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. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Request for ratepayer info

    Dear Sir/Madam, FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST This is a request for Business Rates information, to be dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please provide the ratepayer’s name for the financial years below. ADDRESS: 250, THE WESTGATE, QUEEN STREET, OXFORD POSTCODE: OX1 1PE PERIOD: 01.04.2023 - 31.03.2026 PROPERTY REFERENCE: 11552800250 ADDRESS: 252, THE WESTGATE, QUEEN STREET, OXFORD POSTCODE: OX1 1PE PERIOD: 01.04.2023 - 31.03.2026 PROPERTY REFERENCE: 11416500002 ADDRESS: 253, THE WESTGATE, QUEEN STREET, OXFORD POSTCODE: OX1 1PE PERIOD: 01.04.2023 - 31.03.2026 PROPERTY REFERENCE: 11552802530 ADDRESS: 254, THE WESTGATE, QUEEN STREET, OXFORD POSTCODE: OX1 1PE PERIOD: 01.04.2023 - 31.03.2026 PROPERTY REFERENCE: 11552802540

    Published: 21 September 2026

  8. Freedom of Information request - Enforcement of standards in private rented homes

    I would like to request the following information about the council's private rented sector enforcement, under the Freedom of Information Act. 1. How many homes had a selective licence, if applicable, on 31 March 2025? 2. How many homes had an additional licence, if applicable, on 31 March 2025? 3. How many full-time equivalent officers did the council employ to enforce the Housing Act 2004 on 31 March 2026? For 2024-25 financial year: 4. What was the total value of final civil penalty notices that the council issued to private landlords? For 2025-26 financial year: 5. How many complaints did the council receive from private renters regarding hazards in their home? 6. How many private rented homes did the council inspect under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System? 7. In how many private rented homes did the council find Category 1 hazards? 8. How many improvement notices did the council serve on private rented homes? Please do not include hazard awareness notices or other informal notices in this figure. 9. How many enforcement notices under Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards did the council serve? 10. How many final civil penalty notices did the council issue to private landlords? 11. What was the total value of final civil penalty notices that the council issued to private landlords? 12. What was the total value of civil penalties that the council collected? (We note that some of this value may relate to penalty notices issued in the previous financial year.) 13. How many landlords of private rented homes were successfully prosecuted for criminal offences?

    Published: 21 September 2026

  9. Keepers Place housing development

    Please can you provide the specific purchase price and acquisition cost paid by Oxford City Council / OX Place for the former oil depot site located on Railway Lane, Littlemore. This site is now the Keepers Place housing development. On Google the address is: 1 Thomson Terrace, Littlemore, Oxford OX4 4QD If the purchase price cannot be disclosed, please provide any recorded financial information, reports or budget allocations regarding the total funds used to buy the land please.

    Published: 21 September 2026

  10. FOI grass cutting

    Has the Council’s grass-cutting frequency for parks, verges, etc. changed in 2025 or 2026? Is grass being cut less frequently in mid-summer and more frequently in spring and autumn?

    Published: 21 September 2026