8633

 I should be grateful if you answer the following questions relating   to academic year 2014/15:
1 How many pupils are educated in independent special schools who   are funded by the local authority?
2 What is the annual total cost of placements (from the education  budget) in independent special schools?
3 What is the cost of travel associated with these placements?

I confirm that we do hold the information you requested. 

1. Answer: 43

2. Answer: £2.389m

3.   Answer: £185,239.00

 30/3/16

8634

Please accept this email as a request for the following information, in relation to the property known at::
Tannery Lane Odell Bedford
Access is required to records containing the information necessary to answer the following questions of the CON29R form:
3.1 – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.2 – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (b) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (c) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (d) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (e) – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (f) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.9 (a)-(n) - Planning Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.11 – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.13 - Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council

Your request has been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

I attach the information you requested from Environmental Health & Trading Standards department.  Regarding the questions relating to planning, the Planning department advise that all information relating to planning applications is available on our website at the following link:

view application plans

For a copy of the environmental information please contact:

freedomofinformation@bedford.gov.uk

2/3/16

8635

RE: Fairfax Road, Bedford,
Please could you supply the following Con29R information as relates to the above property/ies, pursuant to the Environmental Information Regulations:
Con29R 3.7 Do any statutory notices which relate to the following matters exist in relation to the property other than those revealed in a response to any other enquiry herein:
b) environment;(c) health and safety; (d) housing; (e) highways; or (f) public health?
Con29R 3.11 Has any enforceable order or decision been made to compulsorily purchase or acquire the property?
Con29R 3.12 Do any of the following apply (including any relating to land adjacent to or adjoining the property which has been identified as contaminated land because it is in such a condition that harm or pollution of controlled waters might be caused on the property) –
(a) a contaminated land notice;
(b) in relation to a register maintained under section 78R of the Environmental Protection Act 1990(5) –
(i) a decision to make an entry; or
(ii) an entry; or
(c) consultation with the owner or occupier of the property conducted under section 78G(3) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990(6) before the service of a remediation notice?

Your request has been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

I attach the information you requested from Environmental Health & Trading Standards department.  Regarding the questions relating to planning, the Planning department advise that all information relating to planning applications is available on our website at the following link:

view application plans

For a copy of the environmental information please contact:

freedomofinformation@bedford.gov.uk

11/3/16

8636

I am hereby making a request to under the Freedom of Information Act of 2000 for the following information: How many drones is your council in ownership of?

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do hold the information you requested.

Answer :Zero

2/3/16

8637

I would like to know:
a) The number of children (under-18s) referred to the local authority due to concerns that they are vulnerable to extremism. I would like this information to be broken down by the following years: 2014-15, 2013-14, 2012-13, 2011-12
For each year I would like this information to be provided on an anonymised case basis, including the following information:
a.date (dd/mm/yyyy)
b.age of child referred (if you are only to provide information by age brackets, please do so)
c.religion of child referred
d.ethnicity of child referred
e .source of the report (ie. school professional, college professional, medical professional, member of the public)
f.reason for referral (if you are unable to release specific information, please indicate if the reason falls within any of the following categories: viewing radical material online; possessing radical material such as leaflets or books; demonstrating support for terrorist groups through other non-violent behaviour; demonstrating support for terrorist groups through violent behaviour)
g.whether or not the report was passed on to the police
h.whether or not the child was added to the child protection register
i.whether or not the child has been taken into care
b) How many Prevent coordinators work for the authority? If this number has increased over the past 4 years, please indicate when and how many additional coordinators were recruited.
c) What is the local authority’s budget for prevent? Please provide figures for the years 2014-15, 2013-14, 2012-13 and 2011-12.

I can confirm that the information you requested is held under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. However, the Freedom of Information Act 2000 does not oblige the Council to comply with a request for information if it estimates that the cost of complying with the request would exceed the “appropriate limit.”

This appropriate limit has been set in the Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004 which provides that for a local authority the appropriate limit is £450. This is calculated by reference to a maximum of 18 hours being taken and the cost of staff time being set in the Regulations as £25 per hour.  The Regulations also say that In calculating the amount the Council may, “for the purpose of its estimate, take account only of the costs it reasonably expects to incur in relation to the request in: (a) determining whether it holds the information, (b) locating the information, or a document which may contain the information, (c) retrieving the information, or a document which may contain the information, and (d) extracting the information from a document containing it.”

The Council has therefore decided to refuse your request with regards to Part A of your request, please see explanation below.

I would like to know:

a) The number of children (under-18s) referred to the local authority due to concerns that they are vulnerable to extremism. I would like this information to be broken down by the following years: 2014-15, 2013-14, 2012-13, 2011-12

For each year I would like this information to be provided on an anonymised case basis, including the following information:

a)    date (dd/mm/yyyy)

b)    age of child referred (if you are only to provide information by age brackets, please do so)

c)     religion of child referred

d)    ethnicity of child referred

e)    source of the report (ie. school professional, college professional, medical professional, member of the public)

f)      reason for referral (if you are unable to release specific information, please indicate if the reason falls within any of the following categories: viewing radical material online; possessing radical material such as leaflets or books; demonstrating support for terrorist groups through other non-violent behaviour; demonstrating support for terrorist groups through violent behaviour)

g)    whether or not the report was passed on to the police

h)    whether or not the child was added to the child protection register

i)       whether or not the child has been taken into care

Response: Extremism isn't one of the official DfE categories, as a result is not recorded on our case management system (AzeusCare).   In order for us to obtain this information would require is to go through 1,000s of referrals manually to check for elements of extremism, to do this would exceed 18 hours.

b) How many Prevent coordinators work for the authority? If this number has increased over the past 4 years, please indicate when and how many additional coordinators were recruited.

Response: Nil

c) What is the local authority’s budget for prevent? Please provide figures for the years 2014-15, 2013-14, 2012-13 and 2011-12.

Response: We do not budget at the level of detail requested.

10/3/16

8638

Please accept this request for the following information in relation to the property known as 6 DEVON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 3DJ; records containing the information necessary to answer questions 1.1(a) to (h), 1.2, 2(a) to (d), 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6(a) to (l), 3.7(a) to (f), 3.8, 3.9(a) to (n), 3.10, 3.11 and 3.12 of the CON29R form.

Your request has been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

I attach the information you requested from Environmental Health & Trading Standards department.  Regarding the questions relating to planning, the Planning department advise that all information relating to planning applications is available on our website at the following link:

view application plans

For a copy of the environmental information please contact:

freedomofinformation@bedford.gov.uk

10/3/16

8639

Please provide a complete list of business addresses with telephone numbers and Director contact names and their occupiers with rateable values between £2,000 and £12,000 that are NOT in receipt of small business rate relief.
Please also list their property description, actual liability (i.e. rates payable), what date they are liable from and indicate if the account is live or not.

 Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do hold the information you requested

To obtain or see a copy of the attachments please contact freedomofinformation@bedford.gov.uk

2/3/16

8640

 RE: GREENKEEPERS ROAD, GREAT DENHAM, BEDFORD,
Please could you supply the following Con29R information as relates to the above property/ies, pursuant to the Environmental Information Regulations:
Con29R 3.7 Do any statutory notices which relate to the following matters exist in relation to the property other than those revealed in a response to any other enquiry herein:
b) environment;(c) health and safety; (d) housing; (e) highways; or (f) public health?
Con29R 3.11 Has any enforceable order or decision been made to compulsorily purchase or acquire the property?
Con29R 3.12 Do any of the following apply (including any relating to land adjacent to or adjoining the property which has been identified as contaminated land because it is in such a condition that harm or pollution of controlled waters might be caused on the property) –
(a) a contaminated land notice;
(b) in relation to a register maintained under section 78R of the Environmental Protection Act 1990(5) –
(i) a decision to make an entry; or
(ii) an entry; or
(c) consultation with the owner or occupier of the property conducted under section 78G(3) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990(6) before the service of a remediation notice?

Your request has been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

I attach the information you requested from Environmental Health & Trading Standards department.  Regarding the questions relating to planning, the Planning department advise that all information relating to planning applications is available on our website at the following link:

view application plans

For a copy of the environmental information please contact:

freedomofinformation@bedford.gov.uk

11/3/16

8641

 Please could you kindly send me any information you may hold relating
 to public or welfare funerals and/or persons who have died with no
 known next of kin since 1/9/15 to the day of your reply. Please
 include:
 1. full names of deceased persons,
 2. dates of death,
 3. marital status,
 4. maiden surnames of married or widowed females,
 5. dates of birth or ages at death,
 6. last known addresses,
 7. estimated value of estates,
 8. date(s) when the information was passed (or information that
 is about to be or likely to be passed) to the Treasury Solicitor or the
 Duchy of Lancaster or Cornwall or any other 3rd party, or,confirmation that this will not be happening and the reason why.

I confirm that the information you requested is held under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. However, the Council, for the reasons that follow, declines to disclose the information requested.
Pursuant to Section 17 (1) of the Act the Council
1. States that the above is exempt information.
2.Specifies, that the exemption in question is the subject of an absolute exemption contained within Section 21(Information accessible to applicant by other means) Please see link below

Please click here for the link on Public Helath Funeral

23/3/16

8642

 I'm trying to find out how much local authorities are spending on enhanced services for improving public health, and the extent to which GPs are involved in providing these services. Examples include smoking cessation services and sexual health services.
A list of public health enhanced services you commissioned or intend to commission
The value of each of these
How was/is each service being commissioned (ie, direct contract, tender process, AQP)
Were/are these services being commissioned solely to GP practices?
For the following years
2016/17
2015/16
2014/15
2013/14 

I refer to your recent enquiry for information held by the Council. 

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do hold the information you requested and this is enclosed regarding enchanced services

11/3/16

8643

What are the lengths of the grace and observation periods that Bedford Council’s CEOs are advised to apply for (i) parking bays, (ii) parking on yellow lines (of all sorts), and (iii) parking in disabled parking bays ?

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do hold the information you requested.

What are the lengths of the grace and observation periods that Bedford Council’s CEOs are advised to apply for (i) parking bays, (ii) parking on yellow lines (of all sorts), and (iii) parking in disabled parking bays ?

A grace period is a period of time a vehicle is allowed to park in contravention without incurring a Penalty Charge Notice.  The only grace periods given in Bedford are:

•   10 minutes parking after expiry of paid for time (P&D) bays

•   10 minutes parking after expiry of time in timed disabled bay

Observation periods are given for the following contraventions:

·    5 minutes observation given for parked in a residents' or shared use parking place or zone without either clearly displaying a valid permit or voucher or pay and display ticket issued for that place, or without payment of the parking charge

·   3 minutes observation given for parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours

·    Nil observation period given for parked or loading / unloading in a restricted street where waiting and loading / unloading restrictions are in force

·   Nil observation period given for parked in a designated disabled person’s parking place without displaying a valid disabled person’s badge in the prescribed manner

16/3/16

8644

 Re:Beverley Crescent
Please could you supply the following Con29R information as relates to the above property/ies, pursuant to the Environmental Information Regulations:
Con29R 3.7 Do any statutory notices which relate to the following matters exist in relation to the property other than those revealed in a response to any other enquiry herein:
b) environment;(c) health and safety; (d) housing; (e) highways; or (f) public health?
Con29R 3.11 Has any enforceable order or decision been made to compulsorily purchase or acquire the property?
Con29R 3.12 Do any of the following apply (including any relating to land adjacent to or adjoining the property which has been identified as contaminated land because it is in such a condition that harm or pollution of controlled waters might be caused on the property) –
(a) a contaminated land notice;
(b) in relation to a register maintained under section 78R of the Environmental Protection Act 1990(5) –
(i) a decision to make an entry; or
(ii) an entry; or
(c) consultation with the owner or occupier of the property conducted under section 78G(3) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990(6) before the service of a remediation notice?

Your request has been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

I attach the information you requested from Environmental Health & Trading Standards department.  Regarding the questions relating to planning, the Planning department advise that all information relating to planning applications is available on our website at the following link:

view application plans

For a copy of the environmental information please contact:

freedomofinformation@bedford.gov.uk

11/3/16

8645

Please can you send me a full list on businesses & also charities that have become liable for non domestic rates between the 15/02/2016 to the 29/02/2016.
I would like to know the business name, liable party, address, RV and the dates liable

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do hold the information you requested

To obtain or see a copy of the attachments please contact freedomofinformation@bedford.gov.uk

4/3/16

8646

RE: Rowan Close, Great Denham, Bedford,
Please could you supply the following Con29R information as relates to the above property/ies, pursuant to the Environmental Information Regulations:
Con29R 3.7 Do any statutory notices which relate to the following matters exist in relation to the property other than those revealed in a response to any other enquiry herein:
b) environment;(c) health and safety; (d) housing; (e) highways; or (f) public health?
Con29R 3.11 Has any enforceable order or decision been made to compulsorily purchase or acquire the property?
Con29R 3.12 Do any of the following apply (including any relating to land adjacent to or adjoining the property which has been identified as contaminated land because it is in such a condition that harm or pollution of controlled waters might be caused on the property) –
(a) a contaminated land notice;
(b) in relation to a register maintained under section 78R of the Environmental Protection Act 1990(5) –
(i) a decision to make an entry; or
(ii) an entry; or
(c) consultation with the owner or occupier of the property conducted under section 78G(3) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990(6) before the service of a remediation notice?

Your request has been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

I attach the information you requested from Environmental Health & Trading Standards department.  Regarding the questions relating to planning, the Planning department advise that all information relating to planning applications is available on our website at the following link:

view application plans

For a copy of the environmental information please contact:

freedomofinformation@bedford.gov.uk

11/3/16

8647

I would like to make a Freedom of Information request to your authority. Please can you provide the following information?
1. Name of your authority and the area you cover?
2. How many households are currently on your waiting list for social housing?
3. How many of those households from Question 2 on your waiting list are made up of one or more EU Nationals? Please list the nationalities and the number waiting.
4. How many of those households from Question 2 on your waiting list are are made up of one or more non-EU Nationals (not including UK residents)? Please list the nationalities and the number waiting.
5. Do you have a residency requirement as part of the qualification criteria for social housing which would require the applicant (or member of the applicant's household) to have lived within the area for a specific period of time? If yes, please give details of the requirement e.g/ residency for at least two years 
6. In the following years how many households made up of one or more EU Nationals were granted social housing in your area who had not been residence in the authority's district for at least two years?
a) 2014
b) 2015
c) So far 2016
7. In the following years how many households made up of one or more non-EU Nationals were granted social housing in your area who had not been residence in the authority's district for at least two years?
a) 2014
b) 2015
c) So far 2016
8. What is the cost of language interpreter and translation services the council has used in the following financial years?
a) 2013/14
b) 2014/15
c) 2015/16?
9. How many languages do you translate information into as of 1 March 2016? Please list the languages in order of the most popular. 

 Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do hold some of the information you requested. You requested:
1. Name of your authority and the area you cover?
Bedford Borough covers an area of 476 sq km, and is comprised of Bedford Town, Kempston Town, and 45 rural parishes.
2. How many households are currently on your waiting list for social housing?
We do not hold this information.  The Council transferred all of its housing stock to BPHA (previously known as Bedfordshire Pilgrims Housing Association) in 1990.  BPHA may be able to assist in providing the information you have requested.

3. How many of those households from Question 2 on your waiting list are made up of one or more EU Nationals? Please list the nationalities and the number waiting.
Same as Question 2 above
4. How many of those households from Question 2 on your waiting list are are made up of one or more non-EU Nationals (not including UK residents)? Please list the nationalities and the number waiting.
Same as Question 2 above
5. Do you have a residency requirement as part of the qualification criteria for social housing which would require the applicant (or member of the applicant's household) to have lived within the area for a specific period of time? If yes, please give details of the requirement e.g/ residency for at least two years 
I can confirm that the information you requested is held under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. However, the Council, for the reasons that follow, declines to disclose the information requested.
Pursuant to Section 17 (1) of the Act the Council specifies, that the exemption in question is the subject of an absolute exemption contained within Section 21(information accessible to applicant by other means) of the FOI Act (FOIA). This information is in the public domain. Please see link here on for the allocation scheme

6. In the following years how many households made up of one or more EU Nationals were granted social housing in your area who had not been residence in the authority's district for at least two years?
a) 2014
b) 2015
c) So far 2016
Same as Question 2 above
7. In the following years how many households made up of one or more non-EU Nationals were granted social housing in your area who had not been residence in the authority's district for at least two years?
a) 2014
b) 2015
c) So far 2016
Same as Question 2 above
 8. What is the cost of language interpreter and translation services the council has used in the following financial years?
a) 2013/14
b) 2014/15
c) 2015/16?
2013/2014 £94,223
2014/2015 £120,558
2015/2016*  £134,956
*Expenditure incurred up to 9 March 2016
 9. How many languages do you translate information into as of 1 March 2016? Please list the languages in order of the most popular.
This information is not recorded, services areas usually use either Prime Production or Language line to assist visitors and occasions use relevant on-line translations as and when required. 

23/3/16

8648

Please accept this email as a request for the following information, in relation to the property known at:
Simms Close
Wootton
Access is required to records containing the information necessary to answer the following questions of the CON29R form:
3.1 – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.2 – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (b) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (c) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (d) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (e) – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (f) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.9 (a)-(n) - Planning Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.11 – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.13 - Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough

Your request has been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

I attach the information you requested from Environmental Health & Trading Standards department.  Regarding the questions relating to planning, the Planning department advise that all information relating to planning applications is available on our website at the following link:

view application plans

For a copy of the environmental information please contact:

freedomofinformation@bedford.gov.uk

14/3/16

8649

Please accept this email as a request for the following information, in relation to the property known at:
Norcott Mead
Shortstown
Access is required to records containing the information necessary to answer the following questions of the CON29R form:
3.1 – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.2 – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (b) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (c) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (d) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (e) – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (f) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.9 (a)-(n) - Planning Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.11 – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.13 - Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council

Your request has been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

I attach the information you requested from Environmental Health & Trading Standards department.  Regarding the questions relating to planning, the Planning department advise that all information relating to planning applications is available on our website at the following link:

view application plans

For a copy of the environmental information please contact:

freedomofinformation@bedford.gov.uk

14/3/16

8650

Please accept my request for the following information.   

1. When is your storage infrastructure refresh due for renewal?

2. Who is the ultimate budget holder for this procurement?

3. Please advise name and contact details of the CIO

4. What back office planning application are you using?

5. What Enterprise content management software are you using?

 6. Please can you provide an org chart showing all Directors of  Business within your organisation.

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do hold the information you requested 

1. When is your storage infrastructure refresh due for renewal? San Infrastructure renewal – July 2020
2. Who is the ultimate budget holder for this procurement? Rughbir Singh – contact details as above
3. Please advise name and contact details of the CIO – We do not have a CIO, however, there is an Information Governance Board
4. What back office planning application are you using? IDOX and Objective EDRMS
5. What Enterprise content management software are you using? The EDRMS system we use is Objective
With respect to Q6 – I can confirm that the information you requested is held under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. However, the Council, for the reasons that follow, declines to disclose the information requested.
You requested - Please can you provide an org chart showing all Directors of Business within your organisation.
Pursuant to Section 17 (1) of the Act the Council
1. States that “can you provide an org chart showing all Directors of Business within your organisation" is exempt information.
2. Specifies, that the exemption in question is the subject of an absolute exemption contained within Section 21 of the FOI Act (FOIA).
An explanation follows below.
This information is exempt under section 21 of the FOI Act because it is reasonably accessible to you by other means and I am pleased to inform you that you can access it via the following link here

24/3/16

8651

Please provide me with a copy of any food safety inspection report carried out on any branch of (i) Dominos Pizza, (ii) Nandos, or (iii) Jamie’s Italian where the date of inspection was any time in the 2015 calendar year and the establishment was NOT given a five-star or four-star rating.

Your request has been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

Please see the attached regarding inspections

4/4/16

8652

This request is made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and further to a decision of the Information Tribunal in England and the London Borough of Bexley v Information Commissioner 2007. In accordance with the above, I hereby request a list of Business Rate accounts and Council Tax accounts that meet the following criteria:
•Current overpayment/credit shown for any financial year if credit balance hasn't been carried forward.
•Accounts where a 'write on' has been used since 1st April 2000 to cancel an overpayment which has not since been reversed.
I would request that the list contains the following information:
•Ratepayer name (Information is only requested where the ratepayer is a company and not an individual as I appreciate this is limited by the Data Protection Acts).
•Address of property concerned.
•Amount of overpayment/write on.
•If possible, the period/financial year relating to overpayment/credit/write on.

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do hold the information you requestedTo obtain or see a copy of the attachments please contact freedomofinformation@bedford.gov.uk

5/4/16

8653

Please accept this email as a request for the following information, in relation to the property known at:
St Johns Avenue
Kempston
Bedford
Access is required to records containing the information necessary to answer the following questions of the CON29R form:
3.1 – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.2 – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (b) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (c) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (d) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (e) – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (f) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.9 (a)-(n) - Planning Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.11 – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.13 - Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council

Your request has been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

I attach the information you requested from Environmental Health & Trading Standards department.  Regarding the questions relating to planning, the Planning department advise that all information relating to planning applications is available on our website at the following link:

view application plans

For a copy of the environmental information please contact:

freedomofinformation@bedford.gov.uk

14/3/16

8654

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I would like to request an email response to the following questions;
1) Are your staff and any other information and advice providers used by you able to:
•  Identify people who may benefit from taking regulated financial advice
•  Describe the benefits of taking regulated financial advice
2) Have you provided training to enable this? If so please state the method/s used
3) How do you ‘facilitate access’ to regulated financial advice when appropriate?
4) Do you have a specific financial advice pathway for self-funders?
5) How do you quality assure financial information and advice provided by your staff and/or any external providers?
Please outline any support you may find valuable to review, implement and/or monitor the ongoing effectiveness of a care funding advice pathway.

I confirm that we do hold the information you requested.Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I would like to request an email response to the following questions;

1  We have a Financial Information and Advice Policy which staff are expected to read and adhere to. 

2 There is no specific training but policies and any issues arising discussed at team meetings and supervisions.

3 People are signposted to the FCA to find regulated Financial Advice.

4 No.

5 Signposting is made to national organisations such as the FCA, Money Advice service and CAB that should be providing quality advice.

5/4/16

8655

I am writing to you to provide some information to me under the Freedom of Information Act on the number of SEN pupils with Education, Health and Care plan plans, or with statements of special educational needs, that were not allocated a school place by the deadline of 15th February 2016.
Please supply me with the following information:
1.The total number of children in the local authority on an EHC Plan or with a statement of special educational needs that require a secondary school placement for autumn 2016.  
2.The number of Special Educational Needs SEN pupils on EHC Plans and pupils with statements of special educational needs in the local authority that did not receive a secondary school placement offer by 15th February 2016.
3 Of these pupils that did not receive a school offer by 15th February, how many were still not allocated a place by the 1st March 2016 - Secondary National Offer Day
4. For questions 1&2, if children were not allocated a place please give reasons why this was the case

I confirm that we do hold the information you requested.

Please find the information you requested enclosed. 

I am writing to you to provide some information to me under the Freedom of Information Act on the number of SEN pupils with Education, Health and Care plan plans, or with statements of special educational needs, that were not allocated a school place by the deadline of 15^th February 2016.

Please supply me with the following information:

Please note: We have added middle schools to the request as they could technically be counted in the secondary school transfer. Bedford Borough have lower, primary, middle, upper and secondary schools so it is difficult to just split out the secondary ones.

1.  Answer: 53

2.  Answer: 4

3.  Answer: 2

4.  Answer: 2 waiting confirmation of specialist placement, 1 LAC pupil being placed out of borough in independent setting, 1 by parental request

14/3/16

8656

Please could you provide me with the following information:
1.The following information for refuges for victims of domestic violence exclusively available to men:
1.The number of refuges in the council’s area of governance,
2.The total capacity of those refuges, and
3.The amount of money spent by councils on those refuges in 2015.
2.The following information for refuges for victims of domestic violence exclusively available to women:
1.The number of refuges in the council’s area of governance,
2.The total capacity of those refuges, and
3.The amount of money spent by councils on those refuges in 2015.
3.The following information for refuges for victims of domestic violence available to both men and women:
1.The number of refuges in the council’s area of governance,
2.The total capacity of those refuges, and
3.The amount of money spent by councils on those refuges in 2015.

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do hold the information you requested.

1. The following information for refuges for victims of domestic violence exclusively available to men:

The number of refugees in the council’s area of governance?

None.

The total capacity of those refuges, and

N/A.

The amount of money spent by councils on those refuges in 2015?

£0.

2. The following information for refuges for victims of domestic violence exclusively available to women:

The number of refugees in the council’s area of governance?

2

The total capacity of those refuges, and

16 Units.

The amount of money spent by councils on those refuges in 2015?

£183,479.81.

3. The following information for refuges for victims of domestic violence available to both men and women:

The number of refugees in the council’s area of governance?

None.

The total capacity of those refuges, and

N/A.

The amount of money spent by councils on those refuges in 2015?

£183,479.81

5/4/16

8657

1. What is your overall IT Budget for 2016/17?
2. Do you run a shared IT service with any other government entities?
3. Do you have a BRM Programme in place in your IT Department (IT Business Relationship Management, IT Business Partner, Business Liaison)?
4. If you do have a programme, how many BRM’s/IT Business Partners/etc are currently employed by the Council?

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do hold the information you requested.

1. £2,381,000

2. Environment & Sustainable Communities share their library IT system with Central Bedfordshire Council

3.  No

4.  N/A

24/3/16

8658

Please accept this email as a request for the following information, in relation to the property known at:
Tipcat Close
Elstow
Bedford
Access is required to records containing the information necessary to answer the following questions of the CON29R form:
3.1 – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.2 – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (b) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (c) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (d) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (e) – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (f) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.9 (a)-(n) - Planning Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.11 – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.13 - Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council

Your request has been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

I attach the information you requested from Environmental Health & Trading Standards department.  Regarding the questions relating to planning, the Planning department advise that all information relating to planning applications is available on our website at the following link:

view application plans

For a copy of the environmental information please contact:

freedomofinformation@bedford.gov.uk

14/3/16

8659

Please could you provide the name and job title of the person who is responsible for adult social care procurement? If this is to broad please provider the name and job title of the person responsible for commissioning the frameworks that would be used to contract with providers?

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do hold the information you requested.

George Hunt - Head of Commissioning.

5/4/16

8660

 Please could you let me know:
1.Which company is contracted by your Authority to re-process/recover the waste wood.
2.The duration of the contract and its renewal date.
3.The date when any tender documentation for a new contract is likely to be published.

Your request has been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.  The information you requested is as follows:

 1 HW Martins

2 End date 20/06/2017 with a potential extension of 1 + 1 year until 20/06/2019

3 Normally 12 months before the end date (subject to any extension being agreed

1/4/16

8661

 Please could you provide me with information regarding the structure of your following departments?
- Housing Management
- Housing Needs
- Supported Housing
- Maintenance and Asset Management
Within this information it would be useful to have contact names, job titles and direct telephone numbers.

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do hold the information you requested.

Please find the information you requested attached.  The contact telephone number is 01234 267422.

Attachment 1 AP

Attachment 2 AK

8662

 Please can you tell me:
•on how many occasions over the past three years a housing association has refused a request to house a person or household who is on the council’s housing allocations list
•the reason for the refusal on each occasion

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do not hold the information you requested.

BPHA (Bedfordshire Pilgrims Housing Association) holds this information and they can be contacted at info@bpha.org.uk.

Alternatively, I can forward the request to BPHA. Please let me know if you would like me to transfer your request to them.

5/4/16

8663

 I would be grateful if you could please confirm the following information.
1. he Ratepayer and the Rates payable for the financial years 2004/5 and 2005/6, including any transitional relief or surcharge, for the hereditament below.
 BOSTONS WYBOSTON LAKES, GREAT NORTH ROAD, WYBOSTON, BEDFORD

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do hold the information you requested and this is detailed below:

2004/2005
Ratepayer:      Leisure Connection Plc     
Rates Payable:  Liability      41,952.00 (RV 92,000 & multiplier 45.6p)
Transitional Relief               6,099.48

2005/2006          
Ratepayer:    Leisure Connection Plc
Rates Payable:  Liability   41,567.00 (RV 98,500 & multiplier 42.2p)                         

6/4/16

8664

Our request concerns Bedford Borough Council’s policies and procedures in regard to the questions below.
Does Bedford Borough Council directly employ electricians or electrical installation operatives? 
If so, is Bedford Borough Council registered with a Competent Person Scheme Operator for electrical work (please indicate which one)? 
Does Bedford Borough Council employ an individual with responsibility for electrical safety (such as an Electrical Duty Holder)? If this differs between departments, please indicate how. 
Please provide the name and contact details of the individual most responsible for electrical safety within Bedford Borough Council. 
Information provided to the general public
Does Bedford Borough Council make recommendations to members of the public about using registered electrical installers? Please indicate if the use of specific Scheme Operators recommended.                           
Does Bedford Borough Council host information about Registered Competent Person Electrical on its website? (www.electricalcompetentperson.co.uk)

I refer to your recent enquiry for information held by the Council. 

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do hold the information you requested.

Please find the information you requested attached in respect of electrical

16/3/16

8665

Please accept this email as a request for the following information, in relation to the property known as:
Rope Leys Shortstown Bedford
Access is required to records containing the information necessary to answer the following questions of the CON29R form:
3.1 – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.2 – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (b) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (c) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (d) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (e) – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (f) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.9 (a)-(n) - Planning Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.11 – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.13 - Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council

Your request has been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

I attach the information you requested from Environmental Health & Trading Standards department.  Regarding the questions relating to planning, the Planning department advise that all information relating to planning applications is available on our website at the following link:

view application plans

For a copy of the environmental information please contact:

freedomofinformation@bedford.gov.uk

14/3/16

8666

1.Provide the name and address of all licenced pet shops. (Please also include any that are currently in application for a licence).
2.For each licensed pet shop, please return a copy of the schedule to the licence.
3.Please provide details of any conditions attached to the licence.
4.Please provide a list of the wild/non-domesticated mammal, bird, reptile and amphibian species that each pet shop is licensed to sell.

Your request has been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

Please see attached in respect of licenced pet shops

4/4/16

8667

I would be grateful if you could inform me how often the council collects the following from households:

General waste

Recycling waste

Food waste (if applicable)

Garden waste

whether this is collected every X days, every week, every fortnight, etc. I would also be grateful if you could provide the information for what the collection schedule was in 2010 – if available – as well as what it is currently.

Your request has been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.  The information you requested is as follows:

·  General waste - Weekly

·  Recycling waste - Fortnightly

· Food waste (if applicable) - Not applicable

·   Garden waste - Fortnightly

What was the collection schedule  in 2010:This is the same collection frequency as it was in 2010.

5/4/16

8668

Please accept this email as a request for the following information, in relation to the property known at:
Linden Road
Bedford
Access is required to records containing the information necessary to answer the following questions of the CON29R form:
3.1 – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.2 – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (b) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (c) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (d) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (e) – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (f) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.9 (a)-(n) - Planning Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.11 – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.13 - Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council

Your request has been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

I attach the information you requested from Environmental Health & Trading Standards department.  Regarding the questions relating to planning, the Planning department advise that all information relating to planning applications is available on our website at the following link:

view application plans

For a copy of the environmental information please contact:

freedomofinformation@bedford.gov.uk

14/3/16

8669

Dog Warden Service
1.Does the local authority employ a dog warden or outsource the role? If the role is outsourced, who is responsible?
2.What has been the local authority’s annual spend on the dog warden service (whether in-house or outsourced) for the last three years?
3.A) Provide the number of individual instances where the dog warden service has been called out in the last three years.
B) Please indicate which type of instance received the most call outs in 2015:
Stray 
Lost dog 
Dangerous dog 
Other (please expand)
4.Please indicate if the dog warden service is 24 hours. 
Yes – dog warden is available 24 hours 
Yes – phone line only 
No – service is set times in the day 
Other (please expand)
Animal licensing service
1.Please provide details of the number of premises licensed under the Pet Animals Act 1951 and Breeding of Dogs Act 1973.
Premises licensed under the Pet Animals Act 1951 
Of the premises licensed under the Pet Animals Act 1951, how many sell puppies? 
Premises licensed under the Breeding of Dogs Act 1973 
2.Please provide copies of the most recent inspection report(s) for all such licences. If no written reports are available, please indicate the date on which the most recent report was conducted, and by whom (job title not personal details).
3.How many licenced premises have required further investigation due to public complaints or concern about animal welfare issues following an inspection between January 2013 - December 2015?
Jan – Dec 2013 
Jan – Dec 2014 
Jan – Dec 2015 
4.How many investigations have been made into premises suspected of needing a licence  between January 2013 - December 2015?
Jan – Dec 2013 
Jan – Dec 2014 
Jan – Dec 2015  

Your request has been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

Please see attached under Dog Warden 1- 4

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do hold the information you requested.

Please find the information you requested attached under Animal Licensing Service

4/4/16

8670

The Bedford Borough Council's most recent list of all business names and adresses and Rateable Values, plus details of any business Rate Reliefs have applied to their accounts.

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do hold the information you requested

To obtain or see a copy of the attachments please contact freedomofinformation@bedford.gov.uk

8/4/16

8671

looking to obtain some datasets for your district area to support our environmental assessments. Would it be possible for you to provide the following ideally in ESRI shapefile format?

Public rights of way

Tree Preservation Orders

Landscape Character Assessments

Thank you for your request for information about Public rights of way, Tree Preservation Orders and Landscape Character Assessments which we received on 9 March 2016. Your request has been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

The information you requested is available on the authority’s website and can be located on the links below. 

Public rights of way and Tree Preservation Orders -

Landscape Character Assessments -

10/3/16

8672

Please accept this email as a request for the following information, in relation to the property known at:
Odell Road
Sharnbrook
Bedford
Access is required to records containing the information necessary to answer the following questions of the CON29R form:
3.1 – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.2 – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (b) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (c) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (d) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (e) – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (f) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.9 (a)-(n) - Planning Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.11 – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.13 - Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council

Your request has been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

I attach the information you requested from Environmental Health & Trading Standards department.  Regarding the questions relating to planning, the Planning department advise that all information relating to planning applications is available on our website at the following link:

view application plans

For a copy of the environmental information please contact:

freedomofinformation@bedford.gov.uk

14/3/16

8673

I am seeking information about the local welfare assistance provision scheme that your council has for local people when they are in financial hardship.
1) Could you send me details of:
- all assistance that people can access through your council’s local welfare assistance scheme (ie if people receive cash, or if they are provided directly with pre-paid cards, or white goods and furniture, etc)
- Eligibility criteria (or links to eligibility criteria and the means for application)
- limits to the number of times that people can apply to the scheme(s)
- If people must be formally referred to apply to local welfare assistance (for example, by GPs, Jobcentre plus, the probation service, etc)
- Whether or not everyone who meets eligibility criteria gets assistance/how the authority prioritises applicants if not.
- Links to information on how people can apply
2) Does your council plan to stop or scale back local welfare provision in the 2016-2017 year?
3) If your council does plan to cut or stop provision, can you let me know if there are any alternate local services that people can approach for help with sourcing items like furniture and white goods?

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do hold the information you requested and this is detailed below.
Details of the Council’s Local Welfare Provision Policy are available from the Council’s web site at: here
1) Could you send me details of:
- all assistance that people can access through your council’s local welfare assistance scheme (ie if people receive cash, or if they are provided directly with pre-paid cards, or white goods and furniture, etc)
 Please see the policy.
- Eligibility criteria (or links to eligibility criteria and the means for application)
  Please see the policy.
- limits to the number of times that people can apply to the scheme(s)
  Please see the policy.
- If people must be formally referred to apply to local welfare assistance (for example, by GPs, Jobcentre plus, the probation service, etc)
 No formal referral is required.
- Whether or not everyone who meets eligibility criteria gets assistance/how the authority prioritises applicants if not.
 To date awards have been made to all those eligible for assistance in accordance with the policy.  Please refer to the policy.
- Links to information on how people can apply
2) Does your council plan to stop or scale back local welfare provision in the 2016-2017 year?
 The Council has reduced the staff resources allocation to LWP by 25% (1 FTE) from 2016/2017.  No reductions are anticipated in the level of grant awards for 2016/17.
3) If your council does plan to cut or stop provision, can you let me know if there are any alternate local services that people can approach for help with sourcing items like furniture and white goods?
There are a number of charities active in the Borough that are able to assist persons in need, hardship and distress with these items.  In addition funding is provided for this purpose to local authorities by the House of Industry Estate, a charitable trust administered by the Council as trustee

6/4/16

8674

Details of all current empty commercial properties within your
authority which includes Shops, Office and Industrial premises, if
possible on an excel spreadsheet containing the following information:
• Property Billing Reference
• Property Type
• Rateable Value
• Property Vacant Date
• Property Address
• Liable Party Name
• Liable Party Correspondence Address

 Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do hold the information you requested

To obtain or see a copy of the attachments please contact freedomofinformation@bedford.gov.uk

11/4/16

8675

Can you tell how many syrian refugees that Beds have welcomed over past two years

Are there any who are Arab

Are you able to provide numbers or percentages such as Sunni muslim, shabak etc

32eI can confirm that the information you requested is held under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. However, the Council, for the reasons that follow, declines to disclose the information requested.
You requested:
Can you tell me how many Syrian refugees that Bedfordshire have welcomed over the past two years?
If you have information about the ethnic self-identification of the refugees, can you confirm if there are any who are not Arab?
Are you able to provide numbers or percentages for the refugees for those who are self-identified as Sunni Muslim, Alawite/Shia Muslim, Christian, Druze, Yazidi, Shabak, no religious self-identification or other?
Pursuant to Section 17 (1) of the Act the Council
1.States that this is exempt information.
2.Specifies, that the exemption in question is the subject of an absolute
exemption contained within Section 40 (Personal Information) of the FOI Act (FOIA).
An explanation follows below.
We are unable to provide this due to the low numbers (5 or less) and this could make individuals identifiable.

11/4/16

8676

1Please state your council’s total expenditure for public toilet facilities in each of the following financial years: a) 2005-6, b) 2010-11, c) 2013-14, d) 2014-15 and e) 2015-6 (please include attended and automated facilities).
2.How many public toilet facilities* were in operation within your authority on each of the following dates: a) 1 March 2006, b) 1 March 2011, c) 1 March 2014, d) 1 March 2015 and e) 1 March 2016**? (please break the totals down by automated and attended facilities) 
3.For each total in question 2, please state how many of these public toilet facilities* required payment for use.
4.Please state the total amount of revenue received by the council from charging for the use of public toilets in each of the following financial years: a) 2005-6, b) 2010-11, c) 2013-14, d) 2014-15 and e) 2015-6.
5.For each yearly total in 4, please state what this money was spent on (i.e. re-invested in public toilet facilities, if other please give details)
6.Please state the total number of public toilet facilities* that have closed since 1 Feb 2006.
7.Please break down the total number of closed public toilet facilities in 6 by:
a)The number of sites still owned by the council, further broken down by how each site is currently used (i.e. converted to x, empty etc.)***
b)The number of sites sold by the council, further broken down by how the buyer proposed to use each site (i.e. commercial venture, demolition

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do hold the information you requested.

Please find attached the information you requested  in respect of Public toilets

5/4/16

8677

 1)Job descriptions and Person Specifications for the roles of Relief Teaching Assistant and Teaching Assistant roles at Camestone Lower School, Jowitt Avenue, Kempston, MK42 8NW.
2) Job Description and Person Specification of the role of Midday Supervisor at Camestone Lower School, Jowitt Avenue, Kempston, MK42 8NW.
3) Dates of the advertisements for the role of Teaching Assistant at Camestone Lower School, Jowitt Avenue, Kempston, MK42 8NW during 2015.
4) Qualification levels held by the current Teaching Assistants at Camestone Lower School, Jowitt Avenue, Kempston, MK42 8NW including all relief staff.

 Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do hold the information you requested.Please find the information you requested below:

1. Please find attached a generic Job description and Person Specification for Teaching Assistant roles as we do not hold the specific documents relating to Camestone Lower School – this should be held by the school

2. Please find attached a generic Job description and Person Specification for the Midday Supervisor as we do not hold the specific documents relating to Camestone Lower School – this should be held by the school

3. An advert request for a Teaching Assistant was received from Camestone in September 2015.

4. This information in not recorded by the Council

To obtain or see a copy of the attachments please contact freedomofinformation@bedford.gov.uk

21/3/16

8678

 Please can you provide me with following:
- Details of all current licenses issued under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 (or 2006 for Northern Ireland).
- For each licence, a list of all species and the number of individual animals covered. In each case, as much information as possible would be ideal.
- Please only include licensed private owners, rather than zoos or sanctuaries (which I do not believe are covered by the 1976

Your request has been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

Licence Holder   Mr Phillip L Watson
                                                                              
Name and Address of Premises where animals are to be held:  
The Wolf Sanctuary  Moat Farm  Turvey Bedford  MK43 8BT                            

Species of animals to be kept:
 Canis Lupus

Maximum number of animals kept: 
 Two           
        
Period of Licence : 
 01/01/2015 to 31/12/2016

4/4/16

8679

Can I please make the following requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000?
Please can you tell me how many children are receiving any Applied
Behavioural Analysis (ABA) provision - whether it is provided in an
ABA/VB* home programme, in an ABA/VB primary or secondary special
school or alongside mainstream school at any age in a part-time
home/school programme. *ABA is sometimes called VB or Verbal
Behaviour.
Please can you then tell me how many of them had Applied
Behavioural Analysis due to a tribunal order and how many receive
this without a tribunal. If without a tribunal, had parents
initiated legal action but reached settlement with you for ABA
before tribunal took place?
Please can you forward me any policy documents that are associated
with the awarding of any Applied Behavioural Analysis provision and
demonstrate how the decision is made.
Finally, please can you explain your rationale for awarding Applied
Behavioural Analysis without tribunal orders. Are your criteria for
awarding ABA laid out on your SEND Local Offer page?

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do hold the information you requested.

Please find the information you requested enclosed. 

Please can you tell me how many children are receiving any Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) provision - whether it is provided in an ABA/VB* home programme, in an ABA/VB primary or secondary special
school or alongside mainstream school at any age in a part-time home/school programme. *ABA is sometimes called VB or Verbal Behaviour.

Answer: None that we are aware of commissioned by the Local Authority.

Please can you then tell me how many of them had Applied Behavioural Analysis due to a tribunal order and how many receive this without a tribunal. If without a tribunal, had parents initiated legal action but reached settlement with you for ABA
before tribunal took place?

Answer: None

Please can you forward me any policy documents that are associated with the awarding of any Applied Behavioural Analysis provision and demonstrate how the decision is made.
 
Answer: We do not have a policy document on the awarding of ABA. We do have a mechanism by which we can consider such requests and this can be accessed on the Local Offer website for the Authority

Finally, please can you explain your rationale for awarding Applied Behavioural Analysis without tribunal orders. Are your criteria for awarding ABA laid out on your SEND Local Offer page?

Answer: We have not awarded ABA with or without tribunal orders

14/3/16

8680

1. Phone System
a. What Manufacturer is your phone system?
b. When date does your support contract come up for renewal on the Phone System?
c. What is the current cost of the phone system Support?
d.Which Company is the support Contract with?
e.What procurement route do they use for this, is there a preferred framework?
2.Broadband
a.What Provider of Broadband are you using?
b.What is the date for the Contract for Broadband Renewal?
c.What is the Current Cost of the Broadband?
d. What procurement route do they use for this, is there a preferred framework
3.  Contacts
a. Who is responsible for Telecommunication in the organisation and what are their contact details?
b. Who is responsible for ICT Infrastructure in the organisation and what are their contact details?

I confirm that we do hold the information you requested.
1.Phone System
a. What Manufacturer is your phone system? Cisco
b. When date does your support contract come up for renewal on the Phone System? Current contract 01/04/15 to 31/03/18, renewal is about three months beforehand approx. Dec 2017.
c.  What is the current cost of the phone system Support? £77,000
d. Which Company is the support Contract with? ONI Plc is subcontract by CSA Waverley.
e. What procurement route do they use for this, is there a preferred framework? It was a tender exercise through the Commercial Hub & Crown Commercial Services (government framework).
2.Broadband
a. What Provider of Broadband are you using? BT for wifi and JISC for corporate.
b. What is the date for the Contract for Broadband Renewal? BT is 12 months to start with, then 30 days’ notice (rolling contract).  JISC - there is a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Agreement in place with a consortium, which we are a member of.
c. What is the Current Cost of the Broadband? £159,000
d.What procurement route do they use for this, is there a preferred framework BT– we just order as required as the initial order will be under £500. JISC – we get this as part of the consortium.
3. Contacts
a.Who is responsible for Telecommunication in the organisation and what are their contact details? Rughbir Singh – contact details as above
b. Who is responsible for ICT Infrastructure in the organisation and what are their contact details? Rughbir Singh – contact details as above

11/4/16

8681

I would like the following information under the Freedom of Information Act

1. How much spend on Adult and Childrens Social Care related agency and bank workers for calendar year 2015?

2. How much spend on all other agency and bank workers for calendar year 2015?

3. How much spend on Adult and Childrens Social Care services for staffing in total excluding agency or bank workers for calendar year 2015?

4. The person or persons responsible for managing temporary staff together with their email and telephone number?

 Applicant not responded to request for clarification

8682

Please accept this email as a request for the following information, in relation to the property known as:
Hutchins Close
Wootton
Bedford
Access is required to records containing the information necessary to answer the following questions of the CON29R form:
3.1 – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.2 – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (b) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (c) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (d) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (e) – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (f) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.9 (a)-(n) - Planning Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.11 – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.13 - Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council

Your request has been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

I attach the information you requested from Environmental Health & Trading Standards department.  Regarding the questions relating to planning, the Planning department advise that all information relating to planning applications is available on our website at the following link:

view application plans

For a copy of the environmental information please contact:

freedomofinformation@bedford.gov.uk

14/3/16

8683

Re:Gladstone Street, Bedford,
Please could you supply the following Con29R information as relates to the above property/ies, pursuant to the Environmental Information Regulations:
Con29R 3.7 Do any statutory notices which relate to the following matters exist in relation to the property other than those revealed in a response to any other enquiry herein:
b) environment;(c) health and safety; (d) housing; (e) highways; or (f) public health?
Con29R 3.11 Has any enforceable order or decision been made to compulsorily purchase or acquire the property?
Con29R 3.12 Do any of the following apply (including any relating to land adjacent to or adjoining the property which has been identified as contaminated land because it is in such a condition that harm or pollution of controlled waters might be caused on the property) –
(a) a contaminated land notice;
(b) in relation to a register maintained under section 78R of the Environmental Protection Act 1990(5) –
(i) a decision to make an entry; or
(ii) an entry; or
(c) consultation with the owner or occupier of the property conducted under section 78G(3) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990(6) before the service of a remediation notice?

Your request has been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

I attach the information you requested from Environmental Health & Trading Standards department.  Regarding the questions relating to planning, the Planning department advise that all information relating to planning applications is available on our website at the following link:

view application plans

For a copy of the environmental information please contact:

freedomofinformation@bedford.gov.uk

18/3/16

8684

 Please accept this email as a request for the following information, in relation to the property known at
Duckmill Crescent
Chethams
Bedford
Access is required to records containing the information necessary to answer the following questions of the CON29R form:
3.1 – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.2 – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (b) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (c) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (d) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (e) – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (f) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.9 (a)-(n) - Planning Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.11 – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.13 - Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council

Your request has been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

I attach the information you requested from Environmental Health & Trading Standards department.  Regarding the questions relating to planning, the Planning department advise that all information relating to planning applications is available on our website at the following link:

view application plans

For a copy of the environmental information please contact:

mailto:freedomofinformation@bedford.gov.uk

18/3/16

8685

Can you please supply me with a current, up to date list of all

registered HMO's in Bedfordshire?

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do hold the information you requested

To obtain or see a copy of the attachments please contact freedomofinformation@bedford.gov.uk

13/4/16

8686

Please accept this email as a request for the following information, in relation to the property known at:
Hazelwick Drive  Great Denham Bedford
Access is required to records containing the information necessary to answer the following questions of the CON29R form:
3.1 – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.2 – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (b) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (c) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (d) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (e) – Highways Development Control Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.7 (f) – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.9 (a)-(n) - Planning Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.11 – Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council
3.13 - Environmental Health Department, Bedford Borough Council

Your request has been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

I attach the information you requested from Environmental Health & Trading Standards department.  Regarding the questions relating to planning, the Planning department advise that all information relating to planning applications is available on our website at the following link:

view application plans

For a copy of the environmental information please contact:

mailto:freedomofinformation@bedford.gov.uk

18/3/16

8687

Please provide your Council’s response as to whether Mandatory Charitable 80% Relief would be granted to an Independent School where the Ratepayer is a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) and annual profits are shared between three Partners.

I am writing in respect of your recent enquiry for information held by the Council under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Under the Freedom of Information Act the authority must state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do not hold this information. 

The information that you have requested is for the Council to express an opinion regarding a hypothetical situation rather than factual information. The Council does not hold this information and, therefore, cannot provide this information in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act.

However, I can offer the following advice;

· The Council assesses each application for mandatory charitable rate relief on a case by case basis based on the fact pertaining to the organisation making the application

·   Rate relief is awarded where the circumstance meet the requirements for an award in accordance with section 43 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988

·  In making a determination the Council will give consideration to case law and any guidance issued by the Government

14/3/16

8688

Name and email address of the decision maker responsible for swimming pools, Leisure centres, childrens play areas and water slides
Name and email address of decision makers responsible for buying construction materials
Name and email address of the decision maker responsible for the Council's Marketing

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do hold the information you requested.  The information you requested is as follows:

Name and email address of the decision maker responsible for:

Swimming pools, Leisure centres and Water Slides:

Richard Tapley, Service Manager (Leisure & Sports Development), 01234 718821 richard.tapley@bedford.gov.uk

Bedford Borough Council are in partnership with Fusion, a highly experienced sports and leisure organisation, and they will ultimately be the decision maker.

Children’s play areas:

Paul Pace, Head of Environment, 01234 718275 paul.pace@bedford.gov.uk

Buying construction materials:

Andrew Talbot, Highways Operations, 01234 276756 andrew.talbot@bedford.gov.uk

Joanne Branson-Budd, Design Services Manager (Property), 01234 276611 joanne.branson-budd@bedford.gov.uk

Marketing:

Keiron Fletcher, Head of Communications, 01234 276277 keiron.fletcher@bedford.gov.uk

5/4/16

8689

We request a breakdown of credit balances accrued since your earliest records, for the amounts owing to all ‘incorporated’ companies or public bodies (i.e. not individuals) within the authorities billing area, including:-
The name of each business in respect of which Non Domestic Rate credit balances remain payable
The value of overpayment in each case with remains unclaimed
The years(s) in which the overpayment was made
The hereditament address, and
Account Number

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do hold the information you requested

To obtain or see a copy of the attachments please contact freedomofinformation@bedford.gov.uk

13/4/16

8690

Your council's total revenue expenditure on energy and total revenue spend on fuel for transport for the current financial year and each of the previous three financial years (i.e. 2014/15, 2013/14 and 2012/13).
Please specify whether the total energy expenditure includes schools and leisure centres.
Your council's total capital spend on energy efficiency measures/projects over the same period. If possible, please break down how this money was spent.
 The total income your council has received for each of those financial years from energy generation projects and investments.
 Please also provide a copy of/link to your council's current energy efficiency policy. 

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must state whether or not the information exists and I confirm that we do hold the information you requested

Please click for the information on expenditure on energry

13/4/16

8691

Please will you kindly tell me when your strategy for tackling & preventing homelessness was last reviewed & if a mapping & gapping exercise was carried out at that time & if identified any groups who were excluded in your community?

I can confirm that the information you requested is held under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. However, the Council, for the reasons that follow, declines to disclose the information requested.

Pursuant to Section 17 (1) of the Act the Council specifies, that the exemption in question is the subject of an absolute exemption contained within Section 21 of the FOI Act (FOIA). Please see link below

Please click regarding homelessness

13/4/16