Disclosure Log - October 2021

1. Details of any Planning Performance Agreements that the Council has agreed in the past five years with any property developer in respect of Planning Officers, Highway Officers or any other Council employees, also any agreement however described with a similar purpose 

2. Details of funding or benefits in kind provided by property developers for planning and/or other Council staff, whether under a planning performance agreement or other means 

3. Please provide details of any sponsorship or incentives received by the Council or Council employees from property developers in the last five years

1. Since mid-2019, they confirm that their software has had the ability to record cases where there has been a Planning Performance Agreement (PPA) and so they are able to confirm that no PPAs have been entered into from mid-2019 to date 

Prior to this, the only way in which the Planning department would be able to identify if any PPAs or any agreement however described with a similar purpose that had been entered into would require an officer to manually interrogate each and every application from 2017 to mid-2019. The planning unit advises that for this period, approximately 3,500 applications would need to be individually checked, and that on average, each application would take approximately five minutes to be checked, therefore the whole exercise would take in excess of 291.6 hour to complete and far exceed the 28 hour limit 

2. The Council has not received any funding or benefits in kind provided by property developers for planning and/or other Council staff 

3. The Council has not received any sponsorship or incentives received by the Council or Council employees from property developers in the last five years

1. The number of empty domestic properties within your area

2. The number of empty domestic properties the Council is responsible for

3. What is the Council’s policy on bringing empty domestic properties back into use?

4. Does the council own a property company?

5. Which roles sit on the empty properties group and when did it last meet?

6. How many Compulsory Purchase Orders have been executed since 2018 to date?

7. A list of all the addresses of domestic properties that are empty within your area

1. Unoccupied and unfurnished = 953 properties

     Unoccupied and furnished = 1,087

2. 13

3. The Council’s Private Sector Housing team confirms that they address properties on an individual basis and act if causing damage/nuisance to an adjourning property. The team has recently been assessing empty properties and are considering using a Compulsory Purchase Order

4. No

5. None at present but the team hopes to re-join soon

6. None

7. The information is exempt from disclosure in accordance with Section 31(1)(a) of the Act, as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the prevention or detection of crime

Does your organisation’s Case Management and Recording system facilitate tagging case file’s where,

• Honour based abuse has been identified

1. The number of initial assessments carried out for children because they were identified as at risk of honour-based abuse between 01.04.2018 – 31.03.19, 01.04.19 – 31.03.20, and 01.04.2020 31.03.2021?

2. The number of initial assessments carried out for vulnerable adults because they were identified as at risk of honour-based abuse between 01.04.2018 – 31.03.19, 01.04.19 – 31.03.20, and 01.04.2020 31.03.2021?

3. How many MARAC referrals have been received for victims experiencing honour-based-abuse between 01.04.2018 – 31.03.19, 01.04.19 – 31.03.20, and 01.04.2020 31.03.2021?

4. The number of assessments of entitlement to housing for people who are homeless or threatened with homelessness identified as experiencing honour-based-abuse between 01.04.2018 – 31.03.19, 01.04.19 – 31.03.20, and 01.04.2020 31.03.2021?

5. How many domestic homicide reviews were undertaken during the following years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

6. For each year outlined above, how many of the domestic homicide reviews related to victims impacted by Honour Based Abuse? Of these, how many victims were female? How many were male? How many were under the age of 18?

7. Honour Based Abuse Training and Awareness

8. Is training provided to staff about honour based abuse?

9. If training is delivered, which staff receive or are eligible to receive this training? Is training compulsory and how is attendance/completion measures?

10. What format does this training take place (i e e-learning, face to face? How long does this training take to complete? How frequently is the training completed?

11. If training is provided, pleased provide a copy of the course objectives

12. Is honour-based abuse and forced marriage included within your safeguarding training framework?

13. Who delivers your honour-based abuse and forced marriage training? For example, external provider, in house/internally? If this is provided by an external provider, please state who this is

14. How is the local authority assured that the honour-based abuse and forced marriage training provider is suitably qualified to deliver the training?

15. How many times has honour-based abuse and forced marriage training been provided between 01.04.2018 – 31.03.19, 01.04.19 – 31.03.20, and 01.04.2020 31.03.2021?

16. How many people have attended/completed training between 01.04.2018 – 31.03.19, 01.04.19 – 31.03.20, and 01.04.2020 31.03.2021?

 17. Which types of professionals have attended honour-based abuse and forced marriage training between 01.04.2018 – 31.03.19, 01.04.19 – 31.03.20, and 01.04.2020 31.03.2021? For example, social workers, police officers, voluntary sector

18. Please provide a copy of the training material

• No

1. 2018/19 = 0

    2019/20 = 0

    2020/21 = 0

2. 2018/19 = 0

   2019/20 = 0

   2020/21 = 0

3. This information would need to be gathered from the chair of MARAC which is an officer from Devon and Cornwall Police - foi@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk

4. 2018/19 = 0

    2019/20 = 0

    2020/21 = 0

5. 2017 = 0

   2018 = 1

   2019 = 0

   2020 = 0

6. 0

8. Staff have attend numerous DA training but no specific to Honour Based

9. All members of Housing team

10. On-line

11. N/A

12. N/A

13. N/A

14. N/A

15. 2018/19 = 0

      2019/20 = 0

      2020/21 = 0

16. N/A

17. N/A

18. N/A

a) Laundry equipment supply, maintenance and install 

b) Fire equipment supply, maintenance and install and provision of Fire Risk Assessments /consultancy 

c) HVAC equipment supply, maintenance and install 

d) Catering equipment, maintenance and install 

1. Please confirm your annual spend for the listed services showing a breakdown of contract value and any additional ad-hoc spend for the previous 3 years 

2. Please confirm where services have been won through a tender or bid process or awarded via framework

2. i) Please confirm the incumbent supplier and expected retender date

2. ii) Please confirm the portal or tender forum you advertise/promote such works through 

3. Please confirm the name and contact details of the person responsible for procurement of the above services

All contracts over £5,000 are published on our contract register at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk  

a) Not Applicable 

b) 1. £1,500 - £3,000 per annum

    2.  Services obtained by quote, not a contract or framework

        i) Churches Fire - expires 01.04.22

       ii) www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk  

    3. chay.mckenzie@northdevon.gov.uk 

c) 1.£8,159.39 per annum

    2. Advertised as quotations to limited number of suppliers on  www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk in accordance with Contract procedure rules

    2.i) I Cannings and Sons, expires 31.03.2022 - to be reviewed from 01.11.21. Further details of this contract are published on the contract register via the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com/ContractsRegister/ViewContractDetails?contractId=6ddc17aa-0d44-ea11-80ff-005056b64545&p=696a9836-1895-e511-8105-000c29c9ba21  

 2. ii) www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk  

 3. chay.mckenzie@northdevon.gov.uk   

d) Not Applicable

Details regarding a complaint about a tent in the applicant’s garden in April 2021. All information (emails, letters, fax, reports etc including all correspondence with kings Nympton parish council) about the complaint made and who by

All information regarding Rosebud Ranch planning application in 2017 and 2021 for agricultural dwelling. (emails, letters, fax, reports etc including all correspondence with kings Nympton parish council)

• The average charge for 1 hour of car parking in car parks operated by your local authority in 2010

• The average charge for 1 hour of car parking in car parks operated by your local authority in 2015

• The average charge for 1 hour of car parking in car parks operated by your local authority in 2020    

Summer 15/03 – 31/10    Winter 01/11 – 14/03

2010

£0.88 per hour                  £0.79 per hour

2015

£0.88 per hour                  £0.76 per hour

2020

1. Has the council declared a climate emergency? 

2. Is there a councillor at Cabinet level who is a Climate Champion? 

3. Does the council have a Local Transport plan? If so, does the plan include a carbon budget as defined as a cap on the amount of greenhouse gases emitted? 

4. How many council housing properties are there? Of these, how many are currently an Energy Performance Certificate e or higher? How many are an Energy Performance Certificate c or higher? 

6. How many council-owned car parks are there? Of these, how many electric vehicle charging points have been installed? 

7. How many street lights are there? Of these, how many lights are LED?

1. Yes

2. Councillor Lofthouse, Climate Lead

3. This information is not held by North Devon Council; please contact Devon County Council using accesstoinformation-mailbox@devon.gov.uk

4. The Council transferred its former housing stock to North Devon Homes Ltd, 21 February 2000

6. Applicant referred to website for the lists of all of car parks which provides the number operated

         At the time of responding to this request, none of              the Council’s car parks have electric vehicle charging           points installed

7. The Council has 153 street lights within its ownership, however the number that are LED is information that is not recorded by the Estates team that is responsible for them

None

A copy of the Barwood viability appraisal which was reviewed and accepted by the DV in relation to planning application ref 65448: Land at Westacott, North of A361, Landkey

Contaminated Land report for Victoria House, Victoria Road, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 8NP

Is the Site on the list of sites of potential concern with regards to contaminated land which may be prioritised for investigation?

Are you aware of any previous investigations of this site or any neighbouring Sites?

Do you have any local knowledge about the Site that may not necessarily appear on a search of commercial databases (Envirocheck)?)

Applicant provided with a plan and spreadsheet (QGIS contaminated land report in Excel format, both which are available upon request

The Council’s Environmental Protection team does not hold any other records regarding potentially contaminated land in this area. It was recommend that the applicant also contact the Environment Agency and Devon County Council regarding any information they may hold in relation to the site or the land in the vicinity

North Devon Council has not yet fully inspected its area to identify sites of contaminated land as required by Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. As such, it is not possible to say whether or not this site will be classified under this legislation. At this time, it is considered unlikely that this site would be the subject of inspection under this legislation to the future

1. Which glyphosate-based herbicides are currently used by or on behalf of the Council and/or on land owned by, managed by, or under the control of, the Council? 

2. For the most recent 12 month period for which information is available, please could you tell me the amount and brand of each glyphosate-based herbicide in question, as well as the size of the area over which they were used 

3. Please could you explain the basis for (i) the Council’s choice of particular product(s), and (ii) the Council’s decision to use glyphosate-based herbicides rather than alternative methods? Please could you provide me with copies of any policy or other document which informs that decision-making

 4. I understand that, if the Council uses, or instructs other to use, plant protection products (including glyphosate-based herbicides) then the Council is required by law to ensure that: 

• all reasonable precautions are taken to protect human health and the environment;

• the application of the plant protection product is confined to the crop, land, produce, buildings, contents of buildings, materials or other areas intended to be treated;

• and when the product is used in places of heightened concern (which includes, among others, areas used by the public or vulnerable groups, areas in the close vicinity of healthcare facilities, and on or along roads, railway lines, very permeable surfaces, or other infrastructure close to surface water or groundwater) that the amount used and the frequency of use are as low as reasonably practicable 

5. Please explain how the Council ensures that it complies with the requirements set out above in paragraph 4, particularly in terms of operational decision-making by the Council? 

6. Please provide me with copies of any policy or other document which informs the Council’s decision-making in relation to compliance with the legal requirements set out in paragraph 4 above. Please also provide copies of evidence of the Council’s decision-making over the past 12 months relating to the records of decisions taken to ensure the amount of plant protection products used and the frequency of use are as low as reasonably practicable

1. Glyphosate herbicide in use is Roundup Provantage Total herbicide 

2. Herbicide use in the last 12 months is 10.8 litres. The total area covered is 45,446m2, predominately on kerb edges and hard surfaces in car parks, but also on paths in open spaces and cemeteries where there may be potential slip hazards and shrub beds for weed control 

3. As follows: 

• The product is clean label- eg. non-hazardous as classified by COSHH, does not carry a hazard symbol for transport and storage, offers a high standard of operator safety, approved for aquatic areas

• The product was issued by licence by the EU commission in November 2017

• The product has no occupational exposure limits

• Glyphosate has more than a 40 year history of safe use

• It is widely available to the public in garden centres and DIY stores

• It has been declared safe by DEFRA, Public Health England, The Health and Safety Executive and the EU

• Use is also recommended by a range of wildlife environmental charities, including the RHS, The Bumble Bee Conservation Trust, RSPB and the Woodland Trust

 NDC follow government guidance on weed control, but are open to alternative removal methods if they can be shown to be practical and cost effective

 4.

 • No spraying is undertaken in windy conditions

• Spraying takes place early morning when there are fewer people and fewer vehicles around

• Maximum of two spraying applications each year per area

• Administered by qualified and experienced staff with PA1 and PA6 certification

 5. As 4. above

 6. There is no policy as such, the Council is continuing to follow government guidance and will continue to look at alternative methods of weed control. The Council is open to alternative removal methods if they can be shown to be practical and cost-effective. However, what sometimes seem like viable alternatives, such as removal by hand, often turn out to be prohibitively expensive or ineffective

There is no firm evidence to suggest that Glyphosate, when used correctly by councils or people in their gardens treating weeds, is detrimental to the environment or human health. Where concerns have been raised these have been in the context of large-sale agricultural use on food crops or laboratory tests where it has been given to animals

CON29 information relating to a property at EX35 6BP

Applicant provided with the information, where held and also directed to the Council’s website for some of the information

1. How many allotment plots are available?
2. What is an average size of an allotment?
3. How many people are on the waiting list?
4. What is the average waiting time?

5. What is the average age of the allotment owner?

1. One

2. 134m2

3. Three

4. 12 months

A list of all Completion Notices served since 1/1/2017 in an electronic spreadsheet format with the following information:

- The address of the property being deemed complete by the notice

- The date the Completion Notice was issued

- The date the property was entered into the Rating List

- The recipient company name

- The address to which the notice was sent 

Information provided in Excel format, with some personal data redacted throughout, available upon request

In Excel format, information about licences for the following animal-related activities issued by yourselves: 

• Dog breeding establishments

• Pet shops

• Dog boarding establishments (commercial)

• Dog boarding establishments (home)

• Cat boarding establishments

• Dog day care establishments

For each of the calendar years 2015-2020 inclusive, for each of the above activities please provide: 

• Number of first-time licence applications

• Number of renewal licence applications

• Number of applications refused

• Number of one-year licences issued

• Number of two-year licences issued

• Number of three-year licences issued

• Number of inspections carried out

• Number of licences revoked

If you do not have the information back to 2015 or for each of these activities, please supply the data where you do have records

In addition, for each of the calendar years 2015-2020 inclusive, please also provide: 

• Number of animal welfare inspectors

• Number of full-time employees of the animal welfare team

Information provided to applicant in Excel format, which is available upon request

The applicant requested an environmental search of records for Croyde Surf Life Saving Club, Croyde, Devon (include 100m from Site boundary). They requested information on the following:

- Contamination incidents

- The sites status RE Part 2A inspection

- Potential sources of contaminants on or near the site

- Fuel Tanks

- Wells

- Potential constraints to redevelopment of the site

- Landfill sites

- Any reports of site investigations that have been carried out that may be pertinent to the study site

Applicant provided with a map and spreadsheet (QGIS contaminated land report) which are available upon request

The Council’s Environmental Protection team does not hold any other records regarding potentially contaminated land in this area. It was recommend to the applicant to also contact the Environment Agency and Devon County Council regarding any information they may hold in relation to the site or the land in the vicinity

Applicant advised that North Devon Council has not yet fully inspected its area to identify sites of contaminated land as required by Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. As such, it is not possible to say whether or not this site will be classified under this legislation. At this time, it is considered unlikely that this site would be the subject of inspection under this legislation to the future

1. North Devon Council’s carbon footprint in tonnes of CO2 emissions per year across your built assets, including:

- Housing

- Facilities

- Offices

- Any other council-owned buildings

2. Do you have a plan in place to reduce carbon emissions from your built assets?

1. Information regarding 2018/19 (which is the only year the Council holds the data for) provided in Excel format, which is available upon request

2. Yes

1. I would like to know how much money the council spent with Auckland in the last financial period, broken down by month if possible

1. None, the Council’s Housing and Finance teams both confirm that no monies have been spent with Auckland Home Solutions CIC during the last financial period

2. None, the Council’s Housing and Finance teams both confirm that no monies have been spent with Auckland Home Solutions CIC during the last financial period for this specified property

Vehicles registered for public hire, i e Taxi/Private Hire/Hackney Carriage that were either issued a new or renewal licence in the period 1 July 2021 to 30 September 2021

Specifically, I would like to know:

Vehicle registration number      

Manufacturer (Make)            

Model                               

Licence issue date                        

Licence expiry date                   

We would like this information provided in an excel spreadsheet please

1. Do you currently collect the data of EICR reports submitted to you detailing electrical hazards identified during a legal five yearly inspection?

2. The number of Electrical Information Condition Reports (EICRs) carried out in privately rented homes that have been submitted to you since June 2020* (please specify the council area you are providing figures for in your response)

3. Of the EICRs submitted to your council, please break down the number of Category 1 (C1) and Category 2 (C2) failures

4. The number of these EICRs that have subsequently had the necessary remedial electrical work carried out to make the installation safe

1.    No

2.    This is not recorded

3.    Not applicable

4.    Not applicable

 The Council’s Private Sector Housing team confirms that they do require sight of a satisfactory ECIR, as a requirement of a HMO inspection or if a complaint is electrical based

CON29 information relating to a property at EX18 7BY

Applicant provided with the information, where held and also directed to the Council’s website for some of the information

CON29 information relating to a property at EX33 2AY

Applicant advised that no information is held

CON29 information relating to a property at EX33 1NL

Applicant advised that no information is held

Can you please provide details of any information you hold on the following, within the area covered by your council?

-Any Entries added or updates on the Public Register for Contaminated land under Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act (1990) since January 2017

Where possible could the information be provided in the following formats in order of preference?

1. ESRI Shape File
2. GML
3. KML
4. Excel/CSV

1.    No

2.    This is not recorded

3.    Not applicable

4.    Not applicable

The Council’s Private Sector Housing team confirms that they do require sight of a satisfactory ECIR, as a requirement of a HMO inspection or if a complaint is electrical based

a) Did the council take part in the "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy review of onshore wind turbine noise assessment guidance: Stakeholder Engagement Survey" as attached?

b) If the council did not take part in the "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy review of onshore wind turbine noise assessment guidance: Stakeholder Engagement Survey", why not?

c) If the council did take part in the "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy review of onshore wind turbine noise assessment guidance: Stakeholder Engagement Survey", what was their full response?

a) No, the Council did not

b) It was confirmed to the applicant that the Environmental Protection Lead Officer was made aware of the survey via the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health the day before he commenced a period of annual leave in August and returned to work the day before the response deadline. As such, he was unable to respond. He also confirms that the Institute of Acoustics had emailed him to make him aware of the same document whist he was on leave

c) Not Applicable

CON29 information relating to a property at EX31 3XA

Applicant provided with the information, where held and also directed to the Council’s website for some of the information

CON29 information relating to a property at EX36 3LE

Applicant advised that no information is held

1. The number of pieces of graffiti that have had to be removed in your local authority area in each of the last ten years?

2. The total cost of removing graffiti in each of the last ten years?

1. Applicant refer to the following dataset which is published on the Council’s website which provides a breakdown of reports concerning graffiti to the Council from 2011 to and including 2020, broken down by method of reporting (email, phone, person, Council website):

https://www.northdevon.gov.uk/open-data/?ID=8073E924-87C0-4322-9860-FED7B4E9080E&DS=4005   

The data for 2021 will be published in February 2022 in accordance with Section 22 of the Act, as the data is updated on an annual basis and it was last completed in February 2021

2.The Council does not record graffiti removal costs separately, this is included under street sweeping

1. How many commercial buildings were listed as empty or vacant in your local authority area in 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017

2. How many retail units were listed as empty or vacant in in your local authority area in 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017

3. How many office units were listed as empty or vacant in in your local authority area in 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017

1. 2021 at 31.03.2021 = 281

    2020 at 31.03.2020 = 310

    2019 at 31.03.2019 = 247

    2018 at 31.03.2018 = 242

    2017 at 31.03.2017 = 270

2. and 3

The reporting system used by the Revenues team does not capture details of the address, description or ‘type’ of empty property. In order to provide the data requested it would involve manually looking at 1,350 empty properties to identify the ‘type of property and entering into a spreadsheet which the team estimates it would take five minutes per commercial property and in total would take approximately 112.5 hours to provide and therefore exceed the 18 hour cost limit

1. Name, position and email address of the staff responsible for the council’s staff purchase/expense cards

2. If an automated business expense management is in place, what is the name of the system/card provider and the amount of cards currently in use?

3. If this on a contacted basis, please provide the contract end date

4. The estimated (or actual) amount of spend (£) in business expenses either by department or as an overall total for the most recent financial year

5. Name, position and email address of the staff or department responsible for reducing the carbon emissions (CO2) within the council as part of the overall strategy to achieve carbon neutrality

1.adam.tape@northdevon.gov.uk Adam Tape, Head of Governance

2. NatWest Smart data is used which forms part of the Council's banking contract. Number of cards currently in use = 19

3. April 2023

4. April 2020 - March 2021 £84,713.31

    April 2021 - October 2021 £36,553.64

5. mark.kentell@northdevon.gov.uk Mark Kentell, Head of environmental Enhancement  

An electronic copy of policy, procedures or guidance issued to your IT department/staff or others concerning the: 

1. Management of IT assets (PC’s, Desktop, Laptops, Tablets, Smartphone)

2. IT Asset disposal process

3. Process or Procedure for monitoring and tracking of physical IT asset inventory/stock

4. Process for assigning asset numbers (equipment tracking numbers) to IT assets

5. Storage of IT assets

o Storage area

o Inspection of equipment

o Procedure for the intake and recording of new equipment

6. Policy on the use of personal computers by Council staff 

7. Procedures for requests for new

IT assets 

8. Procedures for the installation and disposal of IT equipment

9. Procedures for the redistribution/reallocation  of IT Equipment to new staff

10. Procedures for returning equipment from staff who have left the Council

1. Copy of the council’s IT Asset Management Policy and Procedures document provided in response (Word format) which is available upon request

2. As 1. above

3. As 1. above

4. As 1. above

5. As 1. above

6. No policy held

7. All new requests are submitted via the ICT Service desk and/or via a project or service plan

8. As 1. above

9. As 1. above

10. As 1. above

1. How many people applied for allotments in the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 to date

2. How many people are on the current waiting list for allotments?

3. The age breakdown of people who applied for allotments in the following years, if available

1. 2019 = One

    2020 = Two

    2021 to date (15.10.21) = Two

2. Three

3. This information is not recorded

1. Do you provide community information videos which are accessible to British Sign Language users or the Deaf Community in general? 

2. What is the name, job title, department and email address of the individual/s responsible for this?

3. Do you provide communication support for Deaf Employees? 

4. What is the name, job title, department and email address of the individual/s responsible for this?

1. Yes the Council’s Communications team have produced some service information video which are posted on its social media pages

2. claire.holm@northdevon.gov.uk Claire Holm, Customer and Corporate Communications Manager, Customer and Corporate Communications

3. Yes

4. humanresources@northdevon.gov.uk Human Resources

Applicant requested information request regarding fines for not recycling properly

1. How many fines were given by your council to your residents for not recycling properly or failing to recycle at all?

2. What is the total of all fines given to residents?

Can this information (number of fines and what the fines were) be broken down by financial year, for the past 5 years (2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021)

Applicant directed to the Council’s Environmental Fixed Penalty Notice datasets which are published on the Council website annually

Applicant advised that the data for 2021 will be published in January 2022

I would like to obtain the information, from the Council, relating to unclaimed business rate credit balances 

I am aware that all Billing Authorities hold on account sums of money that are due to be returned to ratepayers and for a variety of reasons have not been repaid and maybe considered untraceable by the Council 

I would request you send a breakdown of credit balances accrued since April 2017, for the amounts owing to all incorporated companies within your authorities billing area, including the following information:

• The name of each business in respect of which non-domestic rate credit balances remain payable

• The value of overpayment in each case which remains unclaimed

• The years(s) in which overpayment was made and

• The hereditament address

• The name of each business in respect of which non-domestic rate credit balances has been written back on to the NDR account

• The value of write back in each case which remains unclaimed

• The years(s) in which write back was made (if available) and

• The hereditament address that the write back relates to

Applicant referred to the Council’s Business Rate dataset ‘All NDR Properties Occupied and Empty as at 6 July 2021 which provides information requested, aside from credits held and which is due to be update later this month in accordance with Section 22 of the Act

The Council no longer publishes the details of individual business rates credits. Following careful consideration of the ICO decision for Wandsworth Council (FS50619844) and discussions with the Council’s Revenues team which holds this data, the Council considers that the continued publication and disclosure of this data would be likely to prejudice the prevention and detection of crime and therefore the Council considers that this data is now exempt from disclosure under Section 31(1)(a)

1. A summary of any housing stock transfer(s) undertaken by the council in the past, including the names of the housing association(s) and the year(s) of transfer 

2. A copy/copies of the transfer agreement(s) for any stock transfers 

3. If known, a summary of commitments made by the receiving housing association(s) for investment in the stock being transferred (e g £50m over 10 years) 

4. If known, a summary of commitments made by the receiving housing association(s) for development of affordable housing (e g 200 new affordable homes over 5 years) 

5. The council’s understanding of the amount invested in the stock by the housing association in the years following the transfer, and whether this part of the agreement was met 

6. The council’s understanding of the number of affordable homes delivered by the housing association in the local authority area in the years following the transfer, and whether this part of the agreement was met 

7. The amount of money received by the council as part of the stock transfer(s) 

8. A summary of how the council spent the money received through the stock transfer(s)

1.21 February 2000 to North Devon Homes Ltd, all remaining housing stock 

2. Applicant provided with a copy of the sealed and signed transfer agreement including content list of agreement, schedules and annexes and also the associated plans and TP3 form which forms part of the transfer agreement which is available upon request 

3.Having reviewed the transfer agreements contents, schedule and annexe lists, there is no reference to a summary of commitments made by North Devon Homes Ltd for any investment in the stock that was transferred at time. As such, the Council determines that this is information that it does not hold for the purposes of the Act

4. Having reviewed the transfer agreements contents, schedule and annexe lists, there is no reference to a summary of commitments made by North Devon Homes Ltd for development of affordable housing. As such, the Council determines that this is information that it does not hold for the purposes of the Act 

5. Having reviewed the transfer agreements contents, schedule and annexe lists, there is no reference to the amount invested in stock by North Devon Homes Ltd for the years following the transfer. As such, the Council determines that this is information that it does not hold for the purposes of the Act 

6. Having reviewed the transfer agreements contents, schedule and annexe lists, there is no reference of the number of affordable homes delivered by North Devon Homes Ltd in the local authority area for the years following the transfer. As such, the Council determines that this is information that it does not hold for the purposes of the Act

7 and 8. The Council received £44,000.000. This was spent/allocated as follows:

Stamp Duty, Levy and Fees = £10,374,000

Debt repayment = £9,052,000

Pension Payments = £8,619,000

Public Conveniences = £2,114,000

Works Unit Vehicles = £1,291,000

Applied to capital receipts/capital reserves = £12,550,000 to be spend within the capital programme on capital projects (no breakdown held)

1. Do you operate a local welfare assistance scheme? If no, please proceed to Question

a) What is the name of the scheme?

b) Do you provide grants (cash or in-kind) to members of the public through this specific scheme?

c) Is it open to a member of the public to apply?

d) How many grants (cash or in-kind) were awarded 2020/21?

e) How much did you spend on the scheme in 2020/21?

f) What percentage of your overall spend went on the provision of furniture and white goods?

g) Do you plan to continue this scheme in 2021/22?

2. Did you receive any funding from Devon County Council for the provision of local welfare assistance in 2020/21? If yes, please specify the amount

1. No, this ended 1 April 2019 and has not been reinstated to date

2. No

1. How many missed bin collections did the council experience in the past financial year (2020 to 2021)

2. How many missed bin collections complaints has the council received in the past financial year? (2020-2021)

1. No, this ended 1 April 2019 and has not been reinstated to date 

2. No 

Housing of Afghan Nationals/Priority Housing Veterans

1. How much is being invested in housing a single individual, at taxpayers' expense?
2. What benefits are being given to a single individual (Refugee)
3. Privately rented accommodation What is the standard of accommodation in the private rented sector? a) Type of house b) Number of rooms
4. What is the total monthly cost, including utility bills if any?
5. Are these families’ male or mixed male and female relations? a) If they are single males and are married do we expect to see their family repatriated to the U.K, bearing in mind that the Taliban have given an amnesty to people to stay now?
6. What ages are they?

7.  Are they being given any other benefits outside of what a Natural

1. North Devon Council does not hold this information. Applicant directed to Devon County Council on accesstoinformation-mailbox@devon.gov.uk for this information

2. As 1. above

3. This can range as dependent on need of the approach

4. This can range dependent of property/area etc, however this will be for the tenant to pay the same as other tenants going into accommodation

5. As 1. above

6. As 1. above

7. As 1. above

These questions relate, specifically to council owned public car parks: 

1. Does the council currently have any electric vehicle charging points installed throughout their public car parks? 

2. If no, is the council looking at deploying electric vehicle charging points and if so what are the timescales involved? 

3. If yes how many and what capacity i e 7kW, 22kW, 50kW etc Please provide a breakdown per location 

4. Who is the manufacturer of the charge points installed?

5. When were the charge points installed?

6. When does the existing contract expire? 

7. Is the council looking to increase the number of Electric Vehicle bays available at their public car parks and what will be the determining factor as to when this takes place? 

The questions relate, specifically, to the council offices, depots and other staff based sites: 

1. Does the council currently have any electric vehicle charging points installed throughout their offices and depot facilities? 

2. If no, is the council looking at deploying electric vehicle charging points and if so what are the timescales involved? 

3. If yes how many and what capacity i e 7kW, 22kW, 50kW etc Please provide a breakdown per location 

4. Who is the manufacturer of the charge points installed? 

5. When were the charge points installed? 

6. When does the existing contract expire?

7. Is the council looking to increase the number of EV bays installed available at their offices and depot facilities and what will be the determining factor as to when this takes place? 

These are general questions that relate to the council strategy with regards to the deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure: 

1. Does the council have a dedicated electric vehicle charging strategy? If yes, please either provide a copy or direct me to where this can be downloaded/viewed 

2. Which departments within the council are responsible for the deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, if more than one please list them 

3. Who are the primary contacts within each department, name and job title is sufficient

1. 2020/21:

Missed Black Bins = 1,596

Missed Assisted Black Bins = 132

Missed Green Bins = 745

Missed Assisted Green Bins = 63

2. 2020/21:

Missed Black bins(including assisted) = 27

Three of which went to Stage Two complaint

Missed Green bins (including assisted) = 10

None of which went to Stage Two complaint

3. The Council waste and recycling collections are carried out in-house

For each of the last five financial years (2021/22; 2020/21; 2019/20; 2018/19; 2017/18) for the following:

1. Recorded messages on the council's telephone services (including a brief description of what was recorded)

2. On-hold music used on the council's telephone services (including details of song names and artists)

1. Zero for all requested years

2. 2021/22 to date = £39.90 (Stewart Dugdale, Any One Day and Stewart Dugdale, Beautiful Days)

All other years = Zero