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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296 disclosures

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Freedom of information request - temporary accommodation

    I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following data pertaining to households with children in temporary accommodation. This FOI is similar to one filed earlier this year, but refers to a different time period. If any part of the data cannot be provided, please provide the rest and clearly mark which is not available and explain why. Please provide all of the data for two (2) time periods: end of December 2024; and end of December 2023 1a. Number of households with children aged under 5 in temporary accommodation 1b. Number of households with children (under 5) in temporary accommodation for more than 6 weeks 1c. Number of households with children (under 5) in temporary accommodation for more than 6 months 1d. Total number of children aged under 5 in temporary accommodation (not number of households) 2a. Number of households with children aged under 5 in b&b temporary accommodation 2b. Number of households with children (under 5) in b&b temporary accommodation for more than 6 weeks 2c. Number of households with children (under 5) in b&b temporary accommodation for more than 6 months 2d. Total number of children aged under 5 in b&b temporary accommodation (not number of households)

    Published: 28 April 2025

  8. Freedom of Information request re social housing registers

    Dear Sir/Madam I am requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act. This is a supplementary request in addition to the request I sent on March 17th and March 18th entitled 'Freedom of Information request re social housing register bands'. The following questions are *additional* to those in my initial request - nothing in this supplementary request overrides any of the questions in my initial request. The council may combine it with my initial request if it wishes, provided none of the questions in my initial request are replaced with these additional questions. This request is for councils that operate (or hold data for) a social housing register, regardless of whether or not they own any council housing. My questions are: 1. The average time the households in the highest priority band on the council's social housing register have been in that specific priority band for (thus excluding any time they may have previously spent in other bands) 2. The average time the households in the second-highest priority band on the council's social housing register have been in that specific priority band for (thus excluding any time they may have previously spent in other bands) 3. Among households in the highest priority band who were rehoused in calendar year 2024 (and thus left the social housing register), the average time they had been in the highest priority band for at the time they were rehoused 4. Among households in the second-highest priority band who were rehoused in calendar year 2024 (and thus left the social housing register), the average time they had been in the second-highest priority band for at the time they were rehoused If the information for questions 3 and 4 is not available by calendar year, please provide it for the most recent financial year for which the information is held (and state the financial year being used). If the information for any question cannot be provided within the section 12 cost limit, please mark that question as "information not held" and provide the remainder of the information. NB - this is *not* the same as asking the council to "run the meter" up to the section 12 cost limit. I would like the information sent by email.

    Published: 28 April 2025

  9. Section 106

    1. How much a) Section 106 funding and b) CIL funding allocated for healthcare is currently held unspent by the local authority? 2. How much Section 106 funding was transferred from the local authority to Integrated Care Boards (Clinical Commissioning Groups prior to 2022) in a) 2024/25, b) 2023/24, c) 2022/23, d) 2021/22 and e) 2020/21? 3. How much CIL funding was transferred from the local authority to ICBs/CCGs ) in a) 2024/25, b) 2023/24, c) 2022/23, d) 2021/22 and e) 2020/21? 4. How much Section 106 funding did ICBs/CCGs request to be transferred from the local authority a) 2024/25, b) 2023/24, c) 2022/23, d) 2021/22 and e) 2020/21? 5. How much Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding did ICBs/CCGs request to be transferred from the local authority in a) 2024/25, b) 2023/24, c) 2022/23, d) 2021/22 and e) 2020/21? 6. Since April 1, 2020, how many times has the local authority declined a request by ICBs/CCGs for the transfer of developer contributions (Section 106 or CIL funds)? 7. For each case where the local authority declined a request for developer contributions since April 1, 2020, please provide a) the reason for the refusal and b) the amount of money requested.

    Published: 25 April 2025

  10. FOI Request: Second homes

    RE: Request under the Freedom of Information Act (2000) Dear Information Team This is an information request relating to council tax on second homes. Please include the following information: Second Home Premium * * * Does the council currently charge a premium on second homes? * * * * If so, what is the rate of the premium (expressed as a percentage or multiplier of the * standard council tax rate)? * Impact Assessment * * * Has the council undertaken any impact assessment(s) on the effect of the second home * premium on the local economy? * * * * If so, please provide a copy of the assessment(s). * Definition of a Second Home * * * How does the council define a second home for council tax purposes? * Disputes * * * Have any households challenged the classification of their property as a second home? * * * * If yes, how many such disputes have there been, and how many resulted in a change of * status? * 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: 24 April 2025