FOI release

FOI request — financial model underlying the selected Ridgeway proposal

Case reference FOI2026/00042

Received 20 July 2026

Published 9 September 2026

Request

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide records underlying Oxford City Council’s three-unitary proposal, selected by the Secretary of State on 16 July 2026. Please provide: 1. The final electronic financial model or workbook underlying the published PwC Financial Options Appraisal, including the Ridgeway calculations, in its native format with formulas intact. 2. The source inputs and assumptions used for Ridgeway concerning West Berkshire’s: * pension liabilities and recovery contributions; * Exceptional Financial Support and capitalisation; * borrowing, reserves and interest costs; * Dedicated Schools Grant/high-needs deficit; and * PFI or other long-term commitments. 1. Any instruction, caveat or advice concerning the treatment or exclusion of existing pension deficits and pension strain arising from reorganisation or redundancies. 2. Any final assessment of how West Berkshire’s legacy liabilities could affect Ridgeway’s council tax, reserves or service expenditure. 3. Any updated model reflecting the boundary modifications selected by the Secretary of State. 4. All press briefing material and internal correspondence I seek final or decision-stage records, not routine emails or duplicate drafts. If part of a workbook is exempt, please provide a redacted copy rather than withholding the entire file. If any item was not included or modelled, please confirm this explicitly.

Response

Thank you for your email dated 20th July. Unfortunately,
Oxford Direct Services does not hold the information you
require. I recommend you redirect your enquiry to Oxford City
Council who are responsible for FOI request — financial model
underlying the selected Ridgeway proposal in Oxford city, via
the web form here, or by email to
freedomofinformation@oxford.gov.uk

Documents

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