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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213 disclosures

  1. In the past three years, has the council provided any support for Unaccompanied Minor Asylum Seekers / Migrants? This support might include, but not limited to, financial payments, provision of services, legal advice etc. If so, please provide details.

    Published: 6 November 2024

  2. This is an information request relating to the council's total FTE staff. Please include the following information for 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25: * The total number of staff employed (full-time, part-time, and temporary). * A breakdown of staff numbers by department or service area. If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request. If you have any queries please don't hesitate to contact me via email or phone and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for. I would prefer a response via email, but if this is not possible, I will gladly accept letters to the address below. Please acknowledge this information request as soon as possible.

    Published: 5 November 2024

  3. Good afternoon, I am making this request for information under the Freedom of Information Act. Please provide a response to the following: 1. How many complaints were made about landlords from April 2019 to April 2024? Please break the results down by year (2019/20, 2020/21 etc.) 2. How many prosecutions were pursued against landlords from April 2019 to April 2024? Please again break this down by year. 2a. What was the reason for each prosecution (e.g. failure to obtain the correct licence, failing to comply with improvement notices, etc.) 2b. What was the outcome of each prosecution?

    Published: 5 November 2024

  4. Dear Oxford City Council, I am writing to make an open government request for information which I am entitled to under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 1. How many public buildings in your council had working smart energy meters installed on the premises? - Please provide the data split by property type - If available, please provide the date/year the smart energy meters were installed - If available, please provide any available data on when smart energy meters are planned to be installed on the premises which don't already have them

    Published: 1 November 2024

  5. Could you please provide footfall figures for Oxford City centre for July 2024?

    Published: 1 November 2024

  6. Hello, Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information: I would like to know: What debt enforcement agencies does your council currently use? Broken down by each debt enforcement agency, please can you tell me - 1. How many complaints has your council received relating to the behaviour or conduct of the enforcement agencies/bailiffs/debt collectors who have been working on behalf of your council? 1. How many of the complaints has your council upheld? 1. If known, how many complaints were passed to the Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman? I would like this information regarding complaints received by the council since 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2023. I would like you to provide the information in an excel spreadsheet, if possible. Please contact me if you need me to clarify my request.

    Published: 31 October 2024

  7. Subject: Freedom of Information Request - Leisure Centres Dear Sir/Madam Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information: Please could you confirm: 1. Whether your leisure centres are held by a charitable trust and 2. Whether you receive charitable or other business rate reliefs on your leisure assets?

    Published: 31 October 2024

  8. Dear FOI Team, Please find attached a full cover letter outlining the data we are requesting as part of research into the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol. You will also find a spreadsheet to input your responses to this Freedom of Information Request. Please return data to us using this spreadsheet.

    Published: 31 October 2024

  9. I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act: 1. The amount of money the council paid to providers of temporary accommodation in calendar year 2023, broken down by individual provider (i.e. showing how much was paid to each provider). If the information is not available by calendar year, please provide the figures for the 2023/24 financial year (year-to-date if necessary). 2. The number of households currently living in temporary accommodation. This includes households that the council has placed inside or outside the local authority area, but excludes households placed inside the local authority area by other councils 3. Of the placements referred to in response to question 2, how many placements have their rent fully covered by the government subsidy for temporary accommodation costs (i.e. up to 90 percent of January 2011 Local Housing Allowance rates)? 4. In calendar year 2023, how many households did the council assess as having made themselves “intentionally homeless” due to rent arrears? 5. In calendar year 2023, how many households did the council end its homelessness duty towards due to the household’s refusal to accept an offer of housing outside the local authority area?

    Published: 29 October 2024

  10. Hello, I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information: * Between 2019 - present, has Oxford City council offered families or individuals unused office buildings as a form of temporary accommodation? * If so, how many? * What is the average time families and/or individuals in these office buildings have stayed there? * How many people currently reside in an unused office building as their temporary accommodation? * How many people were living in unused office buildings as temporary accommodation in 2019?

    Published: 29 October 2024