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 – Energy Consumption and Costs

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

    Please could you provide the following information relating to your organisation’s energy usage:

    1. Copies of electricity and gas bills (or a summary equivalent) for the most recent 12-month period available.

    2. Total annual electricity consumption (kWh) for the same period.

    3. Total annual gas consumption (kWh) for the same period.

    4. Total annual cost (?) for electricity and gas, separately if available.

    5. The name of your current energy supplier(s).

    6. The contract end date(s) for electricity and gas supply.

    If providing copies of bills is not possible, a summary of the above information in spreadsheet or PDF format would be sufficient.

    Published: 9 March 2026

  2. Byelaws, PSPOs and Policies Relating to Recreational Drone Use

    We are writing to make an information request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We seek information regarding your authority’s regulations on the recreational use of drones from land under your jurisdiction.

    1. Do you have any byelaws that are used to regulate, restrict, or prohibit the recreational use of drones from land under your jurisdiction? If yes, please provide:

    a) The dates of each byelaw.

    b) A digital copy of the byelaws or a direct link to the specific document or webpage where the information can be accessed.

    2. Do you have any Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) that are used to regulate, restrict, or prohibit the recreational use of drones from land under your jurisdiction? If yes, please provide:

    a) The dates of each PSPO.

    b) The locations and areas these PSPOs cover.

    c) A digital copy of the PSPOs or a direct link to the specific document or webpage where the information can be accessed.

    3. Do you have any policies that are used to regulate, restrict, or prohibit the recreational use of drones from land under your jurisdiction? If yes, please provide:

    a) The dates of each policy.

    b) A digital copy of the policies or a direct link to the specific document or webpage where the information can be accessed.

    Published: 9 March 2026

  3. Freedom of Information Request – Digital, CRM & Web Team Structure

    Please treat this as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

    To understand how your organisation structures and resources digital delivery, please provide the following concise information:

    1. Team Sizes & Structure

    For the following teams, please provide total FTEs and the number of managers vs staff:

    * CRM development

    * Web development

    * Web content

    * Digital/UX/Service Design

    * Business Analysts supporting CRM/digital

    * Integration team supporting CRM/Web integrations

    * CIO/Change/Transformation officers supporting CRM/digital/web

    Please also confirm:

    * Number of permanent vs temporary staff

    * Number of current vacancies

    2. Pay Bands

    For each of the above teams, please provide the salary band/grade used for recruitment.

    3. Remit

    For each team, please provide a short summary of responsibilities including websites managed including subsites and how many online forms the CRM supports.

    4. Costs

    Please provide:

    * Annual staffing budget for digital/CRM/web functions

    * Annual licence/support costs for CRM, website CMS and integration platforms

    5. Platforms Used

    Please confirm the CRM system, CMS platform, integration platform and online forms tools currently used.

    Published: 9 March 2026

  4. Freedom of Information Request – Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

    lease provide the following information relating to the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) currently used by South Derbyshire:
    ATS details

    * The name of the Applicant Tracking System currently in use:
    * The supplier/vendor of the system:
    Contract information

    * The start date of the current ATS contract:
    * The end date of the current ATS contract:
    * Any extension options included within the contract (if applicable):
    * Contract value (£):
    Future procurement

    * Whether the Council intends to re‑tender for the ATS at the end of the current contract:
    * If known, the anticipated timeframe for any future tender or procurement process:
    Contract ownership

    * The job title and department of the officer with primary responsibility for managing the current ATS contract:
    Procurement responsibility

    * The job title and department of the person primarily responsible for procurement of recruitment or HR systems within the Council:

    Published: 9 March 2026

  5. Enforcement staffing levels

    This FOI is for the attention of council officers who oversee the private rented sector for the local authority.

    1) The total number of officers that work within housing enforcement for the local authority

    2) How many Environmental Health Officers work for the local authority whose main job is to enforce standards in the private rented sector? (Full Time)

    3) How many officers within the housing enforcement team are employed to resolve tenancy disputes, provide guidance to tenants, ensure that tenancy rights are upheld, and/or prevent homelessness

    4) If the local authority plans to recruit additional staff for housing enforcement in the next 12 months. 

    Published: 9 March 2026

  6. FOI on Right to Buy/temporary accommodation

    I am making a Freedom of Information request.

    Please could you tell me:

    a. How many homes sold by the council under Right to Buy in the past 10 years (since 1/1/2016) are now being rented by the council as temporary accommodation

    b. The total price the council sold these homes for (post-discount, actual money received by the council)

    c. The total amount the council spends, per year, on renting these homes as temporary accommodation

    d. If held, the total amount the council has spent on renting these homes as temporary accommodation

    If you have a list of the homes, with their prices and annual cost as temporary accommodation, that would be helpful, though I understand you may not be able to provide exact addresses.

    If I can clarify this request in any way, please do not hesitate to contact me.

    Published: 6 March 2026

  7. FOI request- Housing

    I hope you are well. Please could you provide a breakdown of the number of Stage One and Stage Two housing complaints received during the 2024/25 financial year? If possible, it would be helpful for this to include the complaint category, for example issues relating to mould and damp or responsive repairs.

    Published: 6 March 2026

  8. Litter picking on A38

    Please provide the dates when you last cleaned the litter on the A38 which falls under your area of control? National Highways devolve litter picking to you and this is your responsibility.

    Published: 6 March 2026

  9. FOI - burial charges for non-residents

    To the Freedom of Information Officer,

    I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding the burial fees and policies of your council. Specifically, I am seeking details on the charges applied to residents versus non-residents and the income generated from these services.

    Please provide the following information:

    1. Burial Fees and Surcharges

    · Does the council currently apply a surcharge or increased fee for the burial of individuals who lived outside the borough/council at the time of their death?

    · If yes, what is the current "Resident" fee vs. the "Non-Resident" fee for:

    o A standard adult interment (burial).

    o The purchase of the "Exclusive Right of Burial" (the lease for the plot).

    · What is the specific criteria used to define a "Non-Resident" (e.g., number of years lived outside the borough)?

    2. Financial Data For the most recent completed financial years (2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25), please provide:

    · The total gross income received by the council from all burial and cemetery-related payments.

    · The total income specifically generated from the non-resident surcharge (i.e., the "extra" amount paid by non-residents above the standard resident rate).

    · If the specific surcharge income is not tracked as a separate line item, please provide the total number of non-resident burials conducted in the same financial year.

    · If you could provide this info in an Excel spreadsheet that would be great.

    3. Policy and Rationale

    · Please provide the date when the current non-resident fee structure was brought in

    Format of Response: If any of this information is already published on your website, please provide the direct links to the relevant documents or pages.

    Published: 6 March 2026

  10. FOI Request

    Freedom of Information

    I’d like to request how long you hold FOI requests for e.g. do you go back as far as 2017?

    If not, please can you specify what year you go back to?

    Published: 4 March 2026