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I am writing on behalf of Rentvest Limited, the leaseholder of 5B Upton Close, Oxford OX4 4NP. We have been investigating the history of the building, which is understood to be of Type 2 Cornish non-traditional construction. Oxford City Council has now concluded its investigation under reference EIR2026/01060 and has advised us to approach Oxford Direct Services regarding any additional records that may be held. The Council has confirmed that external rendering was installed in approximately 1996, associated with planning application 95/01284/GF, submitted in 1995. However, it has been unable to establish whether the works included structural PRC repairs or were limited to external refacing/rendering. I would be grateful if you could search any available current or archived records relating to 5B Upton Close and the wider block (5A–6B Upton Close), particularly records from approximately 1994–1998. We are especially interested in any available: - Original contracts, specifications or completion records for the external refurbishment. - Documentation confirming whether the original PRC structural elements were removed, repaired or retained. - PRC inspection reports, structural engineers' reports or certification. - Contractor details, photographs, works orders or project correspondence. - Historical maintenance records identifying the nature of the 1996 refurbishment. If Oxford Direct Services was not responsible for the original works but inherited any records from the Council or a predecessor contractor, I would appreciate confirmation of this. I am not asking for a new technical assessment, only for copies of existing records that may help establish what work was undertaken. The information is important for understanding the building's construction, future maintenance responsibilities and potential mortgageability. I would be grateful for any assistance you can provide.
Published: 23 October 2026
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NB: THIS INFORMATION IS OFTEN HELD BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TEAM This is a new request for new information only. This is not a repeat request. Please could you kindly send me any information you may hold relating to 'public health act' or 'welfare' or 'contract' or 'paupers' funerals having taken place or due to take place, and/or persons who have died with no known next of kin since 1/8/26 to the day of your reply. Please include: 1. full names of deceased persons, 2. dates of death, 3. marital status, 4. maiden surnames of married or widowed females, 5. dates of birth or ages at death, 6. last known addresses, 7. estimated value of estates, 8. date(s) when the information was passed (or information that is about to be or likely to be passed) to the Government Legal Department (formerly Treasury Solicitor) or the Duchy of Lancaster or Cornwall or any other 3rd party, or, confirmation that this will not be happening and the reason why. If your authority holds this information on your website, please confirm whether or not your website information is up to date and send the link. If it is not please provide full details of any unpublished cases, as per the questions above. I should be grateful if you would supply the information as soon as convenient. Please email replies and let me know if you have any questions, many thanks.
Published: 19 October 2026
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I originally made this request to Oxford City Council (see https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/missed_recycling_and_waste_colle) who referred me on to you. On the City Council's website there is a form for residents to report a missed recycling and waste collection: https://www.oxford.gov.uk/xfp/form/216 I am interested in statistics on missed collections from this form's submissions. I would like one full year's worth of data. You are free to choose how to define a year - it could be financial year, calendar year, or some other twelve-month reporting period. My preference would be to receive a raw dataset so that I can perform analysis on the data myself, but if that's not possible I would particularly like to know: How many missed collections were reported in total. How this figure breaks down by type - recycling, food waste, etc. How many households reported multiple missed collections in the reporting period. What the highest number of missed collections reported by a single household was.
Published: 19 October 2026
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Freedom of Information Act 2000 / Environmental Information Regulations 2004 I am writing to request recorded information concerning the enforcement of health and safety legislation, particularly the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH), at retail petrol filling stations within your authority's geographical area. Period covered: 1 January 2015 to the date of this request. Scope: Retail petrol filling stations, including forecourts where petrol and/or diesel is dispensed into vehicles. The request is particularly concerned with potential exposure to petrol, diesel, and their hazardous constituents during routine vehicle refuelling, including exposure affecting employees, contractors, persons refuelling vehicles as part of their work, and other persons who may be affected. We recognise that petroleum licensing, fire and explosion safety, environmental regulation and occupational health and safety may be administered by different teams or enforcing authorities. Please distinguish these functions where the information is held. We are seeking recorded information and counts rather than copies of individual inspection reports, risk assessments or case files. Recording of information: Please provide information from existing records, without undertaking retrospective assessments. Where applicable: * Zero: Where records confirm that no relevant activity occurred, please report zero. * Not separately recorded: Where the information is not separately recorded, please state this rather than reporting zero. * Not held: Where the requested information is not held, please indicate this. * Record retention: Where records cover a shorter period than requested, please identify the period covered. 1. Enforcing authority Please confirm which enforcing authority is responsible, within your geographical area, for enforcement of COSHH and other relevant occupational health and safety legislation at retail petrol filling stations. Where responsibility differs between general health and safety enforcement, petroleum licensing and DSEAR enforcement, please identify the relevant authorities or services. 2. Health and safety interventions Since 1 January 2015, how many inspections, investigations or other regulatory interventions concerning retail petrol filling stations have been undertaken by your authority under general health and safety legislation? Please distinguish proactive inspections from reactive interventions, such as those arising from complaints, accidents or service requests, where recorded. 3. COSHH consideration Of the interventions identified in Question 2, how many have records showing that COSHH compliance was considered? Where recorded, please distinguish consideration of COSHH generally, from consideration of COSHH specifically relating to petrol, diesel or their hazardous constituents. 4. COSHH risk assessments Of the interventions identified in Question 2, how many have records showing that: a. A dutyholder was asked to provide or make available a COSHH risk assessment concerning petrol, diesel or their hazardous constituents? b. A COSHH risk assessment concerning these substances was examined or reviewed by the authority? c. The suitability or adequacy of such an assessment was considered? d. The authority's records show that the COSHH risk assessment specifically addressed potential exposure arising during routine vehicle refuelling at the fuel pump? Please provide separate counts where recorded. An intervention may fall within more than one category. 5. Hazardous substances and exposure during refuelling Of the interventions identified in Question 2, how many have records showing consideration of potential health exposure to petrol, diesel or their hazardous constituents arising during routine vehicle refuelling? This includes exposure to fuel vapours, liquid fuel, minor splashes, droplets or residues, and hazardous constituents such as benzene. Please provide the number of interventions for which such consideration is recorded. 6. Exposure pathways Of the interventions identified in Question 2, how many have records showing consideration of each of the following potential exposure pathways during routine vehicle refuelling? a. Inhalation of fuel vapours. b. Dermal contact with liquid fuel, droplets, splashes, residues or contaminated surfaces. c. Incidental ingestion or secondary transfer of fuel contamination, including hand-to-mouth contact. Please provide separate counts where recorded. An intervention may fall within more than one category. 7. Persons potentially exposed Of the interventions identified in Question 2, how many have records showing consideration of exposure to petrol or its hazardous constituents during routine vehicle refuelling affecting each of the following groups? a. Employees of the petrol filling station. b. Contractors or other workers undertaking activities at the premises. c. Persons refuelling vehicles as part of their work, including visiting workers, drivers or fleet operators. d. Customers or other members of the public who may be affected. Please provide separate counts where recorded. An intervention may concern more than one group. 8. Exposure controls Of the interventions identified in Question 2, how many have records showing consideration of the adequacy of measures to prevent or adequately control health exposure to petrol, diesel or their hazardous constituents during routine vehicle refuelling? Please distinguish, where recorded, consideration of: a. Engineering controls, including petrol vapour recovery and any residual exposure. b. Information, instruction, training or chemical hazard communication at the point of dispensing. c. Personal protective equipment or other measures to prevent incidental dermal contact. d. Other measures intended to prevent or adequately control inhalation, dermal or incidental ingestion exposure. Please provide counts where held, rather than descriptions of individual cases. 9. Enforcement action Since 1 January 2015, how many formal enforcement notices or other recorded enforcement actions concerning retail petrol filling stations have related to: a. COSHH risk assessment requirements. b. Exposure to petrol, diesel or their hazardous constituents. c. Measures intended to prevent or adequately control chemical-health exposure. d. Hazardous-substance risk assessments more generally, where the records do not distinguish COSHH from other legislation. Please distinguish improvement notices, prohibition notices, prosecutions and other formal actions where recorded. 10. Guidance and inspection procedures Please identify the titles and dates, where held, of any guidance, inspection checklists, aide-memoires, procedures or other documents used by your authority since 1 January 2015 concerning: a. COSHH enforcement at retail petrol filling stations, including any recorded guidance or policy concerning whether dutyholders' COSHH risk assessments are expected to address routine vehicle refuelling. b. Assessment or consideration of potential inhalation, dermal or incidental ingestion exposure during routine vehicle refuelling. c. The adequacy of measures intended to control such exposure. We are requesting document titles, dates or references only, rather than copies. 11. DSEAR and petroleum safety inspections Since 1 January 2015, how many inspections or other regulatory interventions concerning compliance with the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR) have been undertaken at retail petrol filling stations within your authority's geographical area? Where DSEAR or petroleum safety inspections are undertaken by a different service or enforcing authority, please identify this and provide any relevant counts held by your authority. We appreciate that information may be held across different services and that not all authorities will maintain records in the categories requested. Please provide the information available without creating new records or undertaking retrospective assessments. Thank you for your assistance.
Published: 15 October 2026
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1. full names of deceased persons, 2. dates of death, 3. marital status, 4. maiden surnames of married or widowed females, 5. dates of birth or ages at death, 6. last known addresses, 7. estimated value of estates, 8. date(s) when the information was passed (or information that is about to be or likely to be passed) to any third party, if so to whom, or confirmation that this will not be happening and the reason why. If your authority holds this information on your website, please confirm whether or not your website information is up to date and provide a link to this. If it is not please provide full details of any unpublished cases, as per the questions above. I should be grateful if you would supply the information as soon as convenient. Please email replies and let me know if you have any questions.
Published: 6 October 2026
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I have been referred to you by Oxford City Council as they tell me that they do not hold the information I am after. (Freedom of Information Request, Oxford City Council - Reference: FOI2026/00958) I am submitting a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I am researching local authority cemetery operational practices and how burial authorities balance the operational and safety requirements of cemetery staff with the dignity, privacy and experience of bereaved families during burial services. Please provide the following information relating to cemetery staff/operatives involved in burial services at your authority’s cemeteries. 1. Staff conduct and funeral etiquette Please provide copies of any current policies, procedures, guidance documents, training materials or operational instructions relating to: * expected conduct of cemetery staff during burial services; * professional behaviour, discretion and sensitivity around mourners; * maintaining dignity during funeral or committal services; * interaction between cemetery staff and bereaved families during burial ceremonies; * expectations regarding staff presence, visibility or positioning during burial services. 2. Staff presence and positioning during burial services Please confirm whether cemetery staff are expected to remain present at the graveside throughout the duration of a burial service. If staff are required to remain present, please provide any written guidance or procedures relating to: * where cemetery staff should position themselves during a burial service; * whether staff are expected to remain visible to mourners throughout the service; * whether staff are expected to maintain a particular distance from mourners where practicable; * avoiding unnecessary intrusion into the area occupied by mourners during the funeral or committal service, where operational requirements allow. If no such written guidance exists, please confirm this. 3. Training provided to cemetery staff Please provide details of any training provided to cemetery staff which covers: * funeral etiquette; * bereavement awareness; * communication with mourners; * sensitivity and professionalism during burial services; * understanding the emotional impact of staff actions and positioning during funerals. Please provide copies of any relevant training materials where available. 4. Risk assessments and operational requirements Please provide copies of any risk assessments, method statements or operational assessments which address: * the requirement for cemetery staff to remain present during burial services; * the requirement for staff to remain visible to mourners; * how staff presence is balanced against the privacy and dignity of bereaved families. 5. Use of external guidance Please confirm whether your authority uses guidance, standards or training materials produced by external organisations, including but not limited to the Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM), in relation to staff conduct during burial services. If applicable, please provide details of: * the guidance or training used; * whether it is mandatory or advisory; * whether it specifically addresses dignity, discretion, sensitivity or conduct around mourners. I do not require any information identifying individual staff members, complainants or members of the public. If any part of this request exceeds the appropriate cost limit under the Freedom of Information Act, please provide advice and assistance as to how the request could be refined. Thank you for your assistance.
Published: 1 October 2026
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Under the Freedom of Information Act please provide me with a copy of the following - All relevant information regarding the maintenance and servicing of IVECO EUROCARGO Reg No. RX16 MLF. This vehicle was on your fleet. I understand that under the act I am entitled to a response within 20 working days of your receipt of this request. I would prefer to receive the information electronically - If you require any clarification please contact me to provide advice and assistance if you find any aspect of this FOI request problematic. Please acknowledge receipt of this request, and I look forward to receiving the information in the near future.
Published: 29 September 2026
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In February 2024 you kindly replied to my request for a list of grit bins and locations (Reference: ODS-159). I am aware there have been some new bins provided subsequently. Please provide an up to date list of grit bins you maintain in the City.
Published: 24 September 2026
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Please treat this as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I am seeking information on parking Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) issued by the council and subsequently cancelled. Please provide the information for the last three complete financial years, plus the current financial year to date. For each period, please provide: The total number of parking PCNs issued. The total number of parking PCNs cancelled, broken down by: Cancellation following an informal challenge Cancellation following a formal representation Cancellation after an appeal to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal. Any other cancellation route recorded by the council For cancelled PCNs, please provide the reason for cancellation and the number cancelled under each reason. Please provide the information in spreadsheet or CSV format where possible. If any part of this request would exceed the appropriate cost limit, please provide the remainder and advise, under section 16 of the Freedom of Information Act, how the request may be narrowed.
Published: 22 September 2026
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I am making this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for recorded information relating to the provision of rubbish/waste skips at the following locations: Ploughman's Tower Hockmore Tower Evenlode Tower Windrush Tower Foresters Tower Unless otherwise stated, please provide information covering the period from the date skips were first provided at each location to the date this request is processed. 1. Records explaining the decision to provide skips Please provide copies of any recorded information relating to the decision to provide skips at these locations, including but not limited to: ♦ Emails. ♦ Internal correspondence. ♦ Memos or briefing notes. ♦ Risk assessments. ♦ Inspection reports. ♦Meeting minutes or notes. ♦ Approval or authorisation records. This should include records identifying: ♦ who requested the skips; ♦ who approved or authorised their provision; and ♦ the reason or justification recorded for providing them. Please include any attachments to relevant emails or correspondence. 2. Dates and duration For each of the five locations, please provide: ♦ The date a skip was first installed or provided. ♦ Whether skips have been provided continuously or intermittently. ♦ The dates of any periods where skips were removed and later reinstated. ♦ The total number of months (or part-months) skips have been provided at each location. 3. Costs and expenditure For each location, please provide the total expenditure incurred to date relating to skips, broken down where possible into: ♦ Skip hire. ♦ Delivery. ♦ Collection/removal. ♦ Waste disposal. ♦ Any other associated charges. Please also provide, for each payment: ♦ The transaction or invoice reference number. ♦ The supplier name. ♦ The invoice date. ♦ The amount paid. ♦The month in which the payment appeared in Oxford Direct Services' published expenditure reports for payments over £500 (where applicable). If costs cannot be broken down by category, please provide the total cost by location together with the underlying transaction records. 4. Contractor and contractual arrangements Please provide: ♦ The name of the contractor or supplier responsible for providing the skips at each location. ♦ The contract start date. ♦ The contract end date (or confirmation if ongoing). ♦ The total contract value, where applicable. If the skips were supplied under a framework agreement or call-off contract, please identify that agreement. 5. Recharge of costs to Oxford City Council If any costs relating to these skips were recharged, invoiced, or otherwise passed to Oxford City Council, please provide: ♦ The total amount recharged. ♦ The dates of each recharge or invoice. ♦ The transaction or invoice reference number. ♦ The accounting code or cost centre used, where recorded. ♦ The month in which each transaction appeared in published spending reports for payments over £500. Where documents are withheld under an exemption, please provide the non-exempt portions with appropriate redactions and identify the exemption relied upon for each withholding, together with the relevant public interest reasoning where required under the Act.
Published: 18 September 2026
