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01/08/2011
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Motorway Service under the jurisdiction of Stroud District Council
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Date responded
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30/08/2011
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Questions
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I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act to ask for the following information, to include all copies of relevant correspondence including reports, emails, letters, phone notes, faxes, meeting notes and any other form of communication:
1. How many motorway service areas are there under the jurisdiction of Stroud District Council?
2. How often are these premises (including eating establishments, hotels, shops and petrol stations on each site) subject to inspections by the Council’s Environmental Health team(s)?
3. Since January 2008 have any of these premises been found in contravention of food safety regulations or any other rules or regulations enforced by the Environmental Health team(s)? If so, which regulations or rules; what action was taken as a result and when?
4. Has the Council received complaints related to food safety or environmental health concerns at any of these premises from members of the public or from staff at the premises? If so, how many; what was the nature of the complaint(s); what action was taken by the Council and when?
Please could you enclose with the answers to the above any reports (including inspection reports, internal reports or those issued to the relevant establishments), announcements or statements issued by the Council about food safety and environmental health in relation to motorway service areas.
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Response
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1. There is one motorway service station in this District, Michaelwood Services on the M5.
2. The motorway service stations on either side of the motorway are visited according to the risk ratings applied at the time of inspection. The service station is currently on an 18 month inspection cycle.
3. Photocopies of inspection reports relating to contraventions of food safety and health and safety legislation. and 4. Summary reports relating to complaints we have received since Jan 2008 are attached below.
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Associated
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 PDF
Motorway Services under Stroud District Council's Jurisdiction
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01/08/2011
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Locations of dog waste/ poo bins for which the local authority is responsible
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Date responded
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01/08/2011
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Questions
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Freedom of Information Request: Locations of dog waste/ poo bins for which the local authority is responsible
I wish to find out the location of all dog waste bins and any parks where my dog is allowed to walk off the lead in the area for which you are responsible as a Council.
Please can you send me maps highlighting the locations of all dog waste bins and parks suitable for dogs off the lead?
Please send the information electronically, if possible as JSON / XML structured objects (an example below). If not possible then in whatever format you, or your subcontractors, hold the information electronically either to my home address or email address:
{
locations:
[
{
street: "14 beech road",
city: "london",
county: "london",
},
{
latLng:
{
lat: 39.900799,
lng: -76.606102
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Response
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Please see attached documents.
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documents
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PDF
Dog Bin List
(534 KB)
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02/08/2011
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A LIST OF ALL PUBLIC HEALTH FUNERALS IN THE LAST 4 WEEKS
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Date responded
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03/08/2011
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Questions
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Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I write to request the following:
The names of all Public Health Funerals/ bona vacantia estates passed or in the process of being referred ie pending referral to The Treasury Solicitor ( BV ) Department or Duchy of Lancaster within the last 4 weeks.
We request the following information only:
1) The full name of the deceased
2) The date of death
3) Last known address
4) Approximate value of estate ( if not exempt )
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Response
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Nil
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02/08/2011
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Sports Pitches
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Date responded
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10/08/2011
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Questions
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How many playing pitches - whether it be for football, rugby, cricket or hockey etc - have been lost on council-run public parks in the past 10 years.
If there have been any pitch losses, could you please tell me for what reasons the pitches have been closed.
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Response
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No playing pitches have been lost on council-run parks in the past 10 years.
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03/08/2011
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Number of inappropriate images found on council computers during the last 5 financial years
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Date responded
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25/08/2011
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Questions
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1. Please disclose how many times inappropriate images have been found on council computers during each of the last five financial years. (Please give a separate figure for each year.)
2. In each instance, please state how many council staff have been subject to disciplinary action and what action was taken.
3. Breaking down the data by year, please specify how many images were found, and whether they were rated as “highly inappropriate”, “inappropriate”, “illegal” or “other”.
E.g.
Year Severity of Images Number of images
2010-11 Inappropriate 6000
Highly Inappropriate 2000
Please also outline what sort of material the council understands the terms “highly inappropriate”, “inappropriate” etc. to encompass.
4. If the council uses any software to identify inappropriate images on council computers, please specify what kind of software and how much it has cost the council over the past five financial years.
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Response
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1. Please disclose how many times inappropriate images have been found on council computers during each of the last five financial years.
Answer : Once in 2009
2. In each instance, please state how many council staff have been subject to disciplinary action and what action was taken.
Answer: No action was taken following an investigation.
3. Breaking down the data by year, please specify how many images were found, and whether they were rated as “highly inappropriate”, “inappropriate”, “illegal” or “other”. Please also outline what sort of material the council understands the terms “highly inappropriate”, “inappropriate” etc. to encompass.
Answer: 2009: 2. The Councils's Security Policy classifies data as either appropriate or inappropriate.
4. If the council uses any software to identify inappropriate images on council computers, please specify what kind of software and how much it has cost the council over the past five financial years.
Answer: We use two approaches. Our ISP provides image and content software scanning against all inbound/outbound emails and web traffic. The cost of this is typically £1000 @ quarter. We also commission a scan of our key servers for inappropriate content, whether that be inappropriate images or words, and that typically costs approximately £3,000.
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03/08/2011
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G4S Contract
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Date responded
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30/08/2011
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Questions
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Can you please provide details of all contracts you have with G4S Plc, specifically what service it is they provide, the length of that contract and how much money the contract is worth per annum. Please also provide the same details of any contract they are currently tendering for with your authority.
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Response
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We have 2 contracts with G4S Plc.
1.Collection of cash from car park machines and transporting it to the cash counting centre. The contract is an annual one that rolls over each year. The cost for the contract is around £18,500.00 per year, this can vary if they are asked to make extra collections.
2.Cash collection from Ebley Mill Council Offices and Multi- use sports and leisure sites. Contract is on going and rolling , no fixed termination date. The contract is worth around £22,000 pa.
G4S are not currently tendering with Stroud District Council.
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03/08/2011
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Traveller Sites
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Date responded
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31/08/2011
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Questions
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1) Please provide me with details about how much your council has spent, in each of the last three financial years, on unauthorised or temporary gypsy and/or traveller encampments.
2) Please provide me with details about how much your council has spent, in each of the last three financial years, on unauthorised or temporary gypsy and traveller settlements.
Please provide a total expense figure for each of the financial years: 2008 – 2009; 2009 – 2010; 2010 – 2011.
Please include any costs spent on clearing sites, legal fees, clean-up costs, increased security measures to protect council land, waste disposal, bailiffs, barriers, CCTV systems and repairs and any other costs incurred.
If possible, please provide a breakdown of the costs for each of the three financial years.
If this breakdown of costs goes beyond the limits of time you can spend on this FOI application, please simply include a total figure for each financial year.
3) Please provide me with details about how many unauthorised gypsy and traveller encampments and settlements were dealt with by your council during the course of the last three financial years.
Please include the names of the locations of these unauthorised encampments / settlements, or a description of the site. For example a football pitch, school field or layby etc.
4) Please provide me with details about how much money has been set aside, if any, by your council for provision for dealing with future unauthorised gypsy and traveller encampments and settlements.
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Response
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Response from Environmental Health
We are unable to make a distinction between encampment and settlement so have included these together.
We haven`t included staff costs as this is part of EHO normal work activities and it is virtually impossible to break it down.
2008-09
Total figure spent on unauthorised gypsy and traveller encampments = £ 0
Breakdown of costs spent on unauthorised gypsy and traveller encampments:
Site clearance = £ 0
Legal fees £ 0
Clean up costs £ 0
No of sites dealt with 2 - County Council Owned highway land adjacent to motorway and B road highway land
2009-10
Total figure spent on unauthorised gypsy and traveller encampments = £ 0
Breakdown of costs spent on unauthorised gypsy and traveller encampments:
Site clearance = £ 0
Legal fees £ 0
Clean up costs £ 0
No of sites dealt with 1 - highway adjacent to motorway
2010- 11
Total figure spent on unauthorised gypsy and traveller encampments = £ 0
Breakdown of costs spent on unauthorised gypsy and traveller encampments:
Site clearance = £ 0
Legal fees £ 12 (land registry search)
Clean up costs £ 0
No of sites dealt with 1 - B road highway land
There is no specific budget for dealing with unauthorised Gypsy/Traveller encampments
Response from Public space:
Public Spaces has been involved in only one clearance of waste from a settlement/encampment. It involved a clearance of 35 tyres from a site at Stinchcombe near Dursley on 18th February 2010. The cost of clearance was £57.84. No other costs were incurred or fees charged.
Public Spaces has been involved in other waste clearance works that do not fit in with the criteria listed below. None of these works have knowingly involved travellers or gypsies.
Response from Development Services:
We answered a very similar request earlier in the year on 12 April 2011. The Local District Planning Authority has not spent any money on unauthorised or temporary gypsy and or traveller encampments.
Gloucestershire Country Council`s Gypsies and Travellers Service Team may be able to advise further.
The Council is considering the possibility of a back to back compulsory purchase of an abandoned (authorised) gypsy and traveller site at Naas Lane in Brookethorpe. However, at this time no money has been spent and if the project were to progress all costs would be paid by the "back to back" partner.
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04/08/2011
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Data lose by council employees
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Date responded
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02/09/2011
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Questions
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Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to request details of incidents of lost data by council employees. To outline my request as specifically as possible, I’m asking for the following:
1. The number of cases where data consisting of personal information of council residents or employees was lost while in the custody of an employee of the council and the nature of the data. Data may be on a laptop, data stick, external hard drive, sensitive papers or otherwise which were lost (not reported stolen) and include names, home addresses, bank details, mobile phone numbers, etc.
2. The number of employees of the council that have been disciplined internally losing data as described above in the last three years.
3. In each case where data was lost, list any responses by the council to rectify the situation or other ramifications such as complaints from residents, changes in staff procedures, changes in use of technology, and the disciplinary action taken (if any) against the employee.
In each case, I request that you provide a clear, itemised list of the offences committed by the individual in question i.e. "Council USB left/lost in internet cafe" or "Council external hard drive left in taxi".
I would like the information displayed in the table below. I have taken the opportunity to include a couple of example responses.
Outline of what was lost/reported missing/accessed
Data contained
Action taken criminal/discipline
Additional Responses to Rectify loss
Council USB stick left/lost in internet cafe
Council Employee names and email addresses
Final written warning issued
None taken
Council external hard drive left in taxi
Names of residents in local authority housing
Suspended from work without pay for two weeks
Database rebuilt and password access further restricted
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Response
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Stroud District Council has had no known cases of personal data loss.
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04/08/2011
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Trade Unions
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Date responded
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31/08/2011
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Questions
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1. The total amount of money paid to all trade unions for financial periods a) 2009-10 and b) 2010-11 broken down by trade union.
2. For each trade union for which it applies, please provide the number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff working for the union (this is sometimes called ‘Trade Union facility time’) in a) 2009-10 and b) 2010-11
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Response
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1. The Council does not pay money to any trade union.
2. There are no staff working directly for any union.
The recognised union, Unison has an Executive of 10 members. It is estimated internally that less than 300 hours per year are spent on union duties.
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09/08/2011
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Request for details of Occupier of Weavers Croft and Park House BA Ref: 856185003
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Date responded
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10/08/2011
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Questions
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This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act.
Please could you confirm who occupied/was liable for the following property during the mentioned periods. If spilt occupier please can you give exact dates of occupation.
WEAVERS CROFT AND PARK HOUSE, PARK ROAD, STROUD, GLOS BA REF: 856185003 FROM 2000 TO 2005
I understand you may not be able to give me this information if it’s a sole trader but if it’s a Ltd company you can.
Thank you and look forward to hearing from you.
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Response
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Thank you for your request.
The occupier throughout was 2gether NHS Foundation Trust
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10/08/2011
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Empty Houses
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Date responded
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26/08/2011
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Questions
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How many properties are currently classed as empty in the Stroud District? (within the last 3-6 months will be okay if the current figures are not available)
How many of thes properties are in Hardwicke?
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Response
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As at today's date, there are currently 131 Council properties empty. None of these properties are in Hardwicke.
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10/08/2011
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Staffing queries
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Date responded
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06/09/2011
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Questions
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1. Has the authority made any compulsory redundancies from 1 April 2010 – 31 March 2011?
2. Please provide the number of employees (headcount) by gender taking a) voluntary early retirement; b) voluntary redundancy and c) made compulsorily redundant from 1 April 2010 – 31 March 2011.
Please count only those employees who have left. Do not include employees whose fixed term contract has ended.
If you are not able to provide a breakdown between voluntary/ compulsory redundancy, please provide numbers for total redundancies.
If you are not able to provide a breakdown by gender, please provide totals.
Any staff leaving under a voluntary severance scheme should be included in the totals for voluntary redundancy.
3. Please provide the number (headcount) of i) full time and ii) part time employees by gender taking a) voluntary early retirement; b) voluntary redundancy and c) made compulsorily redundant from 1 April 2010 – 31 March 2011.
Do not include employees whose fixed term contract has ended.
If you are not able to provide a breakdown between voluntary/ compulsory redundancy, please provide numbers for total redundancies.
If you are not able to provide a breakdown by gender, please provide totals.
Any staff leaving under a voluntary severance scheme should be included in the totals for voluntary redundancy.
4. From 1 April 2010 – 31 March 2011 please provide a breakdown of the numbers (headcount) taking early retirement, voluntary redundancy or being made compulsorily redundant for each financial year by the occupational groups listed below.
Do not include employees whose fixed term contract has ended.
If you are not able to provide a breakdown between voluntary/ compulsory redundancy, please provide numbers for total redundancies.
Any staff leaving under a voluntary severance scheme should be included in the totals for voluntary redundancy.
5. What was the total revenue expenditure in the financial year 2010/11 in respect of (a) Severance payments or compensation arising from voluntary early retirement or voluntary redundancy, (b) Payments to the Local Government Pension Scheme in respect of pension strain costs arising from voluntary early retirement; voluntary or compulsory redundancy, (c) Other costs associated with voluntary early retirement, voluntary or compulsory redundancy.
6. Please provide the number (headcount) of agency staff supplied to the authority on a) 1 April 2010 and b) 31 March 2011. If you are unable to provide the figures for these 2 dates, please provide the figures for the nearest dates for which data is available.
7. Please provide the number (headcount) of apprentices employed by the authority on a) 1 April 2010 and b) 31 March 2011. If you are unable to provide the figures for these 2 dates, please provide the figures for the nearest dates for which data is available.
8. From 1 April 2010 – 31 March 2011, has the authority completed equality impact assessments (EIAs) on a) the initial proposals and/or b) the final outcome of any redundancies made?
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Response
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1. There were 3 compulsory redundancies during the period 1 April 2010 - 31 March 2011.
2 & 3. There were 2 Females (part-time) and 1 Male (full-time) who were made redundant.
4. The redundancies fell into Occupational Group = Other.
5. Cost of severance payments in 10/11 totalled £30,020.
6. In July 2010 the number of agency temps working at the Council = 21.
7. Number of apprentices employed during 2010/11 = 6
8. Equality impact assessments were not made in relation to the redundancies carried out.
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11/08/2011
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Fair Play For Children
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Date responded
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08/09/2011
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Questions
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I am seeking information from your Council regarding budgetary provision for specified matters in the last three complete financial years under Freedom of Information legislation.
Name of Local Authority:
Name of contact
Contact telephone number
Contact email
Please give Council total expenditure in 2009-2010
Please give Council total expenditure in 2010-2011
Please give Council projected total expenditure in 2011-2012 *
Total Leisure expenditure 2009-10 *
Total Leisure expenditure 2010-2011 *
Projected Total Leisure expenditure 2011-2012 *
Expenditure Council Children's Play Areas 2009-2010 - Capital *
Expenditure Council Children's Play Areas 2010-2011 - Capital *
Projected Expenditure Council Children's Play Areas 2011-2012 - Capital *
Expenditure Council Children's Play Areas 2009-2010 - Revenue *
Expenditure Council Children's Play Areas 2010-2011 - Revenue *
Projected Expenditure Council Children's Play Areas 2011-2012 - Revenue *
Expenditure Council-provided Playschemes 2009-2010 *
Expenditure Council-provided Playschemes 2010-2011 *
Projected Expenditure Council-provided Playschemes 2011-2012 *
Expenditure all other Council staffed play provision 2009-2101 *
Expenditure all other Council staffed play provision 2010-2011 *
Projected Expenditure all other Council staffed play provision 2011-2012 *
Youth Service Budget 2009-2010 *
Youth Service Budget 2010-2011 *
Projected Youth Service Budget 2011-2012 *
Grant-aid for Third Sector Children's Play Projects 2009-2010 *
Grant-aid for Third Sector Children's Play Projects 2010-2011 *
Projected Grant-aid for Third Sector Children's Play Projects 2011-2012 *
Please denote political control of Council *
• Conservative
• Green
• Labour
• Liberal Democrat
• No overall control
• Con/LibDem agreement
• Lab/Lib Dem agreement
• Other:
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Response
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Name of Local Authority: Stroud District Council
Name of contact
Contact telephone number
Contact email
Please give Council total expenditure in 2009-2010: £38,896,000.00 (General Fund £14,244,000.00, Housing Revenue Account (HRA) £24,652,000.00 = £38,896,000.00)
Please give Council total expenditure in 2010-2011: £37,009,000.00 (General Fund £13,689,000.00, HRA £23,320,000.00 = £37,009,000.00)
Please give Council projected total expenditure in 2011-2012 *: £36,878,000.00 (General Fund £13,558,000.00, HRA £23,320,000.00 = £36,878,000.00)
*Notes - HRA Expenditure is stated Gross so does not take into account income from Rents and Service Charges. General Fund expenditure is net of specific grants and income from fees and charges.
Total Leisure expenditure 2009-10 * See note below**
Total Leisure expenditure 2010-2011 * See note below**
Projected Total Leisure expenditure 2011-2012 * See note below**
**Leisure Spend:
We are unable to answer this question as you do not define what services your definition of leisure encompasses, or whether it relates to capital or revenue expenditure or both. The Government collect data through the Revenue Outturn forms on Recreation and Sport which would be comparable across authorities. Please can you clarify whether this would be suitable.
Expenditure Council Children's Play Areas 2009-2010 - Capital: £56,000.00
Expenditure Council Children's Play Areas 2010-2011 - Capital: External Funding
Projected Expenditure Council Children's Play Areas 2011-2012 - Capital: External Funding
Expenditure Council Children's Play Areas 2009-2010 - Revenue: Play rangers funded by external funding
Expenditure Council Children's Play Areas 2010-2011 - Revenue: 0
Projected Expenditure Council Children's Play Areas 2011-2012 - Revenue: 0
Expenditure Council-provided Playschemes 2009-2010: £12,003.85
Expenditure Council-provided Playschemes 2010-2011: £13,100.65
Projected Expenditure Council-provided Playschemes 2011-2012: £13,000.00
Expenditure all other Council staffed play provision 2009-2101: £6000.00
Expenditure all other Council staffed play provision 2010-2011: £5000.00
Projected Expenditure all other Council staffed play provision 2011-2012: £5000.00
Youth Service Budget 2009-2010 : Please see note below***
Youth Service Budget 2010-2011:Please see note below***
Projected Youth Service Budget 2011-2012: Please see note below***
***This is not a function of the District Council - Youth Service is a function of 1st tier authorities (County Council, Unitary or Metropolitan Boroughs)
Grant-aid for Third Sector Children's Play Projects 2009-2010: £0
Grant-aid for Third Sector Children's Play Projects 2010-2011: £0
Projected Grant-aid for Third Sector Children's Play Projects 2011-2012: £0
Please denote political control of Council: Conservative
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14/08/2011
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Posts
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Date responded
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20/09/2011
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Questions
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1. Please supply me with an up-to-date copy of your current structure chart or charts, to include posts which are dedicated to processing subject access requests, freedom of information requests and environmental information requests, to include job title, salary band and Whole/Full Time Equivalent.
If you do not have a post or posts which are dedicated to processing subject access requests, freedom of information requests and environmental information requests, can you please provide me with an overview of the arrangements you have in place for dealing with these types of requests within your organisation.
2. Over the last two financial years how many Whole/Full Time Equivalent Information specialists has your organisation employed who deal the following and how many do you anticipate employing in 2011/12? I would prefer it if you could provide the information using the attached Excel worksheet please, if you are unable to do this, please provide the following information:
Number of staff (WTE/FTE)
2009/2010
2010/11
2011/12 (anticipated)
Data Protection
;Freedom of Information
Information Sharing
EIR Requests
Information Security
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Response
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The Council does not have any staff whose posts are specifically dedicated to dealing with the provision of information under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000. However, each service within the Council has two Freedom of Information Champions who collate and respond to requests. Contact details for these Champions can be viewed on the Council’s website at: http://www.stroud.gov.uk/docs/legal/making_request.asp In respect of the Council’s process for dealing with requests for information, each request is logged on a centralised system and the Champions for the relevant Council services collate the information and send it out as necessary.
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16/08/2011
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Address of all domestic property that has been empty for 12 months or more in the local area.
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Date responded
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17/08/2011
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Questions
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I am writing under the freedom of information act 2000 for all propertys that have been empty for 12 months or more in the local area. I would also like the postal codes, date from when the property was empty. The information i request is for domestic propertys only.
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Response
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The information requested on domestic properties is exempt from disclosure under section 40 (personal information) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
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Exempt
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Exempt
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Exempt reason
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Section 40 - Personal Information
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17/08/2011
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Stray Animals since 1st January 2011
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Date responded
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12/09/2011
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Questions
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Under the Freedom of Information Act, please can you provide the following information about stray animals dealt with by your council - or any organisation fulfilling this task on behalf of your council - since 1st January 2007:
- Has your council (or its agency) ever dealt with the same animal as a stray on more than one occasion (ie, has any animal been "picked up" as a stray on more than one occasion)? If so, please identify which animal has been dealt with by your council the most times, and on how many occasions?
- Please can you also indicate which animal, currently the responsibility of your council (or its agency), has been in this position for the longest period of time and when it first entered the council's care?
- Has your council (or its agency) handled any stray animals apart from dogs? If so, please indicate what the animals were, the circumstances of each case (including where it was found), and the animal's fate (ie, whether the animal was reunited with owners / rehomed / euthanised / awaiting rehoming)?
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Response
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Please see response below to FOI request received on 17/08/11:
Yes, an animal has been dealt with as a stray more than once. Husky, female, black and white, picked up 3 times in 2007, 2 times in 2008, 1 occasion in 2009 and 1 occasion in 2011. Total: Seized as a stray 9 times.
Currently 2 dogs in the care of this Council and both have been since 30/08/11. One is a Westie x, female and the other a Border Terrier x, male.
No, only deal with stray dogs.
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17/08/2011
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Local Authority plans for winter – often called ‘Affordable Warmth Strategy’ or ‘Winter policy’
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Date responded
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25/08/2011
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Questions
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Age UK is conducting research into local authority plans for winter – often called ‘Affordable Warmth Strategy’ or ‘Winter policy’ – and how they plan to meet the needs of older people in the winter to reduce fuel poverty and excess winter deaths. They are usually publicly available.
Would you be able to send me the plan/strategy or point me in the right direction to download it from the relevant part of the website?
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Response
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Please see attached document
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Associated
documents
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PDF
Local Authority plan for winter – often called ‘Affordable Warmth Strategy’ or ‘Winter policy’
(2,190 KB)
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18/08/2011
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Crematoria and Cemeteries
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Date responded
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01/09/2011
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Questions
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Crematoria
Q1. At present, what is the TOTAL crematorium charge (including use of chapel, waiting rooms and attendances, floral decoration, recorded or organ music, scattering/strewing of ashes, medical referee’s fee, and environmental surcharge) at each crematorium operated by the council?
Q2. Does the crematorium fee include an ‘environmental charge’ associated with the cost of mercury abatement, and if so, how much is this environmental charge?
Q3. What was the council’s total crematorium charge (as described in Q1):
(a) In April 2010
(b) In April 2009
(c) In April 2006
Q4: Has the council transferred any crematoria to private sector businesses and if so:
(a) Please identify the private operator.
(b) In what year did this take place?
(c) Has the council restricted the fees which the private operator may charge, and if so what is the restriction?
Cemeteries
Q5. How many cemeteries does the council own and operate?
Q6. How much does the council charge for an adult burial, to include an exclusive right of burial, for the minimum period of use, in a standard lawn grave, and including any interment fee?
Q7. What was the charge for the same provision of a grave as described in Q8:
(a) In April 2010
(b) In April 2009
(c) In April 2006
Q8. Are there any private sector cemeteries within the council’s boundaries and if so, please identify them and the company which operates them.
Q9. Has the council transferred any cemeteries to private sector businesses and if so:
(a) Please identify the private operator.
(b) In what year did this take place?
(c) Has the council restricted the fees which the private operator may charge, and if so what is the restriction?
Q10: Please indicate whether the council has had to restrict or cease burials in its cemeteries because of a lack of capacity and if so, what arrangements are there for burials?
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Response
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A1. Not applicable
A2. Not applicable
A3. Not applicable
A4. Not applicable
A5. 2 - Stroud (operated by Stroud Town Council) and Brimscombe
A6. £675 single £819 double
A.7 (a) In April 2010 - £664 single £805 double
(b) In April 2009 - £645 single £750 double
(c) In April 2006 - £424 single £523 double
A8. No
A9. No
A10.No
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18/08/2011
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Personal searches of the Local Land Charges register
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Date responded
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16/09/2011
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Questions
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Under EIR/FOI, I should be grateful if you would inform me of:
• The Council’s understanding of the legal position on charges for personal searches.
• The Council’s current charging policy for personal searches.
• Estimates of the financial liability for refunds of charges wrongly made.
The reply should include all recorded information covering the above issues.
I.e. Committee reports, meeting minutes, correspondence within the Council and with outside organisations, including electronic information.
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Response
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1.and 3. The Council considers this information to be exempt from disclosure under section 42 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which refers to legally privileged information. Section 42 is a qualified exemption, which means that the Council must consider the public interest in disclosure. The public interest test has been considered in respect of this information, but the Council considers the balance to lie in favour of the exemption.
2. We do not currently charge for personal searches.
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Exempt
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Partially exempt
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Exempt reason
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Section 42 - Legal professional privilege
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19/08/2011
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Planning applications received since 1st August 2011 (places of worship, non-residential education and training centres, community centres etc...)
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Date responded
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08/09/2011
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Questions
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Can you please supply details of planning applications that have been submitted to your Local Authority since 1st August 2011.
* Mosques – construction, expansion of existing, change of use to mosque.
* Islamic institute – construction, expansion of existing, or change of use to islamic institute.
* Community centre – construction, expansion of existing, or change of use to community centre.
* Cultural centre – construction, expansion of existing, or change of use to cultural centre.
* Islamic school or college – construction, expansion of existing, or change of use to islamic school or college.
The details required are:
* Planning application reference number
* Site address
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Response
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Thank you for request for information received in this office on the 19th August 2011.
I am wring to advise you that planning applications received since 2006 are available to view on the Council’s website at the following link -
http://www.stroud.gov.uk/docs/planning/planning_application_search.asp
If you fill in the ‘Show all applications which match the following criteria’ section and enter the appropriate date/s in the ‘Received After’ section, being mindful to highlight the ‘Show all applications’ box at the same time, you will be able display a list of planning applications received by the Local Planning Authority since 1st August 2011.
Having searched the system on your behalf, I can confirm the LPA has only received one planning application relating to a D1 Use (i.e. Non-Residential Institutions, including non-residential education and training centres, places of worship, religious instruction and church halls) since the 1st August 2011. The application relates to a change of use from derelict cottage (C3 Use) to a D1 non-residential institution in Wotton-under-Edge and is made on the behalf of the Baptist Church (Planning Reference: S.11/1725/FUL).
I can confirm no planning applications involving a D2 Use (i.e. Assembly and Leisure, including community centres etc…) have been received by the LPA since the 1st August 2011.
In addition, a separate search of the key terms and phrases included in your request has also returned 'no results'.
I hope this information is of use to you. If you are dissatisfied with the way in which your request for information has been dealt with, please write to the Legal Services Manager for a review. If your complaint is not resolved to your complete satisfaction, you may write to the Information Commissioner’s Office for a decision.
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22/08/2011
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EIR/FOI
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Date responded
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16/09/2011
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Questions
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Under EIR/FOI, I should be grateful if you would provide me with:
All copy correspondence (including E- mails) your land charges staff have had amongst themselves and with all other bodies (including but not confined to staff at other Councils) on the subjects of :
1. Meetings of land charges staff, including reports and minutes of such meetings.
2. NLIS including copy contracts and differential pricing.
3. Search numbers for official and personal searches over the last 6 years
4. Market share of the Council for searches compared with the private sector
5. The formulation of Council charging policies and practises for all such environmental information as to enable a land property search to be undertaken
6. Restrictions on appointments for personal searches and number of searches permitted per appointment.
7. Staff numbers, staff reorganisations and salary gradings.
8. Charging policies and practices for personal searches of the local land charges register.
9. Liability for charges illegally made.
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Response
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Due to the wide scope of this request and the fact that it is not limited it to a fixed time period, it is estimated that the time for compliance will exceed 18 hours, and the Council therefore considers the information to be exempt from disclosure under section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The requestor has been provided with the opportunity to resubmit the request narrowing the criteria for information.
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Exempt
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Exempt
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Exempt reason
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Section 12 - Cost to the Council would exceed the statutory limit of £450
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24/08/2011
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Council assets
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Date responded
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26/08/2011
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Questions
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1) With regards to the Councils assets (including buildings, properties and land) how many does the authority currently own.
2) With regards to the assets owned by your council how many are currently on the market for sale?
3) What is the estimated value of the assets on the market.
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Response
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1) Attached is a list of the Council's freehold assets or equivalent
2) None of the assets are currently on the market for sale
3) N/A - please refer to the answer to Question 2
Below is a link to the DCLG's demonstrator map.
Public sector assets in England - Department for Communities and Local Government
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25/08/2011
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Information on Pest Control Service - Statistics
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Date responded
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25/08/2011
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Questions
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How many individuals were employed by the council between 1st April 2010 and 31st March 2011 under the remit of pest control?
How many full time equivalents is this?
What percentage change does this represent from 1st April 2009 – 31st March 2010? (positive = increase in overall numbers, negative = decrease in overall numbers)
Of those individuals, how many were employed as servicing technicians?
How many full time equivalents is this?
What percentage change does this represent from 1st April 2009 – 31st March 2010?
(positive = increase in overall numbers, negative = decrease in overall numbers)
How many initial domestic service request involving rats were did the council deploy one or more technicians between 1st April 2010 and 31st March 2011?
How many initial domestic service request involving mice were did the council deploy one or more technicians between 1st April 2010 and 31st March 2011?
How many initial domestic service request involving mammals (other than rats or mice) did the council deploy one or more technicians to between 1st April 2010 and 31st March 2011?
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Response
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How many individuals were employed by the council between 1st April 2010 and 31st March 2011 under the remit of pest control?
3
How many full time equivalents is this?
3
What percentage change does this represent from 1st April 2009 – 31st March 2010? (positive = increase in overall numbers, negative = decrease in overall numbers)
0%
Of those individuals, how many were employed as servicing technicians?
0
How many full time equivalents is this?
0
What percentage change does this represent from 1st April 2009 – 31st March 2010?
(positive = increase in overall numbers, negative = decrease in overall numbers)
0%
How many initial domestic service request involving rats were did the council deploy one or more technicians between 1st April 2010 and 31st March 2011?
1141
How many initial domestic service request involving mice were did the council deploy one or more technicians between 1st April 2010 and 31st March 2011?
105
How many initial domestic service request involving mammals (other than rats or mice) did the council deploy one or more technicians to between 1st April 2010 and 31st March 2011?
n/a
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25/08/2011
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Request for personal information
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Date responded
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16/09/2011
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Questions
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Under the above, we would be obliged for copies of all files held by the Council in which APPS are mentioned.
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Response
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This information is exempt from disclosure under section 42 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, which covers Legal Professional Privilege. Section 42 is a qualified exemption, which means that the Council is required to consider the public interest in disclosure. Having applied the public interest test, the Council considers the balance to lie in favour of the exemption.
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Exempt
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Exempt
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Exempt reason
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Section 42 - Legal professional privilege
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25/08/2011
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Housing related support services - commonly known as Supporting People services
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Date responded
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30/08/2011
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Questions
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1) What was the budget (i.e. expenditure or planned expenditure) for housing related support services (previously known as Supporting People services) for a) the previous financial year 2010/11 and b) the current financial year 2011/12?
2) a) What housing related support services have been decommissioned (or are proposed to be decommissioned) for the current financial year? For each of these services please list the client group affected, type of service and number of people losing support.
b) What housing related support services have been reduced (or are proposed to be reduced) for the current financial year? Again, for each of these services please list the client group affected, type of service and number of users affected, as well as the reduction in funding levels.
c) What if any new housing related support services have been commissioned (or will be commissioned) for the current financial year? For each of these services please list the client group, type of service and number of people to be supported (and whether it replaces a previously decommissioned service).
3) What if any assessments of the impact of recent changes and reductions to housing related support services have been made by the council? I would be grateful if you could provide copies of any impact assessments that have been undertaken in relation to changes to these services for the current or future financial years.
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Response
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This enquiry has been forwarded to Stroud District Council and received by Tenant Services. We can only reply in respect of the 790 sheltered housing units that we provide to persons aged 60 years of age and over. We are currently recipients of Supporting People funding equivalent to £565,000 per year. We are advised that this funding will continue until change is negotiated or we are given six months notice. We have been briefed that such notice will be given by 31 March 2012, with current contracts ending on 31 October 2012. No services have been commissioned or decommissioned in the current year which are provided by Stroud District Council. I appreciate that your enquiry is broader in scope and should you require further information I would suggest that you refer back to Gloucestershire County Council as the Supporting People Administering Authority.
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26/08/2011
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Public Health Burials in the last 4 weeks
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Date responded
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23/09/2011
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Questions
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Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I write to request the following:
The names of all Public Health Funerals/ bona vacantia estates passed or in the process of being referred ie pending referral to The Treasury Solicitor ( BV ) Department or Duchy of Lancaster within the last 4 weeks.
We request the following information only:
1) The full name of the deceased
2) The date of death
3) Last known address
4) Approximate value of estate ( if not exempt )
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Response
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Nil
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30/08/2011
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Garra Rufa Treatments
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Date responded
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12/09/2011
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Questions
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1)Are you aware of the draft guidance for Garra rufa fish treatments available through the Lacors website?
2)Please could you provide a list of businesses in your local authority who operate Garra rufa fish treatments.
3)Of these, how many offer:-
hand/feet treatments only
hand/feet AND fully body immersion
4)Were you consulted by the proprietor of the business prior to their opening for any guidance/information and if so did you feel you could provide the necessary guidance?
5)How many businesses did you inspect for the first time
a. Before they opened
b. After they had opened
6)Have you had to take any enforcement action against any of the salons? If so, for what reason?
7)Do you conduct water sampling at the salons? If so, do you have a specified sampling frequency?
8)Can you please provide all the water sampling results that you hold? Please state clearly if the results are from a foot, hand or body tank and whether results are repeat samples from the same salon.
9)Do you have a standard guidance document produced by the Council for salons? If so, can you please provide a copy of this.
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Response
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1) Are you aware of the draft guidance for Garra rufa fish treatments available through the Lacors website?
No
2) Please could you provide a list of businesses in your local authority who operate Garra rufa fish treatments.
None to my knowledge.
3) Of these, how many offer:- hand/feet treatments only - hand/feet AND fully body immersion
N/A
4) Were you consulted by the proprietor of the business prior to their opening for any guidance/information and if so did you feel you could provide the necessary guidance?
N/A
5) How many businesses did you inspect for the first time
a. Before they opened
b. After they had opened
N/A
6) Have you had to take any enforcement action against any of the salons? If so, for what reason?
N/A
7) Do you conduct water sampling at the salons? If so, do you have a specified sampling frequency?
N/A
8) Can you please provide all the water sampling results that you hold? Please state clearly if the results are from a foot, hand or body tank and whether results are repeat samples from the same salon.
N/A
9) Do you have a standard guidance document produced by the Council for salons? If so, can you please provide a copy of this.
No
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30/08/2011
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Translation Services
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Date responded
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01/09/2011
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Questions
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How much did Stroud District Council spend on providing translation services in each of the following financial years: (1) 2008-09, (2) 2009-10 and (3) 2010-11.
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Response
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Translation Costs
2008/9 - Nil
2009/10 - £91.83
2010/11 - £84.90
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31/08/2011
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Supply, Service, Repair/Maintenance of Hoists, Mattresses and Beds
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Date responded
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06/09/2011
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Questions
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In regards to the contract for the Supply, Service, Repair/Maintenance of Hoists, Mattresses and Beds within your organisation, Medserve (RPP) Limited would like to request the following under the right to request information held by public sector organizations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, which came into force in January 2005:
1. Contract Renewal Date
2. Contract Term
3. Contract Value for Full Contract Term
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Response
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The information you have requested under the Freedom of Information act can be found below.
The supply, service, repairs/maintenance of hoists, mattresses and beds
1. Contract renewal date - March 2013
2. Contract Term - 2 years
3. Contract value - £14k
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31/08/2011
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Parking charges Freedom of Information request
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Date responded
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23/09/2011
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Questions
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Dear Sir or Madam
This is a request under the Freedom of Information of Act.
Please state the price of all parking permits at your local authority broken down by area and length of permit for each of the financial years 08/09, 09/10 and 10/11 in an Excel spreadsheet.
Please state the number of permits issued to council employees by your local authority broken down by area and length of permit for each of the financial years 08/09, 09/10 and 10/11 in an Excel spreadsheet.
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Response
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See attachment
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Associated
documents
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PDF
Parking permit request 31 August 2011
(34 KB)
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