Freedom of information (FOI) releases from South Derbyshire District Council

This is a disclosure log of South Derbyshire District Council's responses to freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) requests that might be of wider public interest.

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  1. Freedom of Information request - Cladding Remediation in England

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am writing to request information relating to cladding remediation in buildings within the administrative area of [Authority name].

    Please provide the figures up to the latest possible date:

    1. The total number of residential and mixed-use buildings in the council area identified as having unsafe cladding or other external wall system fire-related defects that place them in scope for remediation programmes.

    2. Of those identified, how many have:

    a. Have remediation work in progress (i.e., physical works on site) b. Completed remediation work c. Not yet begun remediation

    Published: 6 February 2026

  2. Freedom of Information request: private rented sector enforcement actions (Jan 2020 to Dec 2025)

    Freedom of Information Act 2000 request

    I am writing to request information held by you about enforcement actions taken in relation to private landlords and privately rented homes.

    1. Information requested

    Please provide, for the period 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2025 inclusive, a month-by-month dataset showing the number of enforcement actions undertaken against private landlords and/or in respect of privately rented dwellings.

    For each month, please provide the following fields (as held in your records):

    A. Month (YYYY-MM)

    B. Enforcement action type (using your own internal categories or statutory power labels)

    C. Reason/category for the action (using whatever category/issue code you use for tracking)

    D. Outcome/status of the action (using your tracking outcomes, e.g. complied, appealed, revoked, conviction, civil penalty issued, penalty paid/unpaid, works in default completed, etc.)

    E. Count of actions (integer)

    If your system records an action at property-level or case-level, please count each recorded enforcement action instance. If multiple notices/orders are recorded under a single case, please count each distinct action as recorded in your system.

    2. Scope and definitions (to reduce ambiguity)

    For avoidance of doubt, by “enforcement actions” I mean any formal action taken under housing, public health, licensing, planning, or related statutory powers that you record as enforcement against a private landlord or a privately rented property. This includes (where held) but is not limited to:

    • Housing Act 2004 actions such as Improvement Notices, Prohibition Orders, Hazard Awareness Notices, Emergency Remedial Action, Emergency Prohibition Orders, and related notices/orders.

    • HMO licensing enforcement actions (mandatory/additional/selective licensing), including licence refusal/revocation, civil penalties, prosecutions, and any recorded enforcement notices relating to licensing breaches.

    • Works in default, rent repayment order applications initiated by the authority, and any other formal PRS enforcement powers you record.

    If you use a narrower operational definition of “enforcement action” for reporting, please apply your standard definition and explain it briefly.

    3. Format requested

    Please provide the information in a machine-readable format, preferably CSV or Excel, with one row per (month, action type, reason/category, outcome/status). If you hold the information in a database, I am content to receive an export.

    4. Advice and assistance

    If compliance with this request is likely to exceed the appropriate cost limit under section 12 of the Act, please provide advice and assistance under section 16. In particular, please indicate which part of the request would trigger section 12 and propose a refinement that would allow disclosure, for example by:

    • providing the dataset for a shorter period first (e.g. Jan 2022 to Dec 2025), or

    • providing a higher-level reason/outcome grouping that you already report, or

    • providing totals by action type only.

    If any fields are not held in the form requested, please supply the closest equivalent data you do hold (for example, if “reason” is recorded as free text, please provide your standard categories or codes, or a count by action type and outcome only).

    5. Exemptions and redaction

    This request is for aggregated statistical information only. I am not requesting personal data or property addresses. If any disclosure risk arises, please redact any personal data under section 40 and still provide the aggregated counts.

    If you consider any other exemption applies, please:

    • specify the exemption(s) relied upon,

    • explain why it applies, and

    • provide any information that can be disclosed with redactions or in a more aggregated form.

    6. Clarifications about “held” information

    Please interpret this request as seeking information “held” by the authority at the time you process this request, including information held on your behalf by contractors.

    If you do not hold the information, please confirm this. If another public authority is more likely to hold it, please advise accordingly.

    7. Public interest and internal review

    If you refuse any part of this request, please provide the refusal notice required by the Act, including details of the internal review process and my right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office.

    Published: 6 February 2026

  3. FOI request

    I am writing with the following requests for information:

    1. What is the established staffing level of the planning department at full capacity (FTE)?

    2. What is the headcount in each of the following seniority categories at full capacity?

    a. Head of Service / Director

    b. Team Leader / Principal Planner

    c. Senior Planner

    d. Planning Officer

    e. Graduate / Assistant Planner

    f. Technical / Administrative staff

    3. What was the average staff headcount (FTE) of the planning department during the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025?

    4. As at 31 March 2025, how many planning department staff were in each of the following seniority categories (headcount):

    a. Head of Service / Director

    b. Team Leader / Principal Planner

    c. Senior Planner

    d. Planning Officer

    e. Graduate / Assistant Planner

    f. Technical / Administrative staff

    5. As at 31 March 2025, how many staff were:

    a. Directly employed

    b. Agency workers

    6. During the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025, what was the average length of engagement of agency workers (weeks)?

    7. What was the total expenditure (£) on agency planning staff between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025?

    8. What was the average planning department headcount (FTE) in the following financial years:

    a. 2017/18

    b. 2019/20

    c. 2021/22

    9. Between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025, how many planning department staff:

    a. Left the department

    b. Were recruited into the department

    10. Of those recruited during this period, how many were appointed:

    a. To permanent roles

    b. To fixed-term contract roles

    11. As at 31 March 2025, how many vacant planning department posts existed in each of the following seniority categories (headcount):

    a. Head of Service / Director

    b. Team Leader / Principal Planner

    c. Senior Planner

    d. Planning Officer

    e. Graduate / Assistant Planner

    f. Technical / Administrative staff

    Published: 6 February 2026

  4. Freedom of Information Request – Staff Contact Details

    I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:

    1. The names, job titles, and publicly available email addresses of staff at the following levels:

    * Directors

    * Assistant Directors

    * Heads of Service

    * Service Managers

    * Team Leaders / Supervisors

    * Professional Officers (for example: Planning, Housing, Environmental Health, Highways, Licensing, Social Care, Policy, Regeneration, Waste, Customer Services)

    2. Please also include any generic service mailboxes used by these teams (such as planning@, housing@, environmentalhealth@, highways@, licensing@, socialcare@, customer.services@<mailto:customer.services@>).

    Published: 6 February 2026

  5. Freedom of Information request - Stray dogs

    I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

    Please provide, for the period January 2021 to December 2025:

    * The number of reported cases of abandoned dogs and/or stray dogs

    * The total number of abandoned and/or dogs taken in, seized, or otherwise handled by your council, broken down by month

    * The number of abandoned and/or stray dogs returned to their owner

    If possible, I would appreciate the data being presented as a year-by-year breakdown

    Published: 6 February 2026

  6. Preventing and tackling sexual harassment at work.

    I am writing to make a formal request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

    Please can you provide UNISON with the following information about what steps your council as an employer takes to be proactive and systematic in preventing and tackling sexual harassment at work.

    1) Does your council have a policy on sexual harassment in the workplace?

    a. Yes - Please attach a copy of this policy or a copy of a document that includes a policy and procedures on this.

    b. No – Please explain why?

    2) If you answered yes to question 1, are local authority-maintained schools required to adhere to the same policy?

    a. Yes

    b. No

    3) Does your council have training initiatives in place to address and prevent sexual harassment in the workplace?

    a. Yes - Is the training provided:

    1. To all employees? Yes/No

    2. To managers on how to support staff who have reported workplace sexual harassment? Yes/No

    b. No – Please explain why.

    4) If you answered yes to question 2:

    a. Is the training delivered:

    1. Online

    2. In person

    3. Hybrid

    b. Please provide details about who delivers the training on sexual harassment.

    5) For 2023, 2024 and 2025 calendar years, please provide the number of recorded formal and informal complaints made about sexual harassment allegedly perpetrated by council employees against other employees broken down by:

    a. Gender of claimant and alleged perpetrator

    b. The nature of the allegations for example:

    1. Unwelcome verbal/banter of a sexual nature

    2. Unwelcome physical advances of a sexual nature.

    3. Sexual assault

    c. The number of formal and informal complaints that led to the perpetrator

    being:

    1. Given a warning.

    2. Suspended

    3. Dismissed

    4. Other – please state.

    d. The number of formal and informal complaints that to your knowledge have been referred to:

    1. The police for criminal investigation?

    2. The appropriate professional registration body. e, g Social Work England?

    Published: 6 February 2026

  7. To understand current and emerging demand for supported accomodation.

    To whom this may concern,

    Please treat this email as a request made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The purpose of this request is to understand current and emerging demand for supported accommodation for young people aged 16–17+, to support research into local sufficiency and service planning.

    Please note that the request does not include Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children’s supported accommodation or young parents’ supported accommodation. The request relates solely to supported accommodation placements for young people aged 16–17, including looked-after children and care leavers, excluding UASC and young parents’ provision. Please provide the following information:

    Q1: The number of young people aged 16–17 placed in supported accommodation in: 2022/23, 2023/24 & 2024/25 (to date)?

    Q2: Local Sufficiency: Of these placements, how many were: In-county & Out-of-county?

    Q3: The average weekly cost of supported accommodation placements for 16–17-year-olds in: 2023/24 & 2024/25 (to date)?

    Q4: The number of 16–17 supported accommodation placements that ended early or broke down during: 2023/24 & 2024/25 (to date)?

    Q5: Whether the local authority anticipates increased, stable, or reduced demand for 16–17 supported accommodation over the next 2–3 years?

    If the information is already publicly available, please direct me to the relevant source.

    Published: 6 February 2026

  8. EIR Request for Con29R information for 6, WHITTINGTON CLOSE, BOULTON MOOR, DE24 5EB (00797655)

    Please would you provide information in relation to the Con29R questions on the following property (plan attached):

    6, WHITTINGTON CLOSE

    BOULTON MOOR

    DE24 5EB

    We would need answers for the following questions please:

    • 3.7b-d, & f

    • 3.13a-c

    This is a freedom of information request under the provisions of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

    Published: 4 February 2026

  9. FOI Request - Housing Data

    I hope this email finds you well. I write to you to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in respect of housing matters in Hartshorne Parish, Swadlincote Ward and Midway Ward as well as the South Derbyshire District Council area.

    Please see below the FOI request. Please let me know if you have any queries or require any clarification; I look forward to hearing from you within the relevant timescales.

    Confirmation of receipt would be greatly appreciated.

    Freedom of Information Request

    Questions 1 to 11 of this request relate to data held by the Housing Department.

    Questions 12 to 15 of this request relate to data held by the Planning Department.

    Housing Register

    1. The total number of households on the Council's Housing Register at 31 March 2025.

    1. The average waiting times on 31 March 2025 for the following types of affordable property across the Authority:

    1. 1-bed affordable dwelling;

    2. 2-bed affordable dwelling;

    3. 3-bed affordable dwelling; and

    4. A 4+ bed affordable dwelling.

    1. The average waiting times on 31 March 2024 for the following types of affordable property across the Authority:

    1. 1-bed affordable dwelling;

    2. 2-bed affordable dwelling;

    3. 3-bed affordable dwelling; and

    4. A 4+ bed affordable dwelling.

    1. The total number of households on the Council's Housing Register at 31 March 2025 specifying the following locations as their preferred choice of location:

    Location

    Household Preferences

    (31 March 2025)

    Hartshorne Parish

    Swadlincote Ward

    Midway Ward

    1. The number of properties advertised, and the average number of bids per property over the 2024/25 monitoring period for the following types of affordable property in the locations listed below:

    Type of affordable property

    Hartshorne Parish

    Swadlincote Ward

    Midway Ward

    Number of properties advertised

    Average Bids per Property

    Number of properties advertised

    Average Bids per Property

    Number of properties advertised

    Average Bids per Property

    1-bed affordable dwelling

    2-bed affordable dwelling

    3-bed affordable dwelling

    4+ bed affordable dwelling

    1. Any changes the Council has made to its Housing Register Allocations Policy since 2011 including:

    * The date they occurred;

    * What they entailed; and

    * Copies of the respective documents

    Social Housing Stock

    1. The total number of social housing dwelling stock on 31 March 2025 in the following locations:

    Location

    Total Social Housing Stock

    (31 March 2025)

    Hartshorne Parish

    Swadlincote Ward

    Midway Ward

    Social Housing Lettings

    1. The number of social housing lettings in the period between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025; and between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024 in the following locations:

    Location

    Social Housing Lettings

    1 April 2024 to

    31 March 2025

    1 April 2023 to

    31 March 2024

    Hartshorne Parish

    Swadlincote Ward

    Midway Ward

    Temporary Accommodation

    1. The number of households housed in temporary accommodation within and outside the South Derbyshire District Council region on the following dates:

    Households in Temporary Accommodation

    31 March 2025

    31 March 2024

    Households Housed within South Derbyshire District Council

    Households Housed outside South Derbyshire District Council

    Total Households

    1. The amount of money spent on temporary accommodation per household within the South Derbyshire District Council area over the following periods:

    * 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.

    1. The amount of money spent on temporary accommodation per household outside the South Derbyshire District Council area over the following periods:

    * 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.

    Housing Completions

    1. The number of NET housing completions in the South Derbyshire District Council area broken down on a per annum basis for the period between 2000/01 and 2024/25.

    1. The number of NET affordable housing completions in the South Derbyshire District Council area broken down on a per annum basis for the period between 2000/01 and 2024/25.

    1. The number of NET housing completions in Hartshorne Parish, Swadlincote Ward and Midway Ward broken down on a per annum basis for the period between 2000/01 and 2024/25.

    1. The number of NET affordable housing completions in Hartshorne Parish, Swadlincote Ward and Midway Ward broken down on a per annum basis for the period between 2000/01and 2024/25.

    Glossary of Terms

    Housing Register

    The housing register is a waiting list of households in a given authority area who are eligible and in need of an affordable home.

    Affordable Property

    Housing for sale or rent, for those whose needs are not met by the market (including housing that provides a subsidised route to home ownership and/or is for essential local workers); and which complies with one or more of the following definitions:

    1. Social rent;

    2. Other affordable housing for rent;

    3. Discounted market sales housing; and

    4. Other affordable routes to home ownership.[1]

    Housing Completion

    A dwelling is counted as completed when construction has ceased, and it becomes ready for occupation. This includes new build dwellings, conversions, changes of use and redevelopments. Housing completions should be provided as net figures.

    Net

    Net refers to total (gross) figures minus any deductions (for example, through demolitions).

    Monitoring Period

    From 1 April in any given calendar year through until 31 March in the following calendar year.

    Prevention Duty

    The prevention duty applies when a local authority is satisfied that an applicant is threatened with homelessness and eligible for assistance.

    Relief Duty

    The relief duty applies when a local authority is satisfied that an applicant is homeless and eligible for assistance.

    Parish

    The smallest unit of local government.

    Ward

    A division of a city or town, for representative, electoral, or administrative purposes.

    Published: 4 February 2026

  10. FoI request

    This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act.

    Please provide the following:

    - According to the most recent data held by the council, how many retail units are there within your local authority area?

    - For the above, please provide both the number of vacant units and the number of occupied units.

    - Please provide the date for when this information was last updated.

    - In the calendar year 2025, how much was paid to the council in business rates from businesses registered as retail outlets?

    - How many retail units were registered with the council in the year 2015?

    - For the above, please provide both the number of vacant units and the number of occupied units.

    - In the calendar year 2015, how much was paid to the council in business rates from businesses registered as retail outlets?

    Please provide the information requested within the 20-day statutory timeframe.

    Published: 4 February 2026