that period. 2. For each employee, please specify: (i) when they were made redundant; (ii) what position they were made redundant from; (iii) what redundancy payment they received; (iv) when they were rehired; (v) what position they were rehired into.

    Published: 7 July 2025

  2. FOI - Summons and Liability Order hearings

    I shall be grateful if you would please let me know, for the tax year 2024/25, the total number of:

    a) Summons sent out and the individual cost charged.

    b) Liability orders obtained and the individual cost charged.

    Would you also let me have a copy of the excel spreadsheet showing the basis for the calculations of the cost of summons and the cost of the hearing charged to each individual household.

    Published: 7 July 2025

  3. FOI Dog Barking Complaints

    1. The total number of complaints received about dog barking between January 2022 and May 2024. 2. If recorded, how many of these complaints referred to barking occurring in early morning hours (between 4:00am and 8:00am)? 3. Any available data or summary that categorises complaints by: * Time of day * Reason for complaint (e.g., persistent noise, sleep disturbance, early wake-ups)

    Published: 4 July 2025

  4. council house development

    These questions relate to new homes built or developed by the council, not by others. It relates to all tenures of housing, not just council housing (for example, some councils will be building homes for market sale, private rent, either directly or via a housing company).

    1) In the 2024/25 financial year (1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025) how many new homes of any tenure did the council complete?

    1) a) Please can you provide a breakdown of those new build completions, by tenure (for example, how many were social rent, shared ownership, market sale, temporary accommodation, etc).

    2) If the council has a council-owned housing company, in the 2024/25 financial year (1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025) how many new homes of any tenure did the company complete?

    2) a) Please can you provide a breakdown of those completions, by tenure (for example, how many were social rent, shared ownership, market sale, temporary accommodation, etc).

    3) How many homes does the council expect to build in the next five years (ie, from April 2025-March 2030)

    4) If the council has a council-owned housing company, how many homes does it expect to build in the next five years (April 2025-March 2030)

    Published: 2 July 2025

  5. FOI request - funfairs

    1: Between April 2015 and March 2025 how many reports/complaints did the council receive about travelling/temporary funfairs or funfair rides (such as those held at events like festivals/music concerts/fireworks displays etc)?

    2. Of those complaints for the time frame above, can you break this number down to solely those relating to a person being injured or hurt by rides, games or activities at travelling/temporary funfairs or funfair-style attractions. Where possible please list the date of the incident, the nature of the complaint and where in the district/borough it took place.

    I appreciate any formal investigations would be carried out by the HSE (which I have made similar requests to) but as the local authority likely to have granted permission for such public events, I'm also trying to establish how many complaints from members of the public, councils simply receive or process each year.

    Published: 2 July 2025

  6. Training Provision for Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

    I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding your organisation’s current or recent provision of training in the following areas: • First Aid • Fire Marshal • Mental Health First Aid • Health & Safety (including Manual Handling, Evacuation Chair, etc.)

    For each of these training areas, I would be grateful if you could provide the following information, where available:

    Type of Provision • Is the training delivered on an ongoing basis? • Delivered on an ad hoc basis? • Arranged through a formal tendering process?

    Responsible Contact Name, email, and phone number of the person responsible for organising or overseeing the training.

    Training Providers The current or most recent provider(s) used in the last five years. Frequency and Value • Estimated number of sessions delivered annually. • Approximate annual cost or value of the training. Contract Information (if applicable) • Start and end dates of any existing agreements. • Renewal or review dates. • Current status of the provision or contract.

    Published: 2 July 2025

  7. FOI Polygamous Working

    Since January 2020 to the present date, how many council employees/civil servants have been found to be working one or more additional full-time jobs while still employed full-time by your authority?

    Since January 2020 to the present date, how many council employees were dismissed or disciplined because they were found to be working one or more additional full-time jobs while still employed full-time by your authority? If possible, I request that the data be broken down by calendar year.

    Published: 2 July 2025

  8. Unauthorised encampments

    How much the council has spent on evicting Travellers from unauthorised encampments over the last year (June 23, 2024, to June 23, 2025)? Can you please break this data down by each month and the various costs involved, such as legal costs, site clean-up, etc.

    Published: 2 July 2025

  9. Accommodation for Ex-Offenders

    Date range of information requested: Phase 1: July 2021 - March 2023                                 Phase 2: April 2023 - March 2025

    1. How many ex-offenders have been housed using the funding allocated to your local authority. Please give figures for each phase separately if applicable.

    2. Please give information on how much funding was spent in the following areas. (a) Rent and deposits; (b) Incentives for landlords to join the scheme; (c) Dedicated support staff such as landlord liaison and tenancy support/sustainment officers. Please give figures for each phase separately if applicable.

    3. If funding was used as incentives for landlords, how many ex-offenders did those landlords' house. This can be given as one total amount. Please give figures for each phase separately if applicable.

    4. If the total amount allocated to your local authority as part of the AFEO scheme has not been used, please give details of how much remains unspent. One total figure is acceptable.

    5. If the total amount allocated to your local authority has not been used, please give details of what is to be done with the remainder of the funding.

    Published: 30 June 2025

  10. Council and Parish owned Public Toilets

    1. How many public toilets currently owned by the council are open to the public

    2. Where are these council-owned public toilets located?

    3. How many public toilets are owned by parish councils in your district? Can you please break this down by Parish council and tell me where they are located?

    4. How much did the council spend on maintaining its public toilets in the most recent full financial year?

    5. How many people visited council-owned public toilets between 31 January 2010 and 31 December 2010?

    6. How many people visited council-owned public toilets between 31 January 2024 and 31 December 2024? If available, please also provide any contextual information on how visitor numbers are measured (e.g. through footfall counters or estimates).

    Published: 27 June 2025