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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309 disclosures

  1. Energy efficiency improvements in residential properties

    Hello, I hope you are well? Under the Freedom of Information Act (2000), I would like to request information about energy efficiency improvements in residential properties within the jurisdiction of your local authority. Specifically, I would like to request the following: The total number of residential properties in the local authority that have benefitted from council-sponsored or council-organised energy efficiency improvements. The total cost of these energy efficiency improvements to the local authority. The total cost of these energy efficiency improvements to the households that received them. Please can you provide this information broken down by year, if possible, and specify the types of energy efficiency improvements included in this data.

    Published: 12 June 2025

  2. MARCH BUSINESS RATES CREDITS

    Please can you email me a list of March or Q3 (most current) business rates credits you currently hold for businesses including: " The company name for whom the credit exists " The start date of the business rates account " If the account is still live or the date it ended " The full property address of the property with the credit on " The date / year of when the credit was created " The full amount of credit you hold for the business " The reason for the credit e.g., retail relief, overpayment If you publish credits online, but the information has not been updated on time, please advise when this information will be updated. Thanks in advance!

    Published: 12 June 2025

  3. Payment Solutions Used by Your Authority

    I am submitting this request under the Freedom of Information Act to gather information on payment solutions used by your authority. Our council is reviewing alternatives to our current Capita/Access Pay Suite Solution, which supports all our inbound and outbound payment processing and integrations across various service areas. To assist in our review, could you please provide the following details: 1. The name(s) of the payment solution provider(s) your authority uses for: * Online payments (e.g., websites to allow payment). * In person payments (e.g., card machines at council offices or leisure centres). * Telephone payments (e.g., automated or agent-assisted payments). * Direct Debit processing. * Any other payment processing solutions used within your authority. 2. Would you recommend these solutions based on your experience? 3. A relevant contact within your organisation who could discuss these solutions further. We believe sharing insights on payment solutions would be beneficial to local authorities, and we would be happy to share our experiences in return.

    Published: 12 June 2025

  4. Footfall data for Cowely Road and Oxford City Center and Botley Road

    Hello, The increase in footfall in city centre is great news. https://www.oxford.gov.uk/news/article/1635/oxford-city-centre-sees-festive-boost-as-footfall-higher-than-previous-year Could you please provide the footfall data month by month from Jan 2019 to Jan 2025 for each of these locations: a) Cowley Road b) City Center c) Botley Road In addition could you also please provide the geospend data month by month from Jan 2019 to Jan 2025 for each location of these locations: a) Cowley Road b) City Center c) Botley Road If possible the data should be provided in an Excel file format to allow analysis please. Many thanks.

    Published: 12 June 2025

  5. Long Term Sick data

    Freedom of Information Request for Oxford City council Dear Sirs, We formally request under the FOI 2000 regulations Act data you hold in relation to your headline figures/estimates where people are still on full contractual paid but classed as long-term sick: Number of days Ave staff numbers Est annual cost 60 but less than 120 120 but less than 365 1yr but less than 2yr 2yr but less than 3yr more than 3yr's

    Published: 12 June 2025

  6. Council tax rebate

    Dear Sir/Madam FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FoIA) REQUEST DATED 31 MARCH 2025 This FoIA request relates to the £150 energy bill support payments (sometimes called a ‘council tax rebate’) issued to Council Tax band A-D households in your area as at 1 April 2022. Further information is here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-council-tax-rebate-2022-23-billing-authority-guidance/support-for-energy-bills-the-council-tax-rebate-2022-23-billing-authority-guidance On 2 September 2022, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities reminded local authorities in England to place any unclaimed “core” £150 payments onto council tax accounts for eligible households. This allowed for payment after the “core” scheme closed. See the section titled “Crediting council tax accounts” here: https://web.archive.org/web/20221116231926/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1102995/220902_Final_CT_Rebate_CTIL-_next_steps_for_Sept_2022_update.pdf The questions below only relate to the “core/main” £150 scheme. No information is required concerning the separate “discretionary” schemes. 1) For properties where you are the local council, how many properties have an unclaimed “core” £150 on their council tax account? 2) How many of the properties in “1)” had at least one individual in council tax exemption class N as at 1 April 2022? 3) For properties where you are the local council, how many were recorded as a Home in Multiple Occupation (HMO) for planning purposes but not for council tax purposes as at 1 April 2022? If such data are not available, how many are currently classed as such? 4) How many of these properties in “3)” have an unclaimed “core” £150 on their council tax account and had at least one individual in council tax exemption class N as at 1 April 2022? 5) What decision(s) has the council made regarding distribution of these unclaimed “core” £150 payments to the eligible 1 April 2022 occupants? Please provide this information above as at 31 March 2025 by return email. If time allows, please also provide the above information as at 31 March 2024 (again by return email). I look forward to hearing from you by the statutory deadline.

    Published: 12 June 2025

  7. Consultants' Fees

    1. The total spending by your Council on consultants in the financial year 2023/24. 2. A list of the consultants you paid during the financial year 2023/24 with details giving a breakdown of how much each one was paid and, if possible, a brief description of each project they were working on on your behalf.

    Published: 5 June 2025

  8. Garages

    Please advise: 1. The total number of lock-up domestic garages owned by your council. 2. The total number of these garages that are currently empty. 3. The total number that are currently let to council estate residents. 4. The total number that are let to non council estate residents.

    Published: 27 May 2025

  9. Heat pumps

    RE: Request under the Freedom of Information Act (2000) Dear Information Team This is an information request relating to the purchasing of heat pumps. Please include the following information for the following years 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25: * How many heat pumps have been installed by the council in council owned social housing?

    Published: 23 May 2025

  10. Overseas Electors on Electoral Roll

    To whom it may concern, Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information relating to overseas electors registered in the Oxford City local authority: 1. The number of registered voters on your current electoral roll who are known to be residing overseas. * If an exact number is not available, please provide an estimate or approximate percentage based on the information available to you. 1. If possible within the time and cost limits of the Act, please provide a breakdown of the overseas electors by country of residence. I understand that this information may be drawn from the full electoral register and is subject to data protection constraints. I am not seeking any personally identifiable information, only aggregate figures. If providing the country-level breakdown would exceed the cost/time threshold for FOI responses, I would be grateful if you could fulfil part (1) alone. Please let me know if clarification is needed.

    Published: 14 May 2025