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Request no. 45387. Received: 01/11/2023, Resolved: 28/11/2023

Council's alcohol spend

How much your organisation has spent on alcohol since 1st April 2018 and the type of events it has purchased the alcohol for; & more details

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Request no. 45390. Received: 01/11/2023, Resolved: 29/11/2023

Procurement Processes

Total 13 questions regarding procurement processes.

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Request no. 45399. Received: 01/11/2023, Resolved: 29/11/2023

Temporary Accommodation Caravan Placement

The total number of people in temporary accommodation currently housed in caravans. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in temporary accommodation currently housed in caravans.

Resolution

There are no people in temporary accommodation currently housed in caravans.

Request no. 45401. Received: 01/11/2023, Resolved: 29/11/2023

IT Networks Strategy

Total 6 questions regarding the authority's current IT Network strategy.

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Request no. 45402. Received: 01/11/2023, Resolved: 29/11/2023

Rotating door at the exit of Marks and Spencer

Request for inspection information in regard to the exit of Marks and Spencer, Craigleith Retail Park, Unit 2 S Groathill Avenue, EH4 2LN on 7 May 2023.

Resolution

This incident was not reported to Environmental Health and we hold no other relevant information.

Request no. 45415. Received: 01/11/2023, Resolved: 29/11/2023

Social Care Assessment Waiting Time

Please provide all information on the number of adults waiting for an initial social care assessment on Monday October 2, or nearest available date.

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Request no. 45416. Received: 01/11/2023, Resolved: 28/11/2023

Erbil - Food Hygiene Report

Regarding Erbil takeaway (58 Rodney Street), and I am looking to receive a copy of the food hygiene report that was carried out on 4th April 2023 for the takeaway.

Resolution

Please refer to the attached Record of Inspection.

Third party personal information has been redacted from the document provided in compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

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Request no. 45419. Received: 02/11/2023, Resolved: 29/11/2023

Digital Devices in Schools

Regarding Government commitment to provide digital devices to all school-aged children, of the devices distributed, a breakdown of their condition of the type digital devices at the point of distribution - New or Used. Type - Laptop/Tablet/Other.

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Request no. 45425. Received: 02/11/2023, Resolved: 29/11/2023

Schools Anti-bullying Policy

1. A copy of the anti-bullying policy for schools? 2. What the local authorities policy is on the punishment for bullying in schools by pupils?

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Request no. 45426. Received: 02/11/2023, Resolved: 30/11/2023

The Age of Each School Building

The age of each nursery, primary, secondary and special school building in your local authority?

Resolution

Please refer to the following attached document:

45426 Edinburgh School Buildings Age

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Request no. 45429. Received: 02/11/2023, Resolved: 17/11/2023

1 Craigmount View, Edinburgh, EH12 8HG

Please confirm the name of the individual or legal entity liable to pay non-domestic rates in respect of the Site for the period 04.02.2023 – 30.09.2023.

Request no. 45435. Received: 03/11/2023, Resolved: 04/12/2023 15:36:00

Social Care Assessment Waiting Time

Number of people (ADULTS) who died awaiting the start of an initial package of social care in 2022. The maximum number of days an individual has been waiting for the commencement and umber of people currently waiting for care package.

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Request no. 45436. Received: 03/11/2023, Resolved: 12/02/2024

Utility Invoices For One Non-residential Council Building

Would you please be able to provide copy invoices for electricity, gas and water supplied to one of the Council's larger owned or operated, non-residential property for 2021, 2022 and 2023.

Resolution

Closed - No Fee payment received.

Request no. 45439. Received: 03/11/2023, Resolved: 04/12/2023

Charging Orders

In each of the last five FY years, (up to and including March 2023): How much money has the council recovered from charging orders? Money recovered from people who have incurred a debt with the council for residential care costs.

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Request no. 45440. Received: 03/11/2023, Resolved: 12/12/2023

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Please advise the source of public money allocated to the Council for refugees in the financial year 2022-23, the total amounts received and the purpose of the financial allocation and all information requested.

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Request no. 45445. Received: 03/11/2023, Resolved: 30/11/2023

Double-Glazing Inspections & Standards

Does Building Control carry out double glazing inspections to residential properties that are replacing windows? Please provide your double-glazing standards.

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Request no. 45446. Received: 03/11/2023, Resolved: 29/11/2023

Weekly Recorded Emissions

I would like the weekly recorded emissions over the last 5 years from the City Centre. Notably Princes St, Queen St, Western Approach Road, Melville Drive and also Corstorphine Road, Glasgow Road, Queensferry Rd, Morningside Rd.

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Request no. 45447. Received: 03/11/2023, Resolved: 04/12/2023

Wheelie Bins

I would like information held by the City of Edinburgh Council disclosing the amount of wheelie bins which are discarded over the last five years.

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Request no. 45448. Received: 03/11/2023, Resolved: 06/11/2023

SCOT (NA Funerals)

Any information you may hold relating to National Assistance Act or “Paupers funerals carried (sometimes referred to as 'Public Health' Funerals) where persons who have died with no known next of kin (blood relatives) since 1/9/23 to date.

Resolution

Closed - repeated request

Request no. 45449. Received: 04/11/2023, Resolved: 11/12/2023 16:08:00

Parking Tickets

Please provide information on the number of parking tickets issued each week for the last 2 years on Meggetland Wynd - please split the tickets between Saturday and Sunday as well.

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Request no. 45450. Received: 01/11/2023, Resolved: 29/11/2023

Monthly Air Pollution Stats

Details of the monthly air pollution stats for the last 5 years across the city centre. Princes St, Western Approach Road, Melville Drive and Queen St. Also, the stats for suburban areas like Morningside Road, Liberton Brae Corstorphine Road.

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Request no. 45451. Received: 06/11/2023, Resolved: 01/12/2023

Tanjore Clerk St

Could you please forward to me the hygiene report for this establishment? (Improvement Required).

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Request no. 45452. Received: 01/11/2023, Resolved: 28/11/2023

Pest Controllers in Schools

Provide the number of times pest controllers have been sent to schools for: a) 2022-23 and b) 2023-24 to date. Please include details of incidents, 2022-23 & 2023-24 to date and number of times pest controllers have been sent to schools.

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Request no. 45453. Received: 01/11/2023, Resolved: 08/01/2024

Cutting/Maintaining Local Authority Grassy Areas/Verges

Provide me the routine number and costs for cutting/maintaining local authority grassy areas/verges for each of the past 5 years. a) 2019-20, b) 2020-21, c) 2021-22, d) 2022-23, e) 2023-24 to date. Please include details of incidents.

Resolution

Closed - No clarification received.

Request no. 45454. Received: 01/11/2023, Resolved: 04/12/2023

Allotment Waiting Times

Of those granted an allotment in each year, 2019-20 to 2023-24 to date, what was the longest, shortest and average waiting time?

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Request no. 45455. Received: 01/11/2023, Resolved: 28/11/2023

The Green Garden Company (Edinburgh) Limited

Please confirm if this investigation has been completed (if not, what stage it is at) and provide documentation showing the conclusion of such investigation (or if not completed, the current actions ongoing).

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Request no. 45456. Received: 01/11/2023, Resolved: 06/11/2023

Public Toilets

Please provide details of the number of public toilets in your council area in 2023.

Request no. 45457. Received: 01/11/2023, Resolved: 29/11/2023

Employee Travel Policy

How many business miles have been travelled by your employees using buses (public transport) and taxis in the financial year 2022-2023? Does your organisation have an employee travel policy for business travel, additional modes of transport

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Request no. 45458. Received: 02/11/2023, Resolved: 04/12/2023

Leisure Centre - Kirklands Park Street, Kirkliston

Can you please provide me with information the name of the person applying to the Land Tribunal in July 2019 for the discharge of titles for land owned by Edinburgh council at the leisure centre at Kirklands Park Street, Kirkliston.

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Request no. 45460. Received: 02/11/2023, Resolved: 01/12/2023

Junction of Craigcrook Road and Ravelston Dykes Road

Confirmation that (a) the Council's roads team has carried out a visit to the following two hazards and (b) confirmation as to when they will be resolved. The hazards are: 1 a sunken road gully on the road at approximately 50 Ravelston Dykes Road.

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Request no. 45461. Received: 02/11/2023, Resolved: 30/11/2023

Emergency Care Centres

I am seeking information on: The Care Centres that are prepared to take the public in an emergency, such as sports centres, village halls or community centres. The contact details for these venues.

Request no. 45462. Received: 02/11/2023, Resolved: 29/12/2023

Removal of gate on the path to Blackford pond

All information that you hold regarding the decision to remove the pedestrian gate on the path to Blackford pond off Cluny Gardens, next to Braid Tennis Courts.

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Request no. 45463. Received: 02/11/2023, Resolved: 29/11/2023

Electric Scooters in Schools

What is Edinburgh council's policy on children bringing electric scooters onto school premises?

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Request no. 45464. Received: 02/11/2023, Resolved: 29/11/2023

Council’s vehicle fleet

a) The total number of vehicles in the council’s vehicle fleet, b) Of this fleet, how many vehicles do not comply with the following standards: Euro 4 emissions standards for petrol vehicles, Euro 6 for diesel vehicles, and Euro 6 for HGVs.

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Request no. 45465. Received: 02/11/2023, Resolved: 30/11/2023

Housing Afghan Citizens

Please provide all information relating to Afghan citizens who entered the UK under ACRS or ARAP are living within your authority area within Government funded bridging accommodation from August 2020 to date.

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Request no. 45466. Received: 03/11/2023, Resolved: 01/12/2023

Business Miles Travelling by Employees

How many business miles have been travelled by your employees using the bus (public transport) in the financial year 2022-2023?

Resolution

The information you have requested was provided in response to a similar request under reference 45457. This information is available on the Disclosure Log.

Request no. 45472. Received: 06/11/2023, Resolved: 29/11/2023

Scottish Employment Tribunal

Whether CEC has referred the officer to the SSSC for investigation. What action have been taken?

Resolution

This information will not be released as it relates to an individual.

Request no. 45474. Received: 06/11/2023, Resolved: 13/12/2023

Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership

An updated contact sheet for the Senior Management and Key Posts within the Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership.

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Request no. 45475. Received: 05/11/2023, Resolved: 01/12/2023

LEZ Compliant Vehicles

Whether all vehicles involved in the set up and supply of Edinburgh's Christmas market and associated entertainments in Princes Street for the Festive period 2023

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Request no. 45481. Received: 07/11/2023, Resolved: 04/12/2023

Calton Hill - Access Gate

Regarding access to the road up Calton Hill behind the Old Royal High School - Is the gate entry system for ‘authorised vehicles’ permanently or temporarily broken, and can it be repaired?

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Request no. 45482. Received: 07/11/2023, Resolved: 06/12/2023

New Bin Hubs/Bike Station Cabinets/Parking Spaces

3 questions regarding the recent “Bin Hubs around the city, especially in CPZ Zone N1 incl. how many parking places, both pay & display and Permit Holders, have been removed as a result of the placing of the new bin hub locations? & more

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Request no. 45483. Received: 07/11/2023, Resolved: 06/12/2023 15:53:00

Elm Row - completion of works

I would like to know what date the council is planning for the works to be fully complete at Elm Row, and who is responsible for this date.

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Request no. 45484. Received: 07/11/2023, Resolved: 04/12/2023

Premises with an Animal Boarding Licence

Please give me a list of businesses/premises with an animal boarding licence for home-boarding and dog day-care for 1-10 animals and a separate list for >10 animals.

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Request no. 45485. Received: 07/11/2023, Resolved: 08/12/2023 14:31:00

School Meal Debt

How many children currently have School Meal debt in the local authority and how much school meal debt has been accumulated by children in the local authority area.

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Request no. 45486. Received: 07/11/2023, Resolved: 12/12/2023

Temporary/Supply Teacher Experience Statistics

How many teachers currently employed on either any form of temporary contract e.g. fixed-term contract or through the supply list have 0-1 years; 1-2 years; 2-3 years; 3-4 years; 4-5 years; more than 5 years’ experience?

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Request no. 45487. Received: 07/11/2023, Resolved: 24/11/2023

Crisis Grants

How many crisis grants have you issued in total from a) November 2021 to November 2022 and b) November 2022 to November 2023; and how much is being paid in crisis grants per month between November 2022 and November 2023

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Request no. 45489. Received: 07/11/2023, Resolved: 06/12/2023

Rossie Place - N6 Controlled Parking Zone

How many fixed penalty parking notices for parking in spaces reserved for residents have been issued, in the areas that are (as of 2 November 2023) inaccurately portrayed as unrestricted on the Council’s website, in the current financial year?

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Request no. 45491. Received: 07/11/2023, Resolved: 08/12/2023 14:30:00

ECO 4 Flexible Eligibility Sign-Up Process

Eligibility criteria and application process for the ECO 4 scheme under the Flexible Eligibility rout.

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Request no. 45492. Received: 07/11/2023, Resolved: 04/12/2023

Meeting Complaint Response Targets

I request the statistics for the last available year in the percentage in meeting the 5-day target for Stage 1 complaints and the 20-day target for Stage 2 complaints.

Resolution

Based on 2022 – 2023 complaints report data:

Stage 1 – 2,666 of 4,398 complaints were responded to within the 5-day recommended timescale (60.6%).

Stage 2 – 696 of 933 complaints were responded to within the 20-day recommended timescale (74.4%).

Request no. 45493. Received: 07/11/2023, Resolved: 06/12/2023 16:05:00

Taxi and Private Hire licences

How many licensed black taxi drivers in your area have a home address based outwith the city; & same question for licensed private hire drivers; If possible, could the local authority area of those drivers based outwith the city be provided.

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Request no. 45496. Received: 07/11/2023, Resolved: 18/12/2023

Confucius Hubs

How much funding was received from the Scottish Government for the running of Confucius Hubs in your council area in each of the last five academic years; & 3 more questions

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Request no. 45497. Received: 07/11/2023, Resolved: 11/12/2023

Abuse of Staff in Schools

In the past 5 academic years, how many instances of abuse aimed at teachers and staff members from pupils; This is any form of abuse reported in school aimed at a teacher or staff member – this includes verbal and physical abuse.

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Request no. 45498. Received: 07/11/2023, Resolved: 14/12/2023

Fire Safety Spend

What has the fire safety spend been over the past 5 years; An umbrella overall figure would be helpful; What is the councils fire safety spending plan over the next 5 years; & more details

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Request no. 45499. Received: 07/11/2023, Resolved: 05/12/2023

Taxi/Private Hire Complaints

How many complaints have you received about licensed black cab and Private Hire Vehicle drivers in the last 5 years? Can you provide details of the company each driver is registered with & whether or not the complaint was upheld.

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Request no. 45500. Received: 07/11/2023, Resolved: 14/12/2023

Sexual Offences in Schools

The number of instances of sexual violence, sexual abuse, sexual misconduct or any similar offence in primary and secondary in each of the past 5 years?

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Request no. 45501. Received: 07/11/2023, Resolved: 05/12/2023

Edinburgh Council Recruitment

Request for the capital job evaluation scores and breakdowns for various council posts and also the job descriptions for the most recent recruitment for each post.

Resolution

Please refer to the following attached document – ‘45501 Job Descriptions and Job Evaluation Data’. This provides an overview of the information provided.

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Request no. 45502. Received: 07/11/2023, Resolved: 06/12/2023 16:08:00

Litter Bins

The number of litter bins in the City of Edinburgh Council in April 2019; The number of litter bins in the City of Edinburgh Council currently (November 2023); & 2 more questions

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Request no. 45503. Received: 07/11/2023, Resolved: 05/12/2023

Single Occupancy Tenancy - Fraud Allegation

I would like to know all the information about the allegation. How it was made, dates, times what was written in the allegation.

Request no. 45504. Received: 07/11/2023, Resolved: 13/12/2023

Traditional Crafts Funding

I would like to ask for information on the proportion of council-allocated funding assigned to traditional crafts in Edinburgh colleges.

Resolution

This information is not held as the Council does not manage colleges.

Request no. 45505. Received: 08/11/2023, Resolved: 07/12/2023

Place Directorate Structure

Pls provide the organisational structure chart for the Place Directorate from the Exec Director to Team Leaders, incl. names, job titles & contact details; also the annual remuneration for the leading 5 positions within this directorate; & details

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Request no. 45506. Received: 04/11/2023, Resolved: 08/12/2023 16:08:00

School Incidents

How many incidents of children (involving hitting, spitting, hair pulling or punching) being violent towards teachers or early years staff been reported to a head teacher or to the council or receive medical attention in the years from 2019-2023?

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Request no. 45508. Received: 04/11/2023, Resolved: 01/12/2023

Covid Lockdown

How many days of school did children miss during the Covid lockdown? (2019-2020)?

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Request no. 45510. Received: 04/11/2023, Resolved: 17/01/2024

School Absences in Secondary Schools

From the years of 2019-2023, how many absences were there in secondary schools within the council area? (Please list by name of schools in the council area and by individual year).

Resolution

Closed - No clarification received.

Request no. 45511. Received: 04/11/2023, Resolved: 17/01/2024

School Absences in Primary Schools

From the years of 2019-2023, how many absences were there in primary schools within the council area? (Please list by name of schools in the council area and by individual year).

Resolution

Closed - No clarification received.

Request no. 45513. Received: 07/11/2023, Resolved: 21/12/2023

Pavements of St Andrew Square

Request for work orders and repairs completion documents for the locus/area identified in the inspection report from 7 June 2022?

Resolution

Please see attached information.

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Request no. 45527. Received: 09/11/2023, Resolved: 07/12/2023

Pay Scale/Officer Grade

Current pay scale/officer grade for the following roles or their equivalent within your organisation: Customer Services Manager; Complaints Manager/Coordinator; Information Governance; Officer; Data Protection Officer; FOI Coordinator?

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Request no. 45532. Received: 09/11/2023, Resolved: 06/12/2023

Primate Licensing 2023

We make a request similar to this annually, but this is a wholly new request regarding 2023 figures. There are also additional questions that have not featured before, so please be sure not to forward on responses from previous years.

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Request no. 45536. Received: 09/11/2023, Resolved: 15/01/2024

Staff within planning and development

For the following years, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23: Total number of staff employed in planning and development teams, break down of staff in those positions including, total number of projects commissioned.

Resolution

Closed - No clarification received.

Request no. 45537. Received: 09/11/2023, Resolved: 08/12/2023 14:20:00

Gender Neutral Toilets

For each of the following financial years; 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23: Provide all information relating to renovations made to facilitate gender neutral toilets in the main council office.

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Request no. 45538. Received: 06/11/2023, Resolved: 01/12/2023

Frederick Street, Edinburgh

All complaints intimated in respect of any defects on the pavement/road; a list of all repairs; maintenance records within the last 12 months.

Resolution

Please see the attached Site History Report

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Request no. 45539. Received: 06/11/2023, Resolved: 01/12/2023

Nursery for South Morningside Primary School

I would like to know how much rent was paid by the Council to the Church in each of the years when this nursery was in operation, ie an annual figure and not an overall total.

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Request no. 45540. Received: 06/11/2023, Resolved: 01/12/2023

Empty Commercial Properties

Addresses of empty Commercial properties that are within your area. The owner(s) of those properties. Type of use (eg. office, shop, storage facility, etc. Approximate date (month and year) from which those properties became empty.

Resolution

This information is available on the website at the link provided.

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Request no. 45541. Received: 06/11/2023, Resolved: 05/12/2023 16:17:00

Planning Application:- 22/01620/FUL | 4 Industry Lane, Edinburgh EH6 4EZ

Request for the pre-application information and correspondence associated with this site that is not available on the planning portal.

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Request no. 45552. Received: 08/11/2023, Resolved: 12/12/2023

School Abuse

In the academic year 2022-2023, the number of instances of abuse aimed at teachers and staff members in primary and secondary schools. In the academic year 2022-2023, the number of instances of abuse aimed at pupils from pupils.

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Request no. 45553. Received: 08/11/2023, Resolved: 07/12/2023 15:16:00

Employees

Would you be able to tell me what percentage of your employees are on a 37 hour weekly contract?

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Request no. 45554. Received: 08/11/2023, Resolved: 07/12/2023 16:52:00

Scottish Nursing Guild (SNG)

From 1st July 2022 to 31st October 2023 how many shifts has your Partnership used Scottish Nursing Guild (SNG) for? and all other information requested.

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Request no. 45556. Received: 08/11/2023, Resolved: 07/12/2023 15:18:00

Disabled Parking Fines

Annually, from 2010 to date, how many parking fines were issued in your council area for parking in a disabled bay without permission, and how much total revenue from such fines was collected?

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Request no. 45557. Received: 08/11/2023, Resolved: 13/12/2023

Advanced Higher subject list

I am requesting the advanced higher subject choice list for sixth year pupils in every secondary school in your local authority area for the current academic year (2023-2024).

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Request no. 45558. Received: 09/11/2023, Resolved: 07/12/2023

Single-use Plastic Fines

In October 2023, the Government outlawed single use plastics. Since the law came in provide all information relating to single-use of plastic items.

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Request no. 45559. Received: 09/11/2023, Resolved: 07/02/2024

Surveys/Repairs to Duo-Slab Pre-Cast Concrete / Airey Homes Lochend

Information on surveys and repairs conducted or any contractors instructed to do these works on council houses located in the Lochend area, where those surveys and repairs related to those houses that were built in the 1920/30s.

Resolution

Closed - No clarification received.

Request no. 45560. Received: 09/11/2023, Resolved: 08/12/2023 15:51:00

Cycle lanes from Fairmilehead Crossroads to Greenbank crossroads

Can you disclose the traffic restriction orders that permitted the installation of the cycle lanes. Can you show the TTRO or ETRO orders and the times they were valid from and to plus the overall costs to date?

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Request no. 45562. Received: 09/11/2023, Resolved: 15/01/2024

Bin Hubs - Metal Rails Cost

How much money has the council spent on the metal rails for the new bin hubs? Please specify cost of the metal rails only.

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Request no. 45563. Received: 09/11/2023, Resolved: 08/12/2023 14:25:00

Traffic Wardens

How many are employees of the council? What 3rd party company is contacted for traffic wardens? How much for the past 5 years has it cost to out source the traffic wardens to another company and other information.

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Request no. 45568. Received: 09/11/2023, Resolved: 01/12/2023

Trams to Newhaven Project

Who is the single person (and their title) responsible for the Trams to Newhaven project? Who do they report to?

Resolution

Hannah Ross is the SRO for this project and reports to Paul Lawrence.

Request no. 45570. Received: 09/11/2023, Resolved: 07/12/2023

Solihull Approach Online

The number of parents who have accessed the parenting course within the CEC area since the course was made available to all parents by the Scottish Government in 2012. Any reports or data on the efficacy of the programme in your area.

Resolution

The City of Edinburgh Council does not hold data regarding how many parents in Edinburgh have accessed the course.

The City of Edinburgh Council does not evaluate the programme.

Request no. 45572. Received: 09/11/2023, Resolved: 17/01/2024

4 Wheatfield Road, Gorgie, Edinburgh

Please can we have a Statutory Notice Report for the property.

Resolution

Closed - No clarification received.

Request no. 45573. Received: 11/11/2023, Resolved: 11/12/2023 16:04:00

Dalry Cemetery

How many photos of individual people or groups of people, visiting, working at, or otherwise attending Dalry Cemetery, have been sent to CEC Bereavement Services?

Request no. 45575. Received: 09/11/2023, Resolved: 07/12/2023

Dangerous Dog - Inspection & Complaints

1. All records of inspection of any dangerous dogs at the above noted location 1 year prior to 13th June 2023; 2. All records of complaints of dangerous dogs at the above noted location 1 year prior to 13th June 2023.

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Request no. 45576. Received: 13/11/2023, Resolved: 27/12/2023

Pertemps Agency Spend in Social Care

How much has been paid to agencies and independent consultants for services or staff in Social Care Direct, senior managers in Children’s Services, auditors and consultants from 30/10/2022 to date?

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Request no. 45577. Received: 09/11/2023, Resolved: 14/12/2023

Pavement on Morningside Road, Edinburgh

Please provide all information including sight of any written or electronic communication detailing the pavement Winter maintenance policy in place as at 2/1/21. We request the above information from November 2020 to date.

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Request no. 45578. Received: 12/11/2023, Resolved: 01/12/2023

Environmental Survey - Crewe Toll, 2 Ferry Road, EH5 2XS

Several questions in relation to an environmental review of the above site.

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Request no. 45579. Received: 12/11/2023, Resolved: 11/12/2023

Blue Badge Parking Spaces

How many Blue Badge parking spaces are there in the city centre alone currently? How many Blue Badge parking spaces were there in the city centre in 2018?

Resolution

According to records held, there are currently 102 disabled spaces in Zones 1 to 4, and there were 93 disabled parking spaces in Zones 1 to 4 in 2018.

Request no. 45580. Received: 10/11/2023, Resolved: 27/12/2023

Residents' Parking

Number of resident parking spaces per year for the years 2019 through 2023. Number of resident parking permits sold per year for the years 2019 to 2023. Number of resident parking spaces removed due to installation of Bike Storage shelters, etc.

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Request no. 45581. Received: 10/11/2023, Resolved: 21/12/2023

Potholes - Scottish councils

Request all information on potholes reported to and repaired by the council broken down by month, for the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (to date).

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Request no. 45582. Received: 10/11/2023, Resolved: 13/11/2023

Rat Infestations

Information the council holds on the number of times concerns were raised by residents as a result of rat infestations or sightings over the last 5 years? How many times council workers were alerted to and/or were called out to deal with rats?

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Request no. 45583. Received: 10/11/2023, Resolved: 11/12/2023 16:06:00

Temporary accommodation stays exceeding a year

Number of people currently in temporary accommodation, that have been living in temporary accommodation for a time period equal to or exceeding 365 days. Number of people under the age of 18 currently in temporary accommodation of same.

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Request no. 45586. Received: 10/11/2023, Resolved: 13/12/2023

Music Tuition

Request for all information about music tuition offered by City of Edinburgh Council to pupils in its primary schools.

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Request no. 45588. Received: 10/11/2023, Resolved: 11/12/2023

Care Home Deaths

Can you tell me the total amount of deaths from all causes within all council run Edinburgh care homes from the earliest records available until 2023, separated by year?

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Request no. 45589. Received: 10/11/2023, Resolved: 11/12/2023

Floor Plans

Please provide 1 x A4 size copy of the floor plans of my property (Meadowsweet Drive, Edinburgh)

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Request no. 45590. Received: 10/11/2023, Resolved: 11/12/2023

Vermin Complaints and Cost

Number of complaints about vermin. Can this data be presented annually for the past five years and divided by each type of vermin? The amount of money spent on pest control for the past five years and divided by each type of costs?

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Request no. 45593. Received: 13/11/2023, Resolved: 13/12/2023

Funding in Scotland for refugee programmes - October 2023

Request for information on the annual amount of public money spent on health and social care of refugees, in Scotland, by the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (IJB);total 4 questions

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Request no. 45594. Received: 11/11/2023, Resolved: 17/01/2024

School Leavers, Exams and Literacy

The average age of school leavers from primary schools and high schools separately from the primary and high schools from your council area between the years of 2022 and 2008 and all other information requested.

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Request no. 45596. Received: 13/11/2023, Resolved: 12/12/2023

20 MPH Speed Limits Public Consultation Survey for Urban Roads

Details of the Urban Roads Survey conducted by the council (via Atkins) between November 16 2022 and February 8 2023. Copy of questions for the Urban Roads survey. Anonymised raw data for the 4056 respondents. Cost for the survey.

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Request no. 45597. Received: 13/11/2023, Resolved: 12/12/2023

Properties/land owned in England

Request information regarding properties/land owned by the City of Edinburgh Council in England. I would like all additional information regarding these purchases.

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Request no. 45598. Received: 13/11/2023, Resolved: 20/12/2023

ASN Provision

11 Questions. The specific criteria and process used to assess and identify students with ASN, as well as the number of students identified in the last academic year. Provide all information requested.

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Request no. 45599. Received: 13/11/2023, Resolved: 12/12/2023

Council tax payments from vulnerable customers

Request for detailed information on how you handle and assist vulnerable customers, including any specific steps or accommodations put in place to ensure their needs are met.

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Request no. 45600. Received: 13/11/2023, Resolved: 15/12/2023

Temporary Accommodation

In the FY of 23/24, as of 13.11.23, how much has your council spent and, if the figure is known, how much is the council projected to spend by the end of FY? In the FY 22/23, how much did your council spend on providing temporary accommodation?

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Request no. 45602. Received: 14/11/2023, Resolved: 13/12/2023

LGBT+ Staff Training Documents

Any and all documents relating to current policy for the training of staff on LGBT+ issues. Any documents relating to current LGBT+ Allies toolkit / diversity champions type of programmes. Can the corresponding EIAs be provided.

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Request no. 45605. Received: 14/11/2023, Resolved: 13/12/2023

Temporary Accommodation

How many times have homeless people been sent to England by City of Edinburgh to source temporary accommodation in the last 12 months? What was the cost for accommodation? What modes of transport and the cost for the transport etc.

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Request no. 45608. Received: 14/11/2023, Resolved: 11/12/2023

Homes for Ukraine

Please proved all information on how many households in your council area have acted as hosts in the Homes for Ukraine scheme since it was launched nationally on 14 March 2022?

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Request no. 45609. Received: 14/11/2023, Resolved: 12/12/2023

Heads of Service

Can you please advise the names and contact details for the following: Heads of Services.

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Request no. 45610. Received: 14/11/2023, Resolved: 13/12/2023

Newbridge Roundabout - Traffic Light Sequence

The traffic light sequence of the Newbridge Roundabout on the 3 August 2021 at about 6pm.

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Request no. 45612. Received: 14/11/2023, Resolved: 18/01/2024

Bullying

How many reports of bullying have been recorded by schools in the City of Edinburgh Council area in each of the last 5 academic years? This is for all bullying, including pupil on pupil, pupil on staff, staff on pupil etc.

Resolution

Closed - No clarification received.

Request no. 45617. Received: 14/11/2023, Resolved: 14/12/2023

Belmont Gardens, EH12

Request for the assessment (including the RAG classification) and all related paperwork/reports carried out in relation to above, pursuant to the 'CEC Footway Parking Prohibition - Report on the survey, analysis and recommendations.

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Request no. 45619. Received: 14/11/2023, Resolved: 13/12/2023

Local Buses

Who operates your local buses? Who is the main contact for this? How many buses are in the overall fleet? Are Mobile Data SIMs used across the fleet for such items as ticketing, CCTV, payments?

Resolution

Local buses are deregulated, operate on a commercial basis, & are provided by a number of different operators.

Contact details of the main bus operators in Edinburgh, such as Lothian Buses, First Bus, etc., can be found through internet searches.

Request no. 45620. Received: 14/11/2023, Resolved: 13/12/2023

Energy Portfolio

Several questions relating to the Council's energy portfolio.

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Request no. 45622. Received: 14/11/2023, Resolved: 13/12/2023

Religious and Cultural Dietary Food Requirements in Schools

The council’s policy regarding provisions for all pupils who have religious and/or cultural food restrictions in their diet, such as Halal, Kosher, and Lacto-vegetarianism; Total of 7 questions.

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Request no. 45623. Received: 14/11/2023, Resolved: 13/12/2023

November Business Rates Credit

Please can you email me a list of November or Q3 (most current) business rates credits you currently hold for businesses.

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Request no. 45627. Received: 15/11/2023, Resolved: 17/01/2024

New Youth Centres

How many youth centres operated by your council were open at the end of the financial year 2022/23?

Resolution

Closed - No clarification received.

Request no. 45629. Received: 15/11/2023, Resolved: 17/11/2023

Parking Tickets issued

Which streets in Edinburgh recorded the highest total of parking tickets issued for 2023; Can I have the ten streets which collected the most revenue for the council in fines. Can I have a breakdown per street please.

Resolution

Cancelled. Duplicate of 45264

Request no. 45630. Received: 15/11/2023, Resolved: 13/12/2023

Apprenticeship Levy

Is your organisation an apprenticeship levy payer? What was the value (£) of your organisation’s apprenticeship levy contributions in 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 & 2022-23. Please provide an annual breakdown; total 5 questions

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Request no. 45632. Received: 15/11/2023, Resolved: 18/12/2023

Revision of the governance of Transport Companies

Will CEC appoint an independent forensic accountant to determine the extent to which decision-making at Lothian Buses in recent years adversely affected the company's ability to make dividend payments to shareholders? If not, why not?

Resolution

We do not hold this information.

Request no. 45633. Received: 15/11/2023, Resolved: 13/12/2023

Drug Use in Schools

The number of pupils in each of the last five years who have been found in possession of drugs; found to be using drugs; who have been sent to hospital/treated for drug use.

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Request no. 45637. Received: 15/11/2023, Resolved: 13/12/2023

Office Spaces Abroad

Do you have office spaces abroad? If so, how many? What is the address? How much do you spend annually on rent for this space?

Resolution

No - Not applicable.

Request no. 45638. Received: 15/11/2023, Resolved: 14/12/2023

Young Carer's Champion

1) Does the Local Authority have a young carers champion? 2) If the Local Authority does have a young carers champion is the individual a teacher?

Resolution

We have a Corporate Parenting Lead who manages two Participation Officers who are Care Experienced; and a Champions Board.

Request no. 45639. Received: 15/11/2023, Resolved: 14/12/2023

Schools Attendance Rates

Please provide the overall primary school attendance rate, and the overall secondary school attendance rate. Please send each of these figures for 2018-19 and for 2021-22 and 2022-23.

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Request no. 45640. Received: 15/11/2023, Resolved: 13/12/2023

Hawthorn Gardens - Proposed Acquisition of Completed Homes

Enquiry re. Point 9.3 in the report. “Public consultation on the development of the homes took place as part of the planning process, including local exhibitions. Feedback was considered as part of the planning approval; & more details

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Request no. 45643. Received: 15/11/2023, Resolved: 14/12/2023

School Placing Requests

How many placing requests did the council receive in each of the last 3 financial years (up to & including March 2023) from parents or guardians looking to have children enrolled at schools outwith their catchment; & details

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Request no. 45649. Received: 16/11/2023, Resolved: 22/01/2024

Building conditions

1) A breakdown of any schools (primary, secondary, special or behavioural) in the local authority: and 2) A breakdown of any colleges in the local authority and whether each is classified as being 'wind and watertight'

Resolution

Closed. No clarification received.

Request no. 45652. Received: 16/11/2023, Resolved: 14/12/2023

The Scottie, 100 Northfield Broadway, Edinburgh, EH8 7RU

We would be grateful if you could please send us the reports and records you hold in respect of all inspections/visits at The Scottie in 2022.

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Request no. 45654. Received: 16/11/2023, Resolved: 14/12/2023

Queensferry High School

Request an information on how many out of catchment places have been filled for the 2023/24 school year? How many children out-with the catchment area got a place. How many are still on a waiting list?

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Request no. 45655. Received: 16/11/2023, Resolved: 18/12/2023

Short-Term Let Licence Applications

How many received in total and then broken down by: (a) home sharing; (b) home letting; and (c) secondary letting in each of CEC Wards. How many have been (a) granted (b) granted with conditions (c) withdrawn and (d) rejected?

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Request no. 45656. Received: 16/11/2023, Resolved: 14/12/2023

Mould Compensation

To request the amount in compensation paid by the council to households renting social homes for the presence of damp and mould. Please provide data since 2018-19, with a breakdown by fiscal year.

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Request no. 45666. Received: 16/11/2023, Resolved: 14/12/2023

Transit site and pitch provision

I am seeking all information about the provision of transit sites for Gypsies and Travellers, and transit pitches on permanent sites, situated on land which is owned and/or managed by your public authority.

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Request no. 45667. Received: 16/11/2023, Resolved: 13/12/2023

Collection/Retention of Planning Comment Data

Please provide details of all information collected on a person/organisation leaving comments on a planning application? ie. Name, ip address, location. Could you please also provide how long this information is stored?

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Request no. 45669. Received: 16/11/2023, Resolved: 14/12/2023

Homelessness since April 2023

Since 1 April 2023 please provide, all information on the numbers of total homelessness applications / accommodation.

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Request no. 45670. Received: 16/11/2023, Resolved: 13/12/2023

Christmas Lights

Provide me with the total costs of Christmas lights in the 2022/23 financial year. Please tell me whether the council is intending to turn on Christmas lights in the 2023/24 financial year. If yes, please provide a projection of the costs.

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Request no. 45672. Received: 16/11/2023, Resolved: 18/12/2023

Balfour Court Estate, Springfield

All correspondence, meeting minutes, telephone notes or any other documents in which any of George Wimpey, Wimpey Homes, or Taylor Wimpey request the Council to adopt the car parking spaces at Balfour Court Estate, Springfield.

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Request no. 45673. Received: 14/11/2023, Resolved: 17/11/2023

Christmas Markets

The total estimated financial cost of the Edinburgh Christmas Markets in 2023. The total financial cost of the Edinburgh Christmas Markets in 2022. The total financial cost of the Edinburgh Christmas Markets in 2021.

Request no. 45675. Received: 17/11/2023, Resolved: 15/12/2023

Stage 3 Safety Audit - Corstorphine LTN

Please provide the Stage 3 Safety Audit, rsa logs (road safety audit logs and actions) and all audit related drawings relating to the Corstorphine LTN changes to Manse Road as well as more widely for the entire Corstorphine LTN.

Resolution

Please find attached the Stage 3 Road Safety Audit, the related Road Safety Audit Response and associated designs.

Third party personal information has been redacted from the documents provided in compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

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Request no. 45677. Received: 17/11/2023, Resolved: 18/12/2023

Corstorphine Phases 1 and 2

Please provide details of the total cost of all traffic, road pavement and “planting for phases 1 and 2 in Corstorphine. Including consultancy costs associated with engagements and project management.

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Request no. 45678. Received: 17/11/2023, Resolved: 21/12/2023

Roadworks

In each of the last five financial years how many times has the council referred a utility company to the Scottish Road Works Commissioner with a complaint that it has failed to adequately repair a roadway or pavement after digging it up?

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Request no. 45679. Received: 17/11/2023, Resolved: 14/12/2023

Industrial Injury Allowance

Since 2013 how many staff have received industrial injury allowance (in line with the red book agreement below) and the total cost, summarised by year.

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Request no. 45680. Received: 17/11/2023, Resolved: 18/12/2023

Taxi and Private Hire Drivers

The number of complaints received against taxi and private hire drivers over the last year. How many were against taxi drivers and how many were against Private Hire drivers. Please provide a breakdown of the type of complaints received.

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Request no. 45681. Received: 17/11/2023, Resolved: 18/12/2023

Social and Council Housing Waiting List

What is the total number of people currently on a waiting list? What is the total number of people currently on the waiting list that are non-UK nationals? What is the breakdown of non-UK nationals on the waiting list by nationality?

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Request no. 45683. Received: 17/11/2023, Resolved: 21/11/2023

SCOT (NA Funerals)

Any information you may hold relating to National Assistance Act or “Paupers funerals carried (sometimes referred to as 'Public Health' Funerals) where persons who have died with no known next of kin (blood relatives) since 1/9/23 to date.

Resolution

Under section 14(2) of FOISA we do not have to respond to repeated requests for information.

Request no. 45684. Received: 17/11/2023, Resolved: 18/12/2023

Parking Permit for Zone S4

How many vehicles have held a parking permit? How many (approx) permit bay spaces are within zone S4 between 2020 and the current year (annual breakdown)? How often are counts of the number permit bay spaces undertaken?

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Request no. 45686. Received: 18/11/2023, Resolved: 15/12/2023

Lothian Pension Fund

Request access to and copies of alternative investment portfolio records for close-ended funds; On an individual fund by fund basis with aggregated values since inception for the most recent quarter available.

Resolution

Information provided.

Request no. 45689. Received: 18/11/2023, Resolved: 27/12/2023

Pupils' access to a library

1. Can you tell me how many Edinburgh schools possess their own library. 2. Please supply me with copies of all internal reports on the future of School Library provision in your authority.

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Request no. 45691. Received: 06/11/2023, Resolved: 27/12/2023

Landlord Registrations

The total revenue that has been received in Landlord Registrations from 2022-2023 and where the money has been spent.

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Request no. 45692. Received: 19/11/2023, Resolved: 10/01/2024

Hoarding & Scaffold Licences

1. The number of Hoarding licences (excluding renewals) issued by CEC per year, for the last 5 years. 2. Number of Hoarding and Scaffold licences (excluding renewals and licences included in item 1 above).

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Request no. 45694. Received: 19/11/2023, Resolved: 14/12/2023

50 Gillespie Crescent

Edinburgh 10-year plan states use as housing, hotel or student accommodation for 166 units. Please provide documentation showing who, when and date of this decision. Why was this not an open development rather than a suggested one?

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Request no. 45695. Received: 19/11/2023, Resolved: 18/12/2023

Equal Pay Liabilities

How many active equal pay claims have been issued to the Employment Tribunal? If yes (number provided): What is the expected completion of these equal pay claims?

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Request no. 45698. Received: 19/11/2023, Resolved: 18/12/2023

Class A, B, C Drugs in Schools

All information related to school settings within this council area, can I have a breakdown of primary and secondary schools over the past 5 years – by year.

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Request no. 45700. Received: 20/11/2023, Resolved: 21/11/2023

Portobello Golf Course

I am looking for information with regards to the usage of the Portobello Golf Course over the past few years.

Resolution

The Golf Course is run by Edinburgh Leisure and they will hold the information you are seeking.

Request no. 45702. Received: 20/11/2023, Resolved: 19/12/2023

Housing Management Software

Please provide all information in relation to Housing Management Software, etc.

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Request no. 45703. Received: 20/11/2023, Resolved: 19/12/2023

SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health)

Information on money provided to SAMH from CEC for year ending 5th April 2022 for the provision of adult social care.

Resolution

Amounts due to SAMH in 2022/23 for the provision of adult social care amounted to £496,139.

Request no. 45705. Received: 20/11/2023, Resolved: 18/12/2023

Road/footpath Compensation

How much has the local authority paid out in compensation because of potholes/road disrepair/poor state of footpaths and walkways? For the 2020/21 FY, 2021/22 FY the 2022/23 FY, and the 2023/24 FY to date.

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Request no. 45707. Received: 20/11/2023, Resolved: 19/12/2023

Assessed as Homeless

In each of the last 5 years, of (a) households assessed as homeless, and (b) households in temporary accommodation, on: 31 December; 1 January; 2 January?

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Request no. 45708. Received: 20/11/2023, Resolved: 19/12/2023

Homeless Presentations

Provide the number, in each of the last 5 years, of people who have presented homeless: on Christmas Eve/ 24 December; on Christmas Day/ 25 December; on 26 December; on 27 December; on 28 December?

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Request no. 45712. Received: 16/11/2023, Resolved: 14/12/2023

Direct Payments

Request for the full council's processes for how to engage a personal assistant but not become their employer.

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Request no. 45714. Received: 20/11/2023, Resolved: 19/12/2023

Social and Council Housing

Total number of people currently living in social and council housing? Total number of people currently living that are non-British citizens? Breakdown of non-British citizens living in social and council housing by nationality?

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Request no. 45715. Received: 21/11/2023, Resolved: 19/12/2023

Children Housed outside of residential placements

How many separate occasions over the past 12 months have you needed to house any of your looked after children in a building other than one of your children’s residential facilities? Total spend on support agencies over the past 12 months?

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Request no. 45716. Received: 21/11/2023, Resolved: 01/12/2023

Tram Line from York Place to Newhaven

Please provide the name of the City of Edinburgh Council Officer who is employed as Project Manager with overall charge of the construction of the Tram line from York Place to Newhaven and associated works.

Resolution

Hannah Ross, Senior Responsible Officer, Trams to Newhaven.

Request no. 45717. Received: 21/11/2023, Resolved: 20/12/2023

Ramage Square, Edinburgh EH6 6FA

Is it possible to obtain P4 Parking's parking warden scheduled, P4 Parking took over Ramage Square, Edinburgh EH6 6FA this year.

Resolution

The City of Edinburgh Council own no property at Ramage Square, we do not control the parking here and we do not hold P4 Parking’s parking warden schedule.

Request no. 45718. Received: 21/11/2023, Resolved: 20/12/2023

Dog fouling

A copy of any council policy documents on handling dog fouling? The number of dog fouling incidents reported, by area and period, for the last five years? The number of fines issued for dog fouling, by area and period, for the last five years?

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Request no. 45719. Received: 20/11/2023, Resolved: 21/11/2023

Transport and Environment Committee

The Wickets Craiglockhart North Area was marked as being monitored. Provide a detailed timeline providing specific dates as to how this monitoring led to the full implementation on the 20 November 2023 and all other information requested.

Resolution

Cancelled. Duplicate request.

Request no. 45720. Received: 20/11/2023, Resolved: 19/12/2023

Parking Controls - The Wickets, Craiglockhart North

The Wickets Craiglockhart North Area was marked as being monitored. Provide a detailed timeline providing specific dates as to how this monitoring led to the full implementation on the 20 November 2023 and all other information requested.

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Request no. 45721. Received: 21/11/2023, Resolved: 22/12/2023

Council temporary housing

Request for information on the CEC’s policy on how and when a tenant on a SST tenancy would be moved to a SSST tenancy

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Request no. 45732. Received: 20/11/2023, Resolved: 19/12/2023

Potholes & Repairs

How many pothole repairs were noted and recorded by council staff as being substandard/failed/failing or not done to the correct specification?

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Request no. 45733. Received: 21/11/2023, Resolved: 19/12/2023

Contaminated Land

Is the Council aware of any contamination issues or specific incidents in connection with the site?

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Request no. 45734. Received: 21/11/2023, Resolved: 27/12/2023

Domestic garden refuse permits

How many domestic garden refuse permits were issued by the City Edinburgh Council by 1st November 2023 for this years recent summer registration: July/August 2023/24?

Resolution

For our recent summer registration (between July and August 2023) we issued a total of 77,448 garden waste permits by 1st November 2023.

Request no. 45735. Received: 21/11/2023, Resolved: 22/01/2024 15:00:00

Interim accommodation placements

Between the 15th of March 2021 and 20th July 2021 what was the number of interim accommodation placements which City of Edinburgh Council had access to, to meet their interim duty to accommodate

Resolution

Closed. No clarification received.

Request no. 45736. Received: 21/11/2023, Resolved: 20/12/2023

Bin Hub Screening

I would like to find out about the cost of the screening that surrounds the bin hub on Murrayfield Avenue. The reasoning for this. Cost of bin hub at Coltbridge Ave. Cost of 660 Ltr Glass bin.

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Request no. 45737. Received: 21/11/2023, Resolved: 20/12/2023

Women in temporary accommodation

How many women are currently placed in temporary accommodation, as a result of fleeing domestic abuse and / or violence?

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Request no. 45738. Received: 21/11/2023, Resolved: 21/12/2023

Care Home Staff Vacancies

In 2022/23, how many whole-time equivalent staff vacancies were there in council-owned adult care homes in this council? Please also provide this for 2023/24 so far. Also, longest vacancy.

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Request no. 45739. Received: 21/11/2023, Resolved: 27/12/2023

Road Occupation Permits 2022 & 2023

Is there a public list of road occupation permits issued by the council?

Resolution

Please refer to the following attached spreadsheets:

45739 Permit Applications Received_2022

45739 Permit Applications Received_2023

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Request no. 45740. Received: 21/11/2023, Resolved: 27/12/2023

Temporary Accommodation - Domestic Abuse

The average time women, children and men, who have fled domestic abuse and / or violence, have been living in temporary accommodation in your local authority.

Resolution

Information as at 07 December 2023 is attached.

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Request no. 45746. Received: 22/11/2023, Resolved: 20/12/2023

LGiU Councillor Awards 2023

Can you send me details of cost and money spent on this year's awards? Can you also send me copies of all entries?

Request no. 45748. Received: 22/11/2023, Resolved: 28/12/2023

2022 & 23 SQA entries

2023 and 2022 SQA entries and results for Nat 5, Higher and Advanced Higher for James Gillespie’s High School by Subject and Sex

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Request no. 45749. Received: 22/11/2023, Resolved: 29/12/2023

Free School Breakfasts

The number of Primary, Secondary and Special schools in your local authority that provide universal free school breakfasts?

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Request no. 45752. Received: 22/11/2023, Resolved: 20/12/2023

114 Causewayside, Sciennes and 42 MacDowall Road - Road Reports

In the 3yrs prior to both incidents when were either of these locations logged as having undergone inspection/maintenance process that is carried out? These areas reported as having potholes ? When was the responsive repair carried out?

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Request no. 45758. Received: 22/11/2023, Resolved: 21/12/2023

Planning Application References: 18/00312/FUL and 23/04064/FUL

All the pre-application process advice and feedback (provided 6 March 2018) and any subsequent information relating to Planning Applications in Comiston Drive, EHIO 5QT.

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Request no. 45761. Received: 22/11/2023, Resolved: 29/12/2023

Road Defect - Old Dalkeith Road

I’m looking for information on when a road was last inspected prior to 27/05/2023 and when the pothole was first reported and how long it took to repair. But the most important thing is how many times and when it was reported.

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Request no. 45766. Received: 22/11/2023, Resolved: 22/01/2024

Musselburgh Care Home Ltd

Minutes of any and all meetings held about the care home including details of all parties present. Communication of any kind received from third parties and replies sent. Notes of all internal meetings.

Resolution

Closed. No clarification received

Request no. 45767. Received: 23/11/2023, Resolved: 27/12/2023

Vehicles Private Hire & Taxis

1. Vehicles owned/hired operated by the council (a) fleet number; (b) VRM 2. Taxis & Private Hire Vehicles Licensed by the council (a) Plate Number (ie T111); (b) VRM (ie AA 66 ABC); (c) Operator (ie Smith's Taxis, Oban)

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Request no. 45773. Received: 23/11/2023, Resolved: 29/01/2024

Evicted, Rent Arrears, Council and Private

How many had rent through universal credit, and didn't pay. How many through domestic abuse and then more than once. No connection with Edinburgh? Applied for accommodation within Edinburgh Fringe period?

Resolution

Closed - No clarification received.

Request no. 45774. Received: 22/11/2023, Resolved: 22/12/2023

Digital Learning and Teaching Strategy

Has the Local Authority developed a strategy to support the appropriate and effective use of technology in education as set out in Scottish Government's 2016 Digital Learning and Teaching Strategy. Has it been published/implemented/evaluated.

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Request no. 45775. Received: 22/11/2023, Resolved: 04/03/2024

Morar North Berwick Ltd

Minutes of any and all meetings held about the care home including details of all parties present. Communication of any kind received from third parties and replies sent. Notes of all internal meetings.

Resolution

Closed. No clarification received.

Request no. 45784. Received: 23/11/2023, Resolved: 31/01/2024

Smoking and vaping product seizures

All information relating to smoking and vaping product seizures spanning the past 5 years in total up to the latest available data. How many fines or penalties have been issued for being in possession of, stocking, or selling illegal vapes?

Resolution

we have responded to requests for information which ask for similar information recently and this is available on our Disclosure Log. Once on this page, you can search under 'vapes'.

Request no. 45785. Received: 23/11/2023, Resolved: 30/01/2024

Councillors Connected to Liquidised Companies

Copy of communication to any Cllr serving in the CEC whereby there was involved two or more Cllrs in companies with outcomes being - company liquidation. Any years being when company would have first involved Cllr until date of outcome.

Resolution

Closed - No clarification received.

Request no. 45786. Received: 23/11/2023, Resolved: 29/11/2023

Bus Accidents

1. Please could you confirm the total number of bus accidents between 1 November 2020 to 1 November 2023? 2. How much has the council paid out as a result of bus accident injuries in the same period?

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Request no. 45787. Received: 23/11/2023, Resolved: 21/12/2023

Low Emission Zone - Retrofit Fund

What budget is remaining within your Low Emission Zone Retrofit Fund?

Resolution

This fund is not managed by the City of Edinburgh Council. The funds are managed by Transport Scotland, the Energy Savings Trust (EST) and Historic Environment Scotland (HES). Their contact details are published on their websites.

Request no. 45788. Received: 23/11/2023, Resolved: 08/02/2024

West Maitland Street, Edinburgh

Request sight of any written or electronic communication detailing tram track related incidents incl. detailing road hazards; system of inspection; risk assessments; complaints; photographs; information from August 2022 to date.

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Request no. 45796. Received: 23/11/2023, Resolved: 22/12/2023

School Meal Debt

The number of occasions Pupil Equity Funding has been used to clear school meal debt in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each of the last five years.

Resolution

No Pupil Equity Funding has been used to clear school meal debt.

Request no. 45798. Received: 24/11/2023, Resolved: 18/01/2024

Children in Care

In each of the past five years: How many children under local authority care were being looked after by private care services? How much was spent? What was the maximum spent on private sector care services for any individual child?

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Request no. 45800. Received: 24/11/2023, Resolved: 21/12/2023

Respect Her Space Advertisement

Any documentation regarding the inception of this advertisement campaign and why it was started. Spend to date (creating web content, videos, etc.). Total budget allocated to running this specific campaign.

Request no. 45801. Received: 24/11/2023, Resolved: 29/12/2023

Non-Domestic Rates / Business Rates

As per the ‘Download Business Rates data’: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/business-rates/non-domestic-rate-charges-201920 Please extract the data relevant to properties that are only in the Scottish Parliament constituency of Edinburgh Southern

Resolution

There is no function available on our database that enables us to identify and extract data relating to specific Scottish Parliament constituencies. The published data can be filtered by postcode but not constituency area.

Request no. 45803. Received: 27/11/2023, Resolved: 24/01/2024

Allocation and Expenditure of Carers Act Funding

Request for information regarding the allocation and utilisation of Carers Act funding for the Financial Year 2022/2023, as allocated to the City of Edinburgh Council by the Scottish Government, amounting to £7.43 million.

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Request no. 45804. Received: 24/11/2023, Resolved: 27/12/2023

Hubbard Academy of Personal Independence

Details pertaining to any correspondence, lobbying attempts and applications submitted by the Church of Scientology, specifically the for acquiring or utilising buildings, premises, or land within the jurisdiction of the CEC in Scotland.

Resolution

Any planning applications would be stored publicly on the planning portal. Operational Estates have confirmed that they hold no information in this regard.

Request no. 45805. Received: 25/11/2023, Resolved: 27/12/2023

LEZ - Replacing Council Vehicles

What the total cost will be taking into account any loan fees and interest payments as well as what period the loans will be repaid over. If the loan period exceeds the expected life of any of the vehicles in question and if so the relevant details.

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Request no. 45806. Received: 25/11/2023, Resolved: 27/12/2023

Liberton Hospital and Blood Transfusion sites

Plans for the Liberton Hospital and Blood Transfusion sites on Elens Glen Road and Lasswade Road, Liberton, Edinburgh.

Resolution

The Hospital and Blood Transfusion site is let to the NHS, until March 31st 2025.
We are about to start to engage the community to find out how we will design and plan the site. Please see the information attached.

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Request no. 45807. Received: 26/11/2023, Resolved: 27/12/2023

Liberton Hospital and Blood Transfusion sites

The infrastructures for proposed developments on the Liberton Hospital site on Lasswade Road and the Blood Transfusion site on Ellens Glen Road, Liberton, Edinburgh.

Resolution

Please refer to the information provided in our response under reference 45806. We hold no further information at this time.

Request no. 45808. Received: 26/11/2023, Resolved: 28/12/2023

Northfield House Hotel site

The plans for the student accommodation project on the old Northfield House Hotel site at Lasswade Road Edinburgh.

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Request no. 45809. Received: 26/11/2023, Resolved: 28/12/2023

Carnbee (Glenellen) Estate

Planning permission for 204 houses on the Carnbee (Glenellen) Estate, Liberton, Edinburgh granted to Beazer Homes (Scotland) Limited in 1993-4. Beazer Homes changed name on 22/7/1996 to Beazer Homes Glasgow Limited.

Resolution

The information you have requested is available in the Council's plan store at
18 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1NY
Tel: 0131 529 4016,
E-mail: planstorerecords@edinburgh.gov.uk

Request no. 45810. Received: 26/11/2023, Resolved: 28/12/2023

Planning Permission

Planning permission for one property at 1 Ellens Glen Road, Edinburgh, EH16 6GW.

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Request no. 45811. Received: 26/11/2023, Resolved: 21/12/2023

Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete RAAC

How much has the council estimated it will cost to deal with issues regarding RAAC in your buildings? Provide a figure for how many buildings contain the material. Please can this also be broken down in to categories?

Request no. 45812. Received: 26/11/2023, Resolved: 27/12/2023

Ellens Glen Road

Can you tell me when was the culvert installed under Ellens Glen Road to redirect the Stenhouse Burn away from the Northfield House Hotel site, to what pipework was the culvert joined and what year did that occur.

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Request no. 45813. Received: 27/11/2023, Resolved: 27/12/2023

Respect Her Space Campaign

Request for detailed information on the overall cost incurred by Edinburgh Council for the #RespectHerSpace Campaign.

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Request no. 45814. Received: 27/11/2023, Resolved: 28/12/2023

Play Equipment in King George V Park

Since the installation of new play equipment in King George V Park in 1989: Provide all information relating to play equipment, injuries, compensation paid out. Any submission reported about the safety of play equipment?

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Request no. 45815. Received: 27/11/2023, Resolved: 27/12/2023

Craiglockhart Avenue, Edinburgh

To request all records and correspondence relating to inspections and maintenance for the relevant stretch of road at the above locus. From dates 1 January 2019 to 1 May 2021.

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Request no. 45818. Received: 27/11/2023, Resolved: 28/12/2023

Foster Care Stats

Request all information relating to foster care in the last 3 full financial years and the current expenditure as of 27/11/23, broken down by year?

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Request no. 45823. Received: 27/11/2023, Resolved: 27/12/2023

Covid Marshalls

What is the total number currently employed? What is the total number employed since January 2020? What was the average contract duration? What is the total cost spent on Covid Marshalls since January 2020?

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Request no. 45825. Received: 27/11/2023, Resolved: 28/12/2023

Corporate Property, Facilities Management, Estates Organisational Structure

A tiered hierarchy of people within your organisation that are responsible for Estates, Property, CAFM, Finance and Facilities for your organisation. Please provide their name, job title and email address where possible.

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Request no. 45826. Received: 27/11/2023, Resolved: 27/12/2023

Ellens Glen Road

Confirm if the CEC adopted gullies do indeed connect into this culvert. Previous CCTV records appear to show that they may do this? Provide details showing the legal agreement where the Carnbee owners have accepted road drainage into their land?

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Request no. 45827. Received: 27/11/2023, Resolved: 16/01/2024

Malnutrition Cases in Schools

What is the number of recorded cases of diagnosed and undiagnosed malnutrition in schools in last 12 months? Anything referred to as 'malnutrition' in school records. Overall total for these figures and the monthly breakdown.

Resolution

We are unable to provide the information requested as the cost to the Council of locating, retrieving and providing the information far exceeds the statutory maximum of £600.

Request no. 45829. Received: 28/11/2023, Resolved: 28/12/2023

Autistic children in Primary Schools of Edinburgh and Trained Staff

I would like to request the following information regarding autistic pupils in primary schools within the City of Edinburgh Council. If the information is available for the most recent academic year or any relevant reporting period?

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Request no. 45830. Received: 28/11/2023, Resolved: 28/12/2023

Lothian Pension Fund

Record of all the investment managers and funds you invest in across all asset classes; and Performance metrics of all closed-end funds; & more details

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Request no. 45831. Received: 28/11/2023, Resolved: 30/11/2023

Landlord Registration

I would like some information about the Landlord Registration system.

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Request no. 45832. Received: 24/11/2023, Resolved: 29/11/2023

Scottish Landlord Register Data

I would please like a spreadsheet of all landlord registrations within the City of Edinburgh local authority, including the fields Property address, Property postcode, Registered by, Joint owner(s), Agent’s details, and Contact address.

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Request no. 45833. Received: 28/11/2023, Resolved: 01/12/2023

Engine Idling

The number of reports made by members of the public on instances of engine idling within your jurisdiction in the past 5 years.

Resolution

2019 - 46
2020 - 44
2021 - 103
2022 - 92
2023 - 77 (to 30 Nov)

Request no. 45834. Received: 28/11/2023, Resolved: 29/11/2023

Kwik-Fit 17-21 High St, Portobello High Street, Edinburgh EH15 1DW

To request if you hold any records relating to fuel storage at the site, in support of our assessment.

Resolution

Cancelled - Response provided under 45333.

Files

Request no. 45835. Received: 28/11/2023, Resolved: 28/12/2023

Short Term Let Licences

Total 7 questions including: The no. of STL Licence applications received by the Council since inception of the Scottish STL scheme to date; the number of STL Licences granted, to date; & details

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Request no. 45840. Received: 28/11/2023, Resolved: 27/12/2023

Licensed Taxis

Please provide the Registration number, Make and Model of all vehicles registered as a Taxi, Hackney Carriage or for Private Hire between 20th June 2023 and 21st November 2023 within your Council.

Resolution

Information provided, subject to application under the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015.

Request no. 45846. Received: 28/11/2023, Resolved: 29/12/2023

Road Defect - Claim Folder Data

Please can I request copies of all documentation relating to that inspection and confirmation of all repairs.

Resolution

Partial information also provided under the Data Protection Act 2018.

Files

Request no. 45852. Received: 28/11/2023, Resolved: 29/12/2023

Escape of Water Damage: Murieston Crescent, Edinburgh, EH11 2LG

The dates of previous inspections of the property in question; copy of all correspondence between CEC and Sandstone UK Property Investments Ltd; and copy of any report prepared relating to call out following the incident referred to above.

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Request no. 45858. Received: 29/11/2023, Resolved: 29/12/2023

Home to School Contracts

Prices of all Transport (between 8 to 70 seats) used to carry Children to School under the Home to School Contracts along with the names of the Operators.

Resolution

Commercially sensitive information such as pricing strategy cannot be released.

Request no. 45859. Received: 20/11/2023, Resolved: 18/12/2023

CCTV Request

Incident date and time: 17/11/2023 at 15:30. Incident location: Frogston Road East, Edinburgh, UK.

Resolution

CCTV footage provided.

Request no. 45860. Received: 29/11/2023, Resolved: 29/12/2023

Road Works between Hunter Square and Chambers Street.

Confirm what road works were in place between 1st to 29th November 2023.

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Request no. 45861. Received: 29/11/2023, Resolved: 26/02/2024

Temporary Accommodation Spend by Provider

Can you provide a breakdown of how much the council has spent on temporary accommodation in each of the last financial years, broken down by provider.

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Request no. 45862. Received: 29/11/2023, Resolved: 29/12/2023

Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy

7 questions incl. Do you have a published EV infrastructure strategy? Can you confirm what year the strategy was launched, and what year it is due to be refreshed? How are fleet operators supported? etc.

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Request no. 45863. Received: 29/11/2023, Resolved: 29/12/2023

Christmas Market - Lighting and Music Costs

Please provide financial breakdown of money spent, or projected to be spent, by ECC on the lighting and music systems in Princes Street Gardens for the duration of the Christmas Market, commencing in November 2023 until January 2024.

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Request no. 45867. Received: 29/11/2023, Resolved: 29/12/2023

Potholes - Scotland Councils

Total no. of potholes reported in your council area for the years (i) 2020, (ii) 2021, (iii) 2022 and (iv) 2023 to date

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Request no. 45868. Received: 29/11/2023, Resolved: 29/12/2023

Overgrown Garden Complaints

The number of complaints in the last 3 years for ‘overgrown gardens’ or similar.

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Request no. 45869. Received: 25/11/2023, Resolved: 27/12/2023

Trafalgar Lane - Pavement Parking Mitigation

Why were the 5 segments in Trafalgar Lane selected for mitigation measures? What is the rationale for excluding the part of the street that has the biggest problem?

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Request no. 45870. Received: 29/11/2023, Resolved: 29/12/2023

Working from home costs

How much is the council having to pay out for wi-fi for staff to work from home? How much is the council having to pay out for phone lines for staff to work from home?

Files

Request no. 45871. Received: 29/11/2023, Resolved: 29/12/2023

Metal Stolen From Council Property

In past five years: How many incidents of metal theft were recorded involving council property? Provide a breakdown of the quantity of stolen items for each year, e.g. copper wiring, pipes, etc. The value of the stolen metal in each year.

Resolution

This is not consistently recorded across the organisation and there is no central register of such thefts. Any significant theft of metal would be reported to Police Scotland, so it may be worth contacting them to ask if they hold a central record.

Request no. 45878. Received: 30/11/2023, Resolved: 29/12/2023

23/00243/EOPDEV

All emails, letters, briefings, notes of meetings, reports, and any other germane documents relating to planning file reference: 23/00243/EOPDEV.

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Request no. 45881. Received: 30/11/2023, Resolved: 09/01/2024

Groyne 4 at Portobello Beach

Can you please provide details on what assessments have been conducted regarding its repair, how much it will cost, and what are the timelines for repair?

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Request no. 45883. Received: 30/11/2023, Resolved: 09/01/2024

Education Services - Employee Demographics

Six questions - Anonymised demographics of all staff currently employed in the following teams within Education Services – Special Educational Needs, Inclusion, Education Improvement, Virtual School and Educational Psychology.

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Request no. 45972. Received: 12/11/2023, Resolved: 21/12/2023

Queensferry Road - Inspection Report

List of road repairs for Queensferry Road between Craigcrook Road and Clermiston Road for the period 7 September 2022 to 31 March 2023. The printout SHR only provides inspection reports and reports by the public on defects for Queensferry Road.

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