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Request no. 39074. Received: 03/10/2022, Resolved: 28/11/2022

School Repairs

For the past five academic years up to 2021-22 The total cost of building repairs in your primary and Secondary schools. I would like a total cost for both primary and secondary per year for the past five years.

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Request no. 39075. Received: 03/10/2022, Resolved: 08/12/2022

School Replacement

List of Primary and Secondary Schools which are over due a new school building? List of schools that are over due for a replacement, the year that they were due to be replaced and the date, that a new school building is due to be finished?

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Request no. 39098. Received: 05/10/2022, Resolved: 01/11/2022

3G Pitch - Forrester High School

Information re design and specification of 3G pitch, current specification status and recommended maintenance programme

Resolution

All of the documents held which are within scope of your request are attached.

Third party personal information has been redacted from the documents provided in compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018.

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Request no. 39152. Received: 07/10/2022, Resolved: 07/12/2022

Contract Information - Catering Services

Request for contract data for services around facilities management.

Resolution

Closed - No clarification received.

Request no. 39153. Received: 07/10/2022, Resolved: 10/07/2023

Providers of Exempt Accommodation

Information in respect of providers of exempt accommodation (regardless of whether they are registered as providers of social housing with the HCA) covering the period of the last 3 financial years (i.e. 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22).

Resolution

Closed - No clarification received.

Request no. 39156. Received: 07/10/2022, Resolved: 29/11/2022

Trees - Princes Street Gardens

Regarding the proper protection of trees in Princes Street Gardens in regard to the proposed 2022 Christmas Market. The recommendations made, & concerns raised regarding the proposed development.

Resolution

Please see the attached Tree Protection Statement

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Request no. 39167. Received: 07/10/2022, Resolved: 02/11/2022

CA100+ consultation on the strategy for its 'Phase 2'

A copy of the consultation document(s) and any associated correspondence with the initiative or its partner organisations.

Request no. 39210. Received: 13/10/2022, Resolved: 10/11/2022

Eurovision Song Contest Bid 2023

Request for a copy of Edinburgh Council's bid to host Eurovision next year. Can you please release a copy, and any relevant details such as costs incurred and time spent on preparing bid.

Resolution

Please see the attached documents

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Request no. 39213. Received: 13/10/2022, Resolved: 14/12/2022

Overseas Travel

Please provide me with information on overseas travel by all council officers and councillors

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Request no. 39224. Received: 14/10/2022, Resolved: 29/11/2022

Asbestos

The number of buildings within the council containing asbestos in 2017 and now in 2022

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Request no. 39233. Received: 14/10/2022, Resolved: 07/02/2023

Public Money to fund business-focussed events

The amount of funding awarded The source of funding The date paid The date of event delivery

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Request no. 39242. Received: 14/10/2022, Resolved: 29/11/2022

Council buildings with asbestos

How many council buildings contain asbestos

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Request no. 39274. Received: 18/10/2022, Resolved: 24/02/2023

Leith Walk between Gayfield Square and McDonald Road

Request for reports of road surface defects, remedial work, road inspection regime and records, confirmation of how often inspected and the road inspection manual in use and other queries relating to the above

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Request no. 39309. Received: 20/10/2022, Resolved: 20/12/2022

Contractors Spending

Can you please provide me with details of the council’s spending with contractors carrying out building work in both of the last two completed calendar years (2020,2021) and the current calendar year to date?

Resolution

Closed - No clarification received.

Request no. 39329. Received: 24/10/2022, Resolved: 22/12/2022

Elsie Inglis Tribute Campaign

I would like copies of all correspondence between Edinburgh City Council, or it’s agencies, and the Elsie Inglis Tribute Campaign or their representatives within the last calendar year.

Resolution

Closed - No clarification received.

Request no. 39345. Received: 24/10/2022, Resolved: 06/12/2022

Fleet Operations Workshop

Request for information to assist with a project concerning fleet operations and to complete a template provided.

Resolution

See attached, completed questionnaire and accompanying documents.

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Request no. 39349. Received: 24/10/2022, Resolved: 23/11/2022

Balerno High School

From 5/4/2022 to date, information on complaints and Subject Access Requests (SARs).

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Request no. 39360. Received: 25/10/2022, Resolved: 05/12/2022

Homeless Relocation

No. of homeless families relocated to housing (even temporary) outside local authority area 2018 to 2022; postcode for new accommodation or as much info on distance from local authority; no of families 20 miles or more from desired location.

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Request no. 39368. Received: 25/10/2022, Resolved: 07/12/2022

School Meal Take Up

For past 5 academic years, in primary and secondary schools, can you provide take up rate for school lunches; what satisfaction surveys have been taken re meal satisfaction/quality - what work has been done; what are results of these surveys?

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Request no. 39372. Received: 26/10/2022, Resolved: 22/12/2022

Developer Contributions - Cammo

Details of developer contributions paid to the Council for new estate at Cammo. If such donations relate to the pulling a functional bus service from an established community.

Resolution

Closed - No clarification received.

Request no. 39380. Received: 26/10/2022, Resolved: 28/11/2022

Short Breaks and Respite, Stair Climbers and Stairlifts

No of respite/short breaks granted per financial year from April 2019 to date; do we fund breaks outwith local authority border; is there a cap on funding? No of stair climbers/stairlifts provided over same period, no of floor lifts installed

Request no. 39384. Received: 24/10/2022, Resolved: 12/12/2022

Reports of Incidents - Cycle Lane Divider, Gilmerton Road Edinburgh

Request for reports of incidents involving these bases in the 12 months up to 4 November 2021

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Request no. 39385. Received: 26/10/2022, Resolved: 11/01/2023

Queensferry High School Video

Information re purpose video was commissioned and created, who decided, were Glass Bullet Media paid to create and edit; how much was paid and other questions

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Request no. 39392. Received: 26/10/2022, Resolved: 09/01/2023

Privately Managed Temporary Accommodation

A list of the private housing providers the council has used in the last 3 financial years (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22) to place people in temporary accommodation and other information.

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Request no. 39395. Received: 27/10/2022, Resolved: 28/11/2022

Metered Electricity Costs

What the current metered electricity cost to the council as in £ per kWh i.e. £0.35 per kWh, for the likes of traffic lights, street lights and electric vehicle chargers, which the council operates?

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Request no. 39415. Received: 27/10/2022, Resolved: 07/12/2022

Council Asset Sales in Edinburgh

Not including Right To Buy Homes, what buildings and land has the council sold between October 2013 and September this year and for how much?

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Request no. 39416. Received: 27/10/2022, Resolved: 01/12/2022

Centre for the Moving Image (CMI) Charity

All communications between Council and CMI in past 3 years; any documents relating to decision not to provide CMI with additional funding this year; minutes of any meetings in past 2 years

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Request no. 39417. Received: 27/10/2022, Resolved: 01/12/2022

Centre for the Moving Image (CMI) Charity.

Reports, correspondence and communications between Council and Scottish Government; Council and Creative Scotland; Council and MPs, MSPs and Councillors - in the past year

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Request no. 39420. Received: 28/10/2022, Resolved: 28/12/2022

Public Buildings

Council owned public buildings broken down into categories; are they listed or in Conservation area? Which properties have timber windows? Can it be recorded against each property?

Resolution

Closed - no clarification received.

Request no. 39421. Received: 28/10/2022, Resolved: 28/11/2022

Homeless Shelter Beds

How many homeless shelter beds have been available in the local authority in each year since 1999.

Resolution

Bethany Christian Trust operated the Care Shelter.

From 2020 the Care Shelter changed to the Welcome Centre Rapid Accommodation – since then the Council has funded up to 65 rooms each year, operated by Bethany Christian Trust.

Request no. 39438. Received: 31/10/2022, Resolved: 28/11/2022

Road Markings - West Fairbrae Crescent, Edinburgh, EH11

I would like to know when the road markings for the above location were last painted.

Resolution

This is not recorded - Our Asset Management system records only go back to 2015. There have been no recorded works since 2015.

Request no. 39441. Received: 31/10/2022, Resolved: 28/11/2022

Analogue to Digital Telecare

Arrangements in preparation for move from analogue to digital care equipment and further questions.

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Request no. 39442. Received: 31/10/2022, Resolved: 06/12/2022

Graham Street - Building Warrant 18/02407

Documents, applications and relevant correspondence re planning permission for building works undertaken by Colorado Construction Company on 15/1/2019 adjacent to the premises situated at 21 Graham Street.

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Request no. 39443. Received: 31/10/2022, Resolved: 28/11/2022

Castle Street - Roadworks

Please could you tell me how many times in the last 12 months there has been construction, utilities, repairs, or any other services work on Castle Street that has required the road or pavement to be dug up.

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Request no. 39444. Received: 31/10/2022, Resolved: 28/11/2022

Short-Term Let Planning Permission / Certificate of Lawfulness Applications

No. of applications granted every month over last 12-24 months, no. short-term apps. submitted and refused; how many short term apps. for certificate of lawfulness been refused due to not operating during Covid-19 pandemic?

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Request no. 39447. Received: 31/10/2022, Resolved: 22/12/2022

Culture Related Spend

Total spending for financial year 2007/08, 2014/15, 2018/19, 2021/22, 2022/23 and predicted for 2023/24; any briefings/budget templates prepared for senior officers or elected members for 2023/24 for spend and budget setting

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Request no. 39448. Received: 31/10/2022, Resolved: 05/12/2022

Pupil Expulsions 2019 to 2022

Could you tell me how many pupils have been expelled in each of these years: (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, (d) 2022 to date and the reason why.

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Request no. 39450. Received: 31/10/2022, Resolved: 28/12/2022

SNP and Scottish Greens email correspondence

All email correspondence received from an @snp.org email or @scottishgreens.org.uk, including any attachments between 18 May 2021 and present date.

Resolution

Closed. No clarification received.

Request no. 39452. Received: 31/10/2022, Resolved: 28/11/2022

Inspection of Suitable Condition - Dalry Road

Dates in first half of 2022 that Dalry Road was inspected to ensure road was in suitable condition, e.g. checking for potholes. How does this compare to the frequency that the Council say that it should be inspected?

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Request no. 39453. Received: 31/10/2022, Resolved: 28/11/2022

Language Guides

Query as to whether guides have been produced and if not, has there been one in the last 3 financial years (2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22) and also costs

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Request no. 39454. Received: 31/10/2022, Resolved: 28/11/2022

Library Staff and Opening Hours

No. of full time staff and funding for financial years from 2016/17 to 2022/23; Whether opening hours have decreased and no. of buildings permanently closed.

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Request no. 39461. Received: 24/10/2022, Resolved: 15/12/2022

Building Standards Dates

To request start and completion dates in relation to Leonardo Hotel extension on Jeffrey Street. Also date of last communication regarding redevelopment of Old Royal High School.

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Request no. 39492. Received: 31/10/2022, Resolved: 30/11/2022

Teachers

Various questions relating to probationer teachers; permanent/temporary contracts; supply teachers; no of hours worked; additional funding given etc

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