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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507 disclosures

  1. Freedom of Information request - Additional Planning / Licensing Fees

    This request relates to planning and licensing fees charged, over and above any national planning fees etc. 1) Please could you let me know if you charge additional fees for planning applications, these might include changes to submissions, direct submissions, invalid applications and may vary depending upon size of application etc. This list is not exhaustive. Please either present me with a direct link to the page on your website if this complete with none missing or ideally detail the various extra charges, if applicable, in the reply here. 2) Please let me know if you have additional or selective licensing of single lets or HMOs within your area, and what these are. Please let me know fees for these additional or selective licences and whether these fees vary on size of property. Again if a complete fee structure is available on your website, with none missing please provide me with a direct link as opposed to a link to your home page. 3) In both planning fees and licensing fees above, please confirm if a) you have confirmed planned introduction of increased or additional fees in either planning or licensing; or if either fees have recently increased the date of these increases. Recently being in 2026. and/or b) whether you have proposals to add additional fees to either, but not yet approved or they under consultation. Thanking you in advance for your kind assistance,

    Published: 6 October 2026

  2. FOI Request - Business Rates - Improvement Relief

    In terms of the Freedom of Information Act of 2000, could you please provide me with the following information for your local authority: - A list of all the local authority reference numbers (as per the Valuation Office Agency website) of the properties that have been awarded Improvement Relief since the scheme was introduced from 01/04/2024.

    Published: 6 October 2026

  3. Freedom of Information Request - Procurement Routes

    I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding the Council's procurement and use of cyber security services. Where available, please provide details for the current contract(s), supplier(s) and procurement arrangements relating to the following services. 1. Procurement Routes 1. Which procurement platform(s) does the Council use for IT and cyber security procurements (for example Contracts Finder, Proactis, YORtender, Chest, Delta eSourcing or similar)? 2. Which framework agreements does the Council typically use for cyber security services (for example G-Cloud, DOS, CCS frameworks, Bloom or equivalent)? 2. Penetration Testing and Security Testing Please provide: * Current supplier name(s) * Contract start date * Contract expiry date * Contract value or annual spend * Procurement route or framework used * Whether services include infrastructure, web application, mobile, cloud, CHECK, IT Health Check or other penetration testing services 3. Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus Please provide: * Current supplier name * Contract value or annual spend * Contract start date * Contract expiry date * Procurement route or framework used 4. ISO 27001 Please provide details of any external supplier used for: * ISO 27001 consultancy * ISO 27001 implementation support * ISO 27001 internal audit * ISO 27001 certification preparation Including: * Supplier name * Contract value or annual spend * Contract expiry date * Procurement route used 5. PCI DSS Please provide details of any external supplier used for: * PCI DSS consultancy * PCI DSS QSA services * PCI DSS penetration testing * PCI DSS compliance support Including: * Supplier name * Contract value or annual spend * Contract expiry date * Procurement route used 6. Incident Response and Digital Forensics Please provide details of any external supplier used for: * Incident response retainers * Digital forensics retainers * DFIR services * Cyber breach response services Including: * Supplier name * Contract value or annual spend * Contract expiry date * Procurement route used 7. Future Procurement Activity Where known, please provide: * The expected renewal or re-procurement date for each service * Whether the Council currently expects to re-tender, extend or recompete the contract 8. Relevant Departments Please provide the name of the department or team responsible for: * Cyber Security / Information Security * ICT / IT Services * Procurement and Commercial Management I am not requesting personal information. Generic team names or departmental contact details are sufficient. Where information is already publicly available, please provide links to the relevant contract award notice, procurement record or contract register entry. Electronic response by email would be appreciated.

    Published: 6 October 2026

  4. Freedom of Information request - Christmas display energy usage and cost

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to please request the following information relating to the council's Christmas lights, decorations and festive displays in high streets and town centres. For each of the last three Christmas periods (2023, 2024 and 2025), please provide: 1. The total amount spent on Christmas lights, decorations, displays and installations in local high streets and town centres, including installation, maintenance, removal, etc. 2. The total number of Christmas light fittings operated in local high streets and town centres. 3. The total number of days that the Christmas lights, decorations, displays and installations were switched on for. 4. The average number of hours per day that the Christmas lights, decorations, displays and installations were switched on, or the scheduled switch-on and switch-off times, where available. 5. The total electricity consumption of the Christmas lights, decorations, displays and installations in kWh. 6. The total cost of electricity used to power the Christmas lights, decorations, displays and installations in GBP. Where recorded, please provide details of the type of lighting or displays used, including the number of LED lights and/or other types of lighting. If your authority does not hold information on energy consumption or electricity costs, please provide the other information requested, where available. Please provide a breakdown of the requested information per Christmas period.

    Published: 5 October 2026

  5. STAFFING / COMMUNICATIONS, TRAVEL & HOUSING SPEND / ODS / COST PER SERVICE AREA

    Dear Oxford City Council, Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information relating to Oxford City Council (the council directly, not Oxford Direct Services or other wholly-owned companies unless specifically noted below). 1. STAFFING For each of the last three full financial years (2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25): a) The total number of staff employed by the council (headcount and full-time equivalent/FTE), including permanent, fixed-term, and apprentice contracts. b) A breakdown of staff numbers (headcount and FTE) by department, directorate, or service area. c) The number of staff employed within the council's communications/press/marketing function specifically, and the annual staffing cost (salaries plus on-costs) for that function. 2. COMMUNICATIONS SPEND For each of the last three full financial years: a) Total spend on external communications, marketing, PR, and public consultation activity (including agency fees, design, print, digital advertising, and social media spend), excluding statutory public notices. b) Total spend on the council's website, newsletters, and any paid social media promotion. 3. TRAVEL SPEND For each of the last three full financial years: a) Total staff travel and subsistence expenditure (mileage, public transport, hotels, and related expenses claimed by officers and councillors). b) Total spend on the council's own vehicle fleet (excluding Oxford Direct Services' fleet), if applicable. 4. HOUSING SPEND a) A breakdown of the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) budget by function (e.g. repairs and maintenance, management costs, capital works, homelessness/temporary accommodation) for each of the last three full financial years. b) Total temporary accommodation spend, including the number of households and the split between council-owned/leased accommodation and commercial (hotel/B&B) accommodation, for each of the last three full financial years. 5. OXFORD DIRECT SERVICES (ODS) a) The total annual payment made BY the council to Oxford Direct Services Limited and Oxford Direct Services Trading Limited for services delivered under contract, for each of the last three full financial years (as distinct from ODS's total company turnover, which includes non-council commercial income). b) Any annual management fee, dividend, or surplus returned BY ODS to the council, for each of the last three full financial years. 6. COST PER SERVICE AREA For each of the last three full financial years, a breakdown of net revenue spending by service area (as published in the council's spending plans) cross-referenced with the FTE staff numbers allocated to each of those service areas, so that an approximate cost-per-FTE and spend-per-service-area figure can be calculated. If it would be quicker or clearer to provide any of the above in an existing published document (such as a Budget Book appendix, workforce report, or management accounts extract),

    Published: 2 October 2026

  6. Freedom of Information Request : Small business Rates Relief

    To The Freedom of Information Officer We are surveying Billing Authorities in England under the Freedom of Information Act, on changes in the distribution of Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR). Please can you provide responses to the below within the 20 working day limit outlined by the aforementioned legislation. - How many businesses in your authority received SBRR in the 2025-2026 financial year? - What percentage of all local businesses, having a rateable value, does this figure represent ? - How many businesses have so far been granted SBRR in the 2026-2027 financial year ? - What percentage of all local businesses, having a rateable value, does this figure represent ? - How many properties with a rateable value below £15k in 2025-26 now have a rateable value above £15k? - How many properties with a rateable value above £15k in 2025-26 now have a rateable value below £15k ?

    Published: 30 September 2026

  7. FOI request – household bin warnings and fixed penalties

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the following information concerning the enforcement of household waste receptacle requirements under Sections 46 and 46A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. This request does not include enforcement relating to fly-tipping, littering or breaches of the household waste duty of care. Please provide the information for each of these financial years: * * 2023/24 * * * 2024/25 * * * 2025/26 * * * 1. 2. How many written warnings were issued to householders for failing to comply with requirements concerning the presentation, placement or storage of household waste receptacles? 3. 4. 5. How many notices of intent to issue a fixed penalty were served? 6. 7. 8. How many final notices requiring payment of a fixed penalty were issued? 9. 10. 11. Please provide a breakdown of the written warnings and final notices by the reason or offence category recorded in the council’s system. 12. This might include: * * Leaving bins or waste out too early * * * Failing to remove bins following collection * * * Obstructing a pavement, road or other public access * * * Placing waste in the wrong location * * * Using an incorrect receptacle * * * Placing incorrect waste in a receptacle * * * Leaving excess or side waste * * * Allowing waste to attract vermin * * * Any other recorded reason * * * I am requesting the council’s existing recorded categories and do not expect individual cases to be manually reviewed or reclassified. 1. 2. For each financial year, please provide: 3. 8. * * The standard value of the fixed penalty * * * The total monetary value of fixed penalties issued * * * The number and total value of fixed penalties paid * * * The number withdrawn or cancelled * * * The number successfully challenged or overturned * 1. 1. 11. Please provide a street-level breakdown of the written warnings and final notices issued. I am requesting street names only and do not require house numbers, residents’ names or complete addresses.

    Published: 30 September 2026

  8. Rough sleeper data

    Please disclose the total number of rough sleepers recorded during the past five 'street count' inspections by your council.

    Published: 28 September 2026

  9. The date on which OCC submitted client brief

    I would like to know the date on which OCC submitted its client brief for construction on Bertie Place Recreation ground to OX Place. I have looked through cabinet records and cannot find any reference to this.

    Published: 22 September 2026

  10. FOI Request

    I am writing to submit a request under the freedom of information act. In this regard, please provide responses to the below requests: 1. Does the council have a Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE)? If yes, please provide responses to the following questions. If no, please disregard the following questions. 1. Please confirm the names and religious denominations of all Group A members of the SACRE from 2019 until present. 2. Please confirm the names of all Group C members of the SACRE from 2019 until present.

    Published: 21 September 2026