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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474 disclosures

  1. FOI Request – Crematorium Assets, Capacity and Future Capital Investment

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would be grateful if you could provide the following information relating to any and all crematoria owned, operated, or managed by the Authority. 1. Cremation Volumes Please provide: * Total number of cremations undertaken during each of the last five financial years (or calendar years if more readily available) * Current annual cremation capacity (if known) 2. Cremation Equipment For each cremator currently in operation, please provide: * Manufacturer and model (if available) * Year installed or commissioned * Fuel type: Natural Gas, Electric, Hybrid (Gas/Electric), Other (please specify) * Whether the cremator is fitted with mercury abatement equipment * Current operational status (active, standby, decommissioned, replacement planned, etc.) 3. Capital Investment and Asset Replacement Plans Please provide details of: * Any approved capital expenditure projects relating to the crematorium within the next five years * Any planned replacement or refurbishment of cremators * Any feasibility studies, business cases, or options appraisals undertaken relating to: Electric cremators, Hybrid cremators, Decarbonisation initiatives, Energy efficiency upgrades Where available, please provide the anticipated project value and expected delivery timescales 4. Procurement and Delivery Route Please provide details of: * The anticipated procurement route for any planned crematorium upgrades or replacement projects, including whether these are expected to be procured through: Open tender, Framework agreement such as RE:FIT 5, Direct award, Existing term contract, Other route (please specify) 5. Responsible Department Please identify: * The department responsible for crematorium operations * The department responsible for capital investment and procurement decisions relating to crematorium infrastructure If any part of this request is considered exempt from disclosure, please provide the remaining information and specify the exemption(s) relied upon. I would prefer the information to be supplied electronically in Excel format where available. Thank you for your assistance.

    Published: 11 September 2026

  2. Enforcement/prosecution history for 528 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 8EG

    I am making a Freedom of Information request concerning 528 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 8EG. Please could you search your records for the full enforcement history relating to this property and provide details of ANY formal enforcement action taken in relation to the property, regardless of the name of the owner, landlord, managing agent or person responsible. In particular, I would like to know whether there has ever been: • An investigation concerning the property being operated as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO); • An investigation concerning an unlicensed HMO; • An HMO licence application, refusal, revocation or cancellation; • An improvement notice; • A prohibition notice; • A management order; • A civil penalty/financial penalty; • A caution; • A prosecution; • A conviction; • Proceedings before the Magistrates' Court or Crown Court; • Any planning enforcement action relating to use of the property as an HMO; • Any other formal enforcement action concerning the use or occupation of the property. Please search the records using the property address: 528 Banbury Road Oxford OX2 8EG Please also search, where held on your records, for the following names/entities in connection with this address: Inka Oshodi Oxford Apartments Ltd Ivenso Investments Ltd Five Mile View Guest House I am particularly interested in whether ANY person or company was prosecuted or otherwise formally penalised in connection with the operation or management of an HMO at this property, irrespective of who the prosecution/enforcement action was against. If there was a prosecution, please provide, where this information can lawfully be disclosed: • The name of the person/company prosecuted; • The offence(s) involved; • The date of the prosecution; • The court; • The outcome/conviction; • The fine or other penalty imposed; • The relevant enforcement/prosecution reference number; and • Copies or links to any publicly disclosable prosecution or enforcement documents. If there was enforcement action but no prosecution, please provide the type of action, date and outcome. If any part of this information is exempt from disclosure because it constitutes personal data, please provide the remaining information that can be disclosed, including anonymised information about the enforcement action and whether a prosecution/penalty took place. I would also be grateful if you could advise me which Council department holds the relevant historical HMO enforcement/prosecution records if the information is not held by the FOI team.

    Published: 10 September 2026

  3. Freedom of Information request - Football pitch information 2026

    I am writing to request the following under the Freedom of Information Act 2000: 1. How many football pitches did the council own on 1 January of 2026? 2. Of football pitches owned by the council, how many did the council operate on 1 January 2026? 3. Of football pitches owned by the council, how many were free to acccess as of 1 January 2026? 4. Of football pitches operated by the council, how many were free to acccess as of 1 January 2026? 5. How many football pitches owned by the council were closed down or sold in 2026?

    Published: 10 September 2026

  4. Ref: M0778414

    Our Client: Engie Power Limited / M0778414 REQUESTED DISCLOSURE OR PURSUANT TO SECTION 1 (1) OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 We write in connection with a legal matter relating to the previous/current tenants of 240 COWLEY ROAD Oxford OX4 1UH ('Site'). From our investigations, it appears that the incorrect information as to the identity of the occupant may have been provided to us. We request that you provide the following information as a matter of urgency: 1. Please confirm the name of the individual or legal entity liable to pay non-domestic rates in respect of the Site for the period 01/06/2022 - 26/07/2024. 2. If more than one individual/entity was liable to pay non-domestic rates in respect of this Site during the above period, please can you confirm: 2.1. The name of each individual/entity; 2.2. The period in respect of which that individual/entity was liable for the payment of non-domestic rates. Should the ratepayer be an individual, we would like to make you aware that as this information is sought for the purposes of prospective legal proceedings, it is therefore disclosable under Schedule 2 Part 1 Para 5 (3) (a) of the Data Protection Act 2018. We would take this opportunity to thank you for your assistance and we look forward to receiving your response.

    Published: 10 September 2026

  5. Working abroad

    Please treat this as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I am seeking information about employees and elected members who have requested permission to work, access council systems, or otherwise carry out council business while outside the United Kingdom. Please provide the following information for the period 1 January 2022 to the date this request is received: The number of applications or requests made by employees and elected members to work from outside the UK, broken down by calendar year. For each year, the number of requests which were: Approved Refused Withdrawn Pending, if applicable A list of the countries from which employees or elected members were approved to work, access council systems, or undertake council duties during this period. Please show: The calendar year The country The number of approved requests relating to that country The number of individuals involved in the approved requests, broken down by year where held. Please distinguish between: Employees Elected members Other categories of worker, if relevant The total number of days for which overseas working was approved, broken down by year. If this cannot be provided, please provide the longest period approved for an individual request in each year. Please provide the information electronically, preferably in a spreadsheet or CSV format for any tabular data.

    Published: 10 September 2026

  6. Freedom of Information Request

    I am writing to you under the 2000 Freedom of Information Act. I would like to know the details of anyone who has passed away with no known next of kin from 1/1/2026 to the date of your reply. If there are any new cases where the person died prior to 1/1/2026, but that were dealt with after this date, please also include details. This should include deaths of any clients whose affairs are managed by the Councils Safeguarding or Deputy-ship Teams, where applicable. Please also supply a list of any Public Health Act Funerals carried out from the above date (also known as Welfare or Environmental Health Act funerals) if this does not form part of your reply to the above. This should include funerals carried out by the council or on behalf of any third party. If this information is now provided on your website, please send the hyperlink. Please include as much of the following information as you are able to: 1. The deceased's full name 2. The date they died 3. The approximate value of their estate 4. Their date and place of birth or age at death 5. Whether or not they were married, divorced, single, or widowed 6. The maiden surnames of married females or widows 7. Their address at time of death 8. The date a referral was made of this estate to any other 3rd party or body to research or administer and the name of the 3rd party concerned. 9. If a referral to a 3rd party or body has not yet been made could you advise of the case details as above too. 10. If a case referral to a 3rd party or body is still undecided or awaiting referral, please also advise of details of the deceased.

    Published: 9 September 2026

  7. Freedom of Information Request – Housing Register and Allocations Statistics 2020/21–2025/26

    I hope this email finds you well. I am making this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and would like to request anonymised, aggregate statistical information relating to Oxford City Council’s housing register and social housing lettings/allocations for each financial year from 2023/24 to 2025/26. I would be grateful for the following information for each financial year: 1. Housing register The number of households on the housing register, broken down by: * Ethnicity * Age * Disability * Sex/gender * Household composition * Priority band 2. Social housing lettings/allocations The number of social housing lettings or allocations made, broken down by the same characteristics: * Ethnicity * Age * Disability * Sex/gender * Household composition * Priority band I am requesting aggregate and anonymised statistical information only and am not seeking any personally identifiable information.

    Published: 9 September 2026

  8. FOI request - staff given permission to work from abroad

    This is an information request relating to council officers being given permission to work from outside the United Kingdom. By United Kingdom, I refer to Northern Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland, not including the crown dependencies. Please include the following information, for the 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26 financial years: * The number of staff, per year, given permission to work from abroad * For each member of staff granted permission, please provide: * their pay band * the country they have been allowed to work from * the length of time that they have been allowed to work for and * * the dates they were allowed to work from abroad * The longest time a member of staff has been granted permission to work from abroad and what country they went to. * The highest ranking officer that was allowed to work from abroad * The current number of people working from abroad and where they are. If this 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 not possible, I will gladly accept letters to the address below. Please acknowledge this information request as soon as possible.

    Published: 8 September 2026

  9. Members Enquiry submitted - 683344

    Please provide the following information regarding PureGym Oxford Central, Little Gate, Oxford: (1) Has Oxford City Council received any previous complaints concerning the condition or odour in the changing rooms at these premises? (2) Have the premises previously been inspected in relation to this issue?

    Published: 8 September 2026

  10. Freedom of Information request - Contact Centre/Telephony Information Request

    I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Contact Centre / Telephony What contact centre or telephony system does the council currently use for resident-facing calls (e.g. the platform used by your customer contact centre)? Who is the provider/supplier of this system? How many agent seats/licences does the contact centre currently have? When does the current contract for this system end? Does the contract include an option to extend? If so, for how long, and until what date?

    Published: 8 September 2026