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 - Freedom of Information Requests: pest control services

    Please provide the following information for the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2025, broken down by financial year:

    1) Total expenditure by the council on pest control services, including both in-house provision and external/contracted services.

    2) If any services are contracted out, please provide the supplier name(s) and the contract value(s).

    3) The number of call-outs/treatments by species category (e.g. rats, mice, pigeons, gulls, foxes, grey squirrels, wasps, bedbugs, cockroaches—please use your own categories if recorded differently).

    4) For any lethal control commissioned or carried out by the council, the number of animals killed by species and, where recorded, the method used (e.g. trapping, poisoning, shooting).

    5) A copy of any policy, guidance, or standard operating procedure relating to the council’s pest control service or contractors.

    Published: 14 November 2025

  2. Request under the Freedom of Information Act

    Since 4 July 2024, how many visas has your Council sponsored.

    Published: 13 November 2025

  3. Freedom of Information Request - Temporary Accommodation

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am writing to request the following information relating to the use of hotels for temporary accommodation:

    1. Hotel Usage:

    * Do you currently use any hotels (either directly or through third-party providers) for temporary accommodation purposes, such as housing homeless households or individuals?

    * If yes, please list the hotel names and postcodes currently in use.

    1. Rates and Payments:

    * What are the typical rates paid per room or per night (or per room per month) for such accommodation?

    * Please provide the average rate range or rate bands applicable for the past 12 months.

    1. Opportunities to Offer Hotels:

    * Can external hotel operators or accommodation providers offer rooms to the Council at lower or more competitive rates for temporary accommodation use?

    1. Procurement / Contact Information:

    * If yes, please provide the name, email address, and contact number of the appropriate officer or department to whom such offers or proposals should be directed (e.g., Housing, Temporary Accommodation, or Procurement)

    Published: 13 November 2025

  4. Freedom of Information request re. primate licensing

    Under the Freedom of Information Act, please provide:

    1. The total number of applications the council have received under the Animal Welfare (Primate Licences) (England) Regulations 2024 between 6 April 2025 and 1 November 2025 inclusive.

    2. Where applications have been received, the species of primate and the number of animals within each application.

    3. The total number of licences granted and refused.

    Published: 13 November 2025

  5. Freedom of Information request - FOI Request: Public Clocks on Council-Owned Buildings

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

    1. How many buildings currently owned or maintained by the council have publicly visible external clocks?

    2. For each such building:

    - The building name and address

    - Whether the clock(s) is currently functioning

    - Whether there is an allocated maintenance budget for the clock(s)

    - If not functioning, when the clock was last operational (if known)

    3. Any recent (past 5 years) correspondence, reports, or assessments regarding the maintenance, repair, or removal of public clocks on council-owned or maintained buildings.

    If this information is held in a spreadsheet or database format, I would be grateful to receive it in that format. If any parts of this request are unclear, I would be happy to clarify.

    Published: 13 November 2025

  6. FOI Request - Complaint Data on Driver/Car Behaviour

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am seeking aggregated data regarding public complaints made to South Derbyshire about problematic driver and vehicle behaviour. Please provide, for the years 2020 to the most recent available date, annual totals for:

    - Public complaints relating to cars that are excessively noisy, including those believed to be deliberately modified or driven to emit excessive noise (e.g., “boy racers,” “revving engines,” “loud exhausts”).

    - Public complaints about antisocial driving behaviours, including but not limited to speeding, street racing, dangerous driving, and use of vehicles in a manner causing harassment, alarm, or distress.

    - Any other categories of road-user or vehicle-related nuisance or antisocial behaviour maintained in your records (please specify category name if not obvious).

    For each category, please supply:

    - The total number of complaints per year (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024/2025 if available).

    - The method of reporting (if recorded: e.g., email, hotline, online portal, etc.).

    - Any notes on how these issues are classified or defined by your council (if recorded).

    - If possible, please provide the response as a structured spreadsheet (CSV or XLSX) with columns: “Year”, “Complaint Type”, “Number of Complaints”, ”Method”, ”Notes” for easier national comparison.

    If records are not broken down as requested, please provide whatever aggregated or category-level information is available.

    Published: 13 November 2025

  7. Transformation Costs

    Please could you tell me yourTransformation 'Actual Spend' for the financial year 2024 / 2025.

    This is speficially a 'team' that supports Transformational change / projects at the local authority.

    To support in locating this spend, roles could be titled "Change Management", "Project Management, "Business Analyst", 'CI Practitioner', 'Change Officer', 'Change Lead', 'Transformation Team', 'Transformation Project Management', 'Business Change Analyst'.

    Likewise to support, teams could be "Transformation Unit", "Transformation Team", "Change Management Team". "Strategic Insight Unit", likely within a Corporate Resources department,

    Published: 13 November 2025

  8. FOI Scrap Metal Dealer Licensing

    I would like to make a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for the following data:

    • How many scrap metal dealer sites currently have a site licence in your area/council/authority?

    • How many scrap metal collectors (mobile) currently have a site licence in your area/council/authority?

    • When did you last share these data with the Environment Agency to enable them to add them to the Register?

    In addition, under the same FOI, I would be grateful if you could tell me:

    • How much were your licences (site and collector each) in 2025?

    • How much do you intend to charge (respectively) in 2026?

    • How many visits to scrap metal sites have your officers undertaken in 2025?

    Many thanks in advance for help with this matter.

    Published: 13 November 2025

  9. Freedom of Information request - Council Occupational Physiotherapy Service

    This request relates to employee physiotherapy services (including Occupational Health Physiotherapy) provided by the council to its staff.

    Service Delivery Model

    Does the Council currently deliver employee physiotherapy services (including Occupational Health Physiotherapy) in-house or through an externally commissioned provider?

    Current Provider Details:

    If the service is externally commissioned, please provide the name of the current provider and the duration of their contract (including start and end dates, and any extension options).

    Referral and Triage Process:

    How are employee referrals for physiotherapy triaged (e.g. direct line manager referral, occupational health, online form)?

    Is triage completed internally or outsourced to the provider?

    How many referrals in the last 12 months or last full year of MI?

    Digital Systems / Case Management Tools:

    Does the Council use any digital system or online portal for managing referrals, appointments, or management reporting (e.g. an online referral portal, HR case management system, or occupational health platform)?

    If so, please specify the name of the system and whether it is operated by the provider or the Council.

    Session Delivery:

    What proportion of physiotherapy sessions are delivered:

    • In person

    • Via secure video call

    • Via telephone consultation

    Average Sessions Per Case:

    On average, how many physiotherapy sessions are provided per employee (including assessment and follow-up appointments)?

    Self-Managed vs Assisted Treatment Plans:

    What proportion of cases result in self-managed treatment plans (e.g. exercise videos or online programmes) compared to assisted treatment (hands-on therapy)?

    Performance and Reporting:

    What Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) or management information are routinely collected to monitor physiotherapy service performance?

    (e.g. referral turnaround times, attendance rates, discharge outcomes, employee satisfaction, etc.)

    Price and Costing:

    What is the current annual budget for occupational physiotherapy services and/or the average cost per physiotherapy session (including triage, assessment, and treatment)?

    Optional / Educational Services:

    Does the Council offer any additional musculoskeletal education, wellbeing sessions, or webinars (e.g. back care, posture, or early intervention workshops)?

    If yes, are these delivered internally or by the provider?

    Contractual and Procurement Details:

    When is the current contract due to expire or be retendered?

    If available, please provide the procurement reference number or link to the most recent tender notice.

    Is there a planned tender for this service within the next 12 months?

    Published: 11 November 2025

  10. Implementation of the Equality Act and Public Sector Equality Duty

    Please provide information about when and how the Council (as a local authority) adopted and implemented the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duty (section 149) within its governance and employment systems.

    1. Implementation Dates

    Please confirm the following:

    (a) When exactly did the Council formally adopt or implement the Equality Act 2010; and

    (b) When exactly did the Public Sector Equality Duty (section 149) become operational within the Council’s governance and employment systems.

    2. Decision to Implement Equality Duties (2010–2015)

    Please provide records created between 1 October 2010 and 31 December 2015 showing:

    (a) One formal decision report or equivalent governance record confirming when the Council decided to adopt, apply, or implement these statutory duties within its corporate governance, decision-making, or policy systems; and

    (b) One formal decision report or equivalent HR governance record confirming when the Council implemented or operationalised these statutory duties within its employment, workforce, or human resources systems, including any associated Equality Impact Assessment, framework, or training decision.

    3. Internal Monitoring or Audit (2010–2015)

    Please provide any one audit, review, or assurance record created between October 2010 and December 2015 assessing whether the Council had implemented, monitored, or was complying with the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duty (section 149).

    Published: 10 November 2025