Freedom of information (FOI) releases from Oxford City Council

This is a disclosure log of Oxford City 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. Overseas Electors on Electoral Roll

    To whom it may concern, Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information relating to overseas electors registered in the Oxford City local authority: 1. The number of registered voters on your current electoral roll who are known to be residing overseas. * If an exact number is not available, please provide an estimate or approximate percentage based on the information available to you. 1. If possible within the time and cost limits of the Act, please provide a breakdown of the overseas electors by country of residence. I understand that this information may be drawn from the full electoral register and is subject to data protection constraints. I am not seeking any personally identifiable information, only aggregate figures. If providing the country-level breakdown would exceed the cost/time threshold for FOI responses, I would be grateful if you could fulfil part (1) alone. Please let me know if clarification is needed.

    Published: 14 May 2025

  2. Council Funded Legal Costs for Non-UK Citizens

    Dear Oxford City Council, Since 1 January 2020 to the present, please provide details of all legal costs funded by the Council in support of non-UK citizens, i.e., asylum seekers, refugees, or migrants. For each instance of such funding, please include an explanation of why the Council provided the funding, the name of the law firm that provided the legal advice, as well as the dates and amounts of all payments made.

    Published: 12 May 2025

  3. Hardship relief from business rates

    Can you please tell me, in each of the last three years How many applications you received for hardship relief from business rates How many were successful ie some hardship relief was granted What the average amount of relief was What was the average elapsed time from first application to you to final decision

    Published: 12 May 2025

  4. Noise Complaints Data

    1. The total number of noise complaints received by Oxford Council in the past 3 years (broken down by year). 2. If available, a breakdown of the complaints by type (e.g. domestic, commercial, construction, etc.). 3. If possible, the number of complaints that resulted in enforcement action or further investigation.

    Published: 12 May 2025

  5. EV chargers (District 3)

    Dear Oxford City Council, 1. How many public electric car charging points currently exist in your council area which you either own and/or manage? Please break this down by the type of charger they are. 2. How many new public electric car charging points are you planning on installing in your council area in the next 2 years that you will own and/or manage? Please break this down by the type of charger they will be. 3. How many requests for more public electric car charging points have you received from residents in your council area since 1.1.24? Note: By 'public' charging point I mean any point that can be used by any motorist as long as they have the requisite membership card, app etc.

    Published: 7 May 2025

  6. Council Street Scene Preparedness For Net Zero

    Dear Oxford City Council, I'm researching the preparedness of the council's street scene fleet for moving to zero emission vehicles, along with their strategy for meeting this financially. I have the following questions that I would like answered please. Is the fleet managed inhouse by the council or outsourced to a third party provider? If outsourced, which company has the current contract? If inhouse, could you please provide the number of vehicles on your fleet for the following types: Compact Sweepers Diesel Compact Sweepers Electric Chassis Mounted Sweepers Diesel Chassis Mounted Sweepers Electric Gully Tankers Diesel Gully Tankers Electric Cage Tipper Vans Diesel Cage Tipper Vans Electric Which of these vehicles have been purchased by the council as an owned asset. Which of these vehicles have been contract hired by the council. If there are any contract hired, how long are the contracts for (in months). Thank you for your help,

    Published: 7 May 2025

  7. No Motor Vehicles' Sign Locations and Enforcement

    Subject: Request under FOIA and EIR – 'No Motor Vehicles' Sign Locations and Enforcement Dear Freedom of Information Officer, Please treat this as a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and, where applicable, the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR). I request:

    A list of locations within your authority’s control where the 'No motor vehicles' sign (TSRGD 619) is installed. Copies or references to any Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) or similar legal instruments that authorise each installation. Data relating to enforcement activity concerning breaches of these restrictions in the past three years, including differentiation between: Motorcycle/moped/scooter riders travelling under motor power, Persons walking beside and visibly pushing a motorcycle or scooter, Individuals scooting or freewheeling without motor propulsion. Additionally, I request any internal policies or enforcement guidance that addresses the treatment of each of these behaviours.

    Published: 7 May 2025

  8. Abandoned bicycles in your area

    [Please provide the following information for each of the calendar years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 (to date): 1. The total number of abandoned bicycles reported to or identified by your authority. 2. The total number of abandoned bicycles collected/removed by your authority. 3. The total cost incurred by your authority for: a) Collection and removal of abandoned bicycles b) Storage of abandoned bicycles c) Disposal or recycling of abandoned bicycles d) Any other costs directly associated with managing abandoned bicycles 4. Details of your authority's policy regarding: a) How long a bicycle must appear abandoned before action is taken b) The process for determining if a bicycle is abandoned c) How long abandoned bicycles are stored before disposal d) What happens to abandoned bicycles after collection (e.g., returned to owners, auction, recycling, donation, disposed of as waste) 5. The number of abandoned bicycles that were: a) Returned to owners b) Sold at auction or otherwise c) Donated to charity or community initiatives d) Recycled or disposed of as waste 6. Any records of geographical hotspots for abandoned bicycles within your authority area. 7. Any identifiable trends in abandoned bicycle types between 2020 and 2025. 8. Details of any initiatives, campaigns or measures implemented by your authority to address the issue of abandoned bicycles. Format of Information I would prefer to receive this information electronically, in a machine-readable format (such as CSV or Excel) where appropriate, please. If one part of the request can be answered sooner than the others, please send that information first, followed by any subsequent data.

    Published: 7 May 2025

  9. The number of Afghan and Ukrainian refugees in the Oxford City Local Authority

    I would like to request information under the Freedom of Information Act (2000). Under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and other initiatives, a number of Afghan individuals and families have been placed into the County of Oxford. Can you please tell me: How many Afghan refugees have been placed currently into the City of Oxford (or within the Oxfordshire City local authority area)? How many Ukrainian refugees are placed currently into the City of Oxford (or within the Oxfordshire City local authority area)?

    Published: 29 April 2025

  10. Street chargepoints

    Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information. I am after information relating to the number of on street chargepoints installed within your jurisdiction. In particular, are you able to provide me with:

    Q1. How many electric vehicle public charging outlets or chargepoints have you installed in your local authority to date that are classed as on-street residential chargepoints, located in residential streets or areas? Please provide figures to the nearest possible date. Q2. For Question 1, how many on-street residential charging outlets or chargepoints have you installed to date in your local authority that have been adapted specifically for disabled users? Please provide figures to the nearest possible date. Q3. For Question 1, how many on-street public charging outlets or chargepoints are positioned in disabled parking bays? Q4. For Question 1, how many of the on-street residential chargepoints in your area conform to the BSI's latest accessible charging specification (PAS 1899:2022)? Please provide figures to the nearest possible date. Q5. Does your electric vehicle charging infrastructure strategy include specific considerations for elderly and / or disabled users? Q6. Do you provide any additional support for disabled or elderly users wanting to access public chargepoints for electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles, such as charge-point assistants or roaming charging services? Q7. Do you support or provide marketing tools to residents to make finding charge point services easier, such as charge point booking or journey planning technologies? Q8. How many on-street residential chargepoints in your area have been installed or adapted to conform to BSI's latest accessible charging specification (PAS 1899:2022) since June 2024? If unable to provide data since June 2024, please provide data for the past 12 months, since March 2024 If you can identify any way that my request could be refined to improve the request, I would be grateful for any assistance. If my request is not clear or too broad, could you please contact me, and I will be happy to discuss.

    Published: 28 April 2025