Freedom of information (FOI) disclosure log

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Request no. 61199. Received: 01/04/2026, Resolved: 28/04/2026

South Queensferry Housing - Non-Nationals

How many illegal immigrants and non-nationals have been permanently housed in South Queensferry in the last 12 months through the EdIndex policy system?

Resolution

Illegal entrants and non-UK nationals are not provided with permanent housing by the Council.

Request no. 61200. Received: 01/04/2026, Resolved: 29/04/2026 15:08:00

Fresh Start Data

Provide a complete dataset dating back to 2018 to present for all business (non-residential) property rates for your local authority receiving Fresh Start Relief. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61201. Received: 01/04/2026, Resolved: 29/04/2026 15:13:00

New and Improved Relief Data

Provide a complete dataset dating back to 2018 to present for all business (non-residential) property rates for your local authority receiving New and Improved Relief. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61202. Received: 01/04/2026, Resolved: 30/04/2026 16:16:00

Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010 and Health (Scotland) Act 2016 Fines

Under the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010 and Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Act 2016, for each year of the last 10 years to March 2026, how many fines have been issued? Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61203. Received: 01/04/2026, Resolved: 30/04/2026 09:13:00

EHE Statistics 2026

Please provide the number of home educated children known to your local authority as of the 1st April 2026. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61204. Received: 01/04/2026, Resolved: 01/05/2026 10:49:00

Children's Services and EHE Data

Please provide: The total population of children in your area as of 1 April 2026; How many of those are compulsory school age (CSA)? Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61205. Received: 01/04/2026, Resolved: 28/04/2026

Staff Representatives Involvement in Climate Decision-Making

Does the council have any policies, procedures or agreements in place that enable recognised trade unions or the employee forum to influence the development and delivery of the council’s Climate Action Plan? Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61208. Received: 01/04/2026, Resolved: 28/04/2026

Lobbying for Climate Action and Funding

Has the council written to or met with UK, national or devolved governments to ask or lobby for climate action since 1st January 2024? Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61209. Received: 01/04/2026, Resolved: 28/04/2026

High Carbon Transport Infrastructure

Has the Council approved any new or expanded roads or road junctions in its area from 1st January 2021 until 1st April 2026? Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61210. Received: 01/04/2026, Resolved: 29/04/2026 16:21:00

Insurance Requirements for Online-Delivered Education and Tuition Services

Total of liability claims made against CEC, or notified to the council’s insurers, arising from the delivery of tuition or education support services by third-party providers where services were delivered remotely or online. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61212. Received: 01/04/2026, Resolved: 30/04/2026 11:51:00

Council Staff Working on Climate Action

How many staff does the Council directly employ (excluding contractors or subcontractors, and excluding teachers), that work directly for the Council as opposed to a school, leisure centres or other venture? Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61213. Received: 01/04/2026, Resolved: 05/05/2026 17:34:00

Council House EPC Ratings

What is the energy efficiency rating of the council's homes (managed or owned by the council)? Plus a further question.

Resolution

Unfortunately, We are not going to provide you with the information as we consider the request to be manifestly unreasonable. This information is not held centrally.

Request no. 61214. Received: 01/04/2026, Resolved: 29/04/2026 12:00:00

Council Electricity Tariffs and Renewable Electricity Generation

Does the council have a 100% renewable green electricity tariff for all of the electricity that the council is directly responsible for? Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61215. Received: 01/04/2026, Resolved: 29/04/2026 15:21:00

Allocated housing in South Queensferry

How many Muslims compared to other religions have been housed in south Queensferry through the Edinex policy system in the last 12 months?

Resolution

Information not held.

Request no. 61217. Received: 02/04/2026, Resolved: 28/04/2026

Waverley Gate/ Eljamel Public Inquiry

I request the disclosure of all information held by the Council relating to safety concerns at Waverley Gate in connection with the postponement of the April hearings of the Eljamel Public Inquiry. Plus further questions.

Resolution

There are no such records held. The City of Edinburgh Council has had no involvement with this building or inquiry. We believe Waverley Gate is an NHS Lothian owned and managed site.

Request no. 61219. Received: 02/04/2026, Resolved: 30/04/2026

Visitor Parking Permits

Could you tell me, please, where to find the authoritative text of the TRO which regulates visitor parking in Zone 4. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61222. Received: 02/04/2026, Resolved: 30/04/2026 15:14:00

Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geospatial, Spatial Data, Gazetteer and Similar Roles within your Organisation

For any current posts with responsibilities relating to GIS, geospatial, spatial data, or gazetteer functions, I would be grateful if you could provide: Job Description and Person Specification. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61223. Received: 01/04/2026, Resolved: 29/04/2026

Date of Inspection on Calder Road

Please confirm the date of the last inspection carried out on this section of Calder Road and whether this defect had been previously reported prior to my incident on 6 March.

Resolution

Information provided directly to the applicant.

Request no. 61224. Received: 01/04/2026, Resolved: 27/04/2026

Campus Police Officers

Please can you tell me the number of campus police officers currently deployed in schools in your area? Could you also tell me the number in 2021?

Resolution

There are currently fifteen campus police officers. This information is not held prior to 2023/24.

Request no. 61226. Received: 01/04/2026, Resolved: 29/04/2026 16:43:00

Scottish Water/ City of Edinburgh - Water Charges 2026/27

Please provide a schedule showing 2026/27 water charges by council tax band? And repeat for 2016/17; how many households per council tax band are due to pay water charges; and other questions

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Request no. 61227. Received: 02/04/2026, Resolved: 30/04/2026 16:25:00

Parking Enforcement Notices

Please provide the current template documents (pro-forma notices) used by your parking enforcement team to issue the following notices: Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) issued on-street or by post. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61228. Received: 02/04/2026, Resolved: 30/04/2026 14:42:00

Asbestos Information at Kaimes School

I am requesting information regarding asbestos at Kaimes School. Please provide: Whether asbestos is present in the building; The location of any asbestos-containing materials. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61231. Received: 02/04/2026, Resolved: 02/04/2026

Unregulated Children's Care Homes

The number of children (under 18) placed in unregulated or unregistered accommodation in each of the past 5 years (2021–2026). Plus further questions.

Resolution

Zero. We do not place children and young people in unregulated accommodation.

Request no. 61233. Received: 02/04/2026, Resolved: 28/04/2026

Inch Park / Inch Depot - Request for Copy Emails

Emails including attachments sent/received between: [Named officer] (City of Edinburgh Council) and [Named officer] (City of Edinburgh Council) between 1/10/25 and 1/3/26 where email subject or body contains certain words as mentioned.

Resolution

The e-mail correspondence within scope of the request is attached. There were no attachments.

Third-party personal information and the requester’s name has been redacted from the documents provided in compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018.

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Request no. 61234. Received: 02/04/2026, Resolved: 28/04/2026

Unlicensed HMOs

The number of suspected or identified unlicensed HMOs recorded by the Council. (If 'suspected' figures are not recorded, please just provide figures for the unlicensed HMOs recorded). Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61238. Received: 02/04/2026, Resolved: 01/05/2026 13:58:00

Illegal Vape Seizures

For the period, 1st January 2025 to 31st December 2025: How many illegal disposable vapes, e-cigarettes, or e-liquids were seized? Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61246. Received: 02/04/2026, Resolved: 13/04/2026 10:43:00

Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

• The name of the Applicant Tracking System currently in use: • The supplier/vendor of the system:

Resolution

Identical to 60146, response provided previously.

Request no. 61249. Received: 02/04/2026, Resolved: 30/04/2026 09:51:00

April Business Rates Credits

Please can you email me a list of April or Q4 (most current) business rates credits you currently hold for businesses including - The company name for whom the credit exists & others

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Request no. 61252. Received: 02/04/2026, Resolved: 30/04/2026

Investigation Report

We would kindly like to request a full copy of your investigation into the death of [named individual].

Resolution

The City of Edinburgh Council considers the requested information to be exempt under FOISA exemptions Section 35(1)(c) and Section 36(1).

Request no. 61257. Received: 02/04/2026, Resolved: 28/04/2026

Levelling-Up Fund

For each project: The status of the project, completion date, or expected completion date, amount received and the funds remaining.

Resolution

There has been one project awarded funding from the Levelling-Up Fund as follows:

Granton Gas Holder – This was completed 20/12/2024.

Amount received - £16,482,845

Remaining funds - £0.00

Request no. 61258. Received: 02/04/2026, Resolved: 30/04/2026 17:03:00

Noise Assessment Heritage Grange development

1. Copies of any noise impact assessments, acoustic reports or environmental noise studies prepared in relation to the Heritage Grange development.

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Request no. 61259. Received: 02/04/2026, Resolved: 30/04/2026 14:48:00

Discretionary Expenditure and Hospitality Costs

1. The three highest individual areas of expenditure that the council classifies as discretionary or non-statutory (i.e. services or spending not required by law), ranked by total annual spend.

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Request no. 61261. Received: 02/04/2026, Resolved: 28/04/2026

Surveillance and Facial Recognition

Any Cabinet or committee reports concerning the procurement, deployment, or proposed deployment of AI-assisted CCTV cameras or facial recognition technology (live or retrospective) in public spaces. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61268. Received: 03/04/2026, Resolved: 29/04/2026 15:14:00

Trade Waste

• How many penalty notices were issued for contravention of Right Time, Right Place policies? • What was the total of penalties issued? • What was the total of ££ collected (i.e. paid)?

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Request no. 61270. Received: 03/04/2026, Resolved: 01/05/2026

Physical Assaults in Schools

Can you please provide the number of pupil to staff physical assaults (i.e. not verbal violence) on staff in schools in Edinburgh, each year from the 2017/2018 to 2024/2025, in academic years?

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Request no. 61273. Received: 04/04/2026, Resolved: 01/05/2026 12:41:00

School Street scheme locations and operating times

A complete list of all School Streets currently in operation or approved for implementation in your area.

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Request no. 61274. Received: 04/04/2026, Resolved: 30/04/2026 12:48:00

Bus lane enforcement camera locations and operating hours

A complete list of all bus lane enforcement cameras currently in operation in your area.

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Request no. 61285. Received: 06/04/2026, Resolved: 01/05/2026 15:41:00

Council's Trading Standards Team

How many businesses have been visited by the council’s Trading Standards team during the last financial year (2025/26)? How many were visited in 2024/25, 2023/24, 2022/23, and 2021/22?

Resolution

We are unable to provide the information requested as the cost to the Council of locating, retrieving and providing the information exceeds the statutory maximum of £600.

Request no. 61286. Received: 06/04/2026, Resolved: 05/05/2026

Pride Event Funding

Did the council provide any financial support, such as grants, to the leading Pride event organisation in your city for each financial year 2016/17 to 2025/26? The total budget allocated to grants or funding for Pride, per financial year.

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Request no. 61287. Received: 06/04/2026, Resolved: 06/05/2026 10:35:00

Council in-kind support to Pride events

For each financial year listed below, please state YES or NO to the following question: Did the council provide any non-financial (in-kind) support to Pride events?

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Request no. 61292. Received: 07/04/2026, Resolved: 01/05/2026 14:39:00

Flytipping

1. The number of individuals prosecuted by the council for flytipping in each calendar year. 2. The total cost to the council of clearing flytipped waste in each calendar year.

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Request no. 61293. Received: 07/04/2026, Resolved: 05/05/2026 15:52:00

Princes Street Edinburgh

Whether the carriageway, Princes Street, Edinburgh, is adopted by Edinburgh City Council in terms of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 and further questions.

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Request no. 61301. Received: 07/04/2026, Resolved: 14/04/2026 11:59:00

28 Blawearie Road, East Lothian

Detailed reports for any refurbishment work where the removal or repair of asbestos was necessary;

Resolution

Information not held, signposted to East Lothian Council.

Request no. 61302. Received: 07/04/2026, Resolved: 01/05/2026 15:13:00

Noise Complaint

Can you please confirm the dates and times that you allege noise complaints were received?

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Request no. 61304. Received: 07/04/2026, Resolved: 05/05/2026

Back-Office Systems for Planning

What is the name of the back-office software system currently used by your planning service for processing planning applications? Plus 26 further questions.

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Request no. 61312. Received: 08/04/2026, Resolved: 05/05/2026 15:19:00

Lothian Pension Fund - Q3 2025

Private market investment reports from the Lothian Pension Fund - Quarterly cash-flow reports from Q3 2025, if available, of all your private capital investments, in digital format.

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Request no. 61314. Received: 08/04/2026, Resolved: 01/05/2026

Waverley Gate Fire Safety

Any correspondence, notes, or briefings held by Edinburgh City Council regarding fire safety or building issues at Waverley Gate, specifically affecting its use for public hearings, from 1 January 2025 to 8 April 2026.

Resolution

The City of Edinburgh Council has no involvement with Waverley Gate or the inquiry.

Request no. 61316. Received: 08/04/2026, Resolved: 01/05/2026 15:36:00

Investigation Outcome

I would like the investigation outcome and all related documents regarding the death of [named individual] on 7 July, 2025.

Resolution

The City of Edinburgh Council considers the requested information to be exempt under FOISA exemptions Section 35(1)(c) and Section 36(1).

Request no. 61317. Received: 08/04/2026, Resolved: 01/05/2026

Environmental Health / Public Protection

How many FTE contractors/agency staff were used in these areas? The overall spend on contractors/agency staff in these areas? Plus 5 further questions.

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Request no. 61326. Received: 08/04/2026, Resolved: 07/05/2026 13:00:00

Spaces for People Bollards - Morningside Road

Details of all accidents involving pedestrians tripping over the Spaces for People bollards on Morningside Road since their installation in 2020 to present. Plus 4 further questions.

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Request no. 61327. Received: 08/04/2026, Resolved: 01/05/2026

Private Hires & Taxis

I’d like to request a list including the vehicle registration number, make and model of the vehicle of all vehicles that were issued a licence as a Taxi, Hackney Carriage or for Private Hire between 01/12/2025 to 31/03/2026.

Resolution

Please refer to the attached current public registers, with make and model of the vehicles added.

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Request no. 61328. Received: 09/04/2026, Resolved: 01/05/2026

30-31 Princes Street Advertisement

Any internal emails, notes, meeting notes, diary notes, file notes, or call notes that discuss how officers assessed the increase in sponsor advertising area between 24/03804/ADV and 25/00059/ADV

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Request no. 61329. Received: 09/04/2026, Resolved: 01/05/2026

Planning Enforcement 25/00335/ENCOMP

All site inspection photographs, site notes, measurements, annotations, file notes, and internal reports created for or used in 25/00335/ENCOMP, including material from the site inspection referred to in the enforcement report.

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Request no. 61331. Received: 09/04/2026, Resolved: 01/05/2026

Harmony Fire Contract

The request is to review the information contained within the RFI response, specifically any information relating to claimed technical competence, CV's of contractors supplied where they relate to Peak Fire Safety.

Resolution

The City of Edinburgh Council holds no such information regarding Peak Fire Safety.

Request no. 61334. Received: 09/04/2026, Resolved: 01/05/2026 16:11:00

Enforcement and monitoring of sunbeds

The number of inspections carried out on premises offering sunbed services (e.g. tanning salons, gyms, beauty salons, hotels) & further questions.

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Request no. 61335. Received: 09/04/2026, Resolved: 08/05/2026

Inverleith Park Pavilion

12 questions including: A copy of the current lease, licence, or management agreement between the City of Edinburgh Council and Edinburgh Leisure (or any other party) for the Inverleith Park pavilion (located in the north east corner of the park).

Request no. 61338. Received: 09/04/2026, Resolved: 07/05/2026

Fireworks Licences/ Registration

Please would you forward a list of all holders of a firework licence/registration (Cat F1 – Cat F3) in your area of jurisdiction.

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Request no. 61344. Received: 09/04/2026, Resolved: 06/05/2026 12:43:00

Complaints Request

I would like to know how many complaints the social work dept receives about Advocard and how many are upheld. I would like this information for as many years as you have on record.

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Request no. 61345. Received: 10/04/2026, Resolved: 08/05/2026

Management of Freedom of Information & Subject Access Requests

8 questions including: For each of the last 3 financial years, please provide the number of FOI requests received? For each of the last 3 financial years, please provide the number of FOI requests responded to within the statutory timeframe?

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Request no. 61347. Received: 10/04/2026, Resolved: 11/05/2026

Emergency Vehicles and Traffic Enforcement

7 questions including: The number of Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) issued where motorists stated that they entered a bus lane or committed a moving traffic contravention in order to allow an emergency vehicle to pass.

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Request no. 61352. Received: 08/04/2026, Resolved: 01/05/2026 17:04:00

Roads, travel, and parking

Request about reports of potholes/road defects near EH15 3RD; request of inspections of defects in the same area and of works carried out in the same area.

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Request no. 61357. Received: 10/04/2026, Resolved: 11/05/2026 11:56:00

Redetermination Order - Junction of Elm Row with A900 Leith Walk

Request for a copy of the Redetermination Order (RSO) and/or Road Safety Audit relating to the continuous footpath crossing the junction of Elm Row with A900 Leith Walk

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Request no. 61360. Received: 10/04/2026, Resolved: 14/04/2026 12:47:00

Car Parking Tickets Issued

How many parking tickets have been issued for the named car registration plates in the S5 area since January 2025

Resolution

Information not provided due to personal data exemption.

Request no. 61362. Received: 10/04/2026, Resolved: 11/05/2026

Representations on Second Home Council Tax Premium

Copies of any representations, submissions or correspondence received by the Council between 1 January 2024 and the present relating to the Council’s policy on council tax premiums for second homes and other requests

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Request no. 61368. Received: 11/04/2026, Resolved: 11/05/2026

Pupil Movement (Private to State Sector) and University Progression Data

Pupil Transfers - No transferring from independent schools to local authority secondary schools for S6 by previous school type/receiving school; Attainment Data of pupils identified, no/level of qualifications held on entry to S6 and other questions

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Request no. 61370. Received: 11/04/2026, Resolved: 08/05/2026 08:14:00

Enforcement Notice - 25/00759/ESHORT

Request for full text of actual complaint which relates to loss of amenity due to use of property for short-term letting.

Resolution

The disclosure of the information withheld . It would not be fair, or expected, for information which could identify individuals to be released into the public domain in response to this request.

Request no. 61371. Received: 12/04/2026, Resolved: 11/05/2026 11:30:00

Bus Lane Fines

Amount (£) of bus lane fines received by Council during 6/4/25-5/4/26, no of representations/appeals made and notices of rejection issued. Of representations made/rejected, no of entering bus lane to allow an ambulance/emergency vehicle pass.

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Request no. 61372. Received: 12/04/2026, Resolved: 08/05/2026

Traffic Modelling - Davidson's Mains Junction

Please could I get details of the traffic modelling carried out to assess the Davidson’s Mains junction including any reports produced.

Resolution

The documents we hold within scope of your request are attached.

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Request no. 61375. Received: 10/04/2026, Resolved: 11/05/2026

Property Rental Complaints

What is your Data Retention Schedule? You confirmed the number of complaints as 18, please confirm the split between [Named individual] and Edinburgh Rent Ltd.

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Request no. 61382. Received: 13/04/2026, Resolved: 12/05/2026 14:34:00

Vape Sales Enforcement Action

In the calendar year 2025: How many shops failed underage vape sale test purchases carried out by your Trading Standards department? How many shops or shop owners were issued with warnings for illegal vape sales? Plus other questions.

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Request no. 61384. Received: 13/04/2026, Resolved: 22/05/2026

Outstanding Potholes

1. The total number of potholes outstanding in the local authority 2. The oldest outstanding pothole report that is still open 3. The most reported pothole that is still open 4. Compensation paid for vehicle damage due to road defects.

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Request no. 61387. Received: 13/04/2026, Resolved: 08/05/2026

Full Certificate Wording

Request for exact recorded wording contained within the destruction certificates or contractual documentation that constitutes this explicit outcome based warranty or guarantee of irrecoverability.

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Request no. 61393. Received: 10/04/2026, Resolved: 07/05/2026 15:24:00

Road Defect - South Queensferry

When was the defect first reported and what was the category requiring repair? What was the size of the defect and the resurfacing size to successfully repair it? When was it repaired?

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Request no. 61395. Received: 13/04/2026, Resolved: 07/05/2026 15:40:00

Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Data

I am seeking aggregated and anonymised data relating to the use of Housing Benefit within South Queensferry (EH30 postcode area). Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61397. Received: 13/04/2026, Resolved: 11/05/2026

Diversion of the 47 Bus Route

All correspondence between City of Edinburgh Council and Lothian Buses on the impact on the 47 bus route arising from the Davidson’s Mains roadworks. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61401. Received: 14/04/2026, Resolved: 11/05/2026

Paper and Cardboard Recycling

I would like to request the following information regarding paper and cardboard recycling in your borough: What are the contractual performance KPI's for this contract? Plus 14 further questions.

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Request no. 61402. Received: 14/04/2026, Resolved: 14/05/2026

Engineering Consultancy

The amount of spend on technical or specialist services, providing expertise or expert advice/assurance, relating to energy efficiency and net zero projects, for the financial year 2024/25. Please provide the same for financial year 2025/26.

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Request no. 61405. Received: 14/04/2026, Resolved: 12/05/2026 16:26:00

List of Air Quality Measuring Stations within 250 Metres of Regent Road, Edinburgh and Resulting Data

A list of the locations of all CEC air quality measuring points, stations and installations within 250 metres of any point on Regent Road, together with full details of all measurements of all types of atmospheric pollution, taken after 1 Jan 2025.

Request no. 61419. Received: 16/04/2026, Resolved: 12/05/2026

Repairs in Neighbouring Tenancy

Please provide an official report on the cause of the leak.

Resolution

Please refer to the attached Repairs Report. There are no other repairs logged for this issue, for this year.

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Request no. 61420. Received: 14/04/2026, Resolved: 11/05/2026

Licence Holder for 88 Bruntsfield Place

Please provide details of the licence holder for the premises at 88 Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh, EH10 4HG at 09/12/2023.

Resolution

The Premises Licence holder for 88 Bruntsfield Place, EH10 4HG on 09/12/2023 was BCH (Edinburgh) Limited.

Request no. 61424. Received: 14/04/2026, Resolved: 11/05/2026

Council’s Procurement Spend

Please provide: The total value of spend attributed specifically to 'Quick Quote' tenders issued via Public Contracts Scotland (PCS). Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61441. Received: 15/04/2026, Resolved: 11/05/2026

Designated Open Space Adoption

Please provide a comprehensive list of all known completed developments within your authority’s area where designated open space was intended to be adopted by the council but has not, to date, been formally adopted. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61442. Received: 15/04/2026, Resolved: 13/05/2026 10:29:00

Commercial and Concession Activity at Inverleith Park

A list of all applications, proposals, or expressions of interest received by the council for commercial or concession use of land or buildings within Inverleith Park over the past five years (from April 2021 to present). Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61444. Received: 15/04/2026, Resolved: 13/05/2026 11:56:00

Commercial Proposals for Use of Council-Owned Park Land

A list of all commercial proposals, expressions of interest, or applications for the use of council-owned park or open space land that were considered and refused by the Estates department over the past three years. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61445. Received: 15/04/2026, Resolved: 18/05/2026

Mobile Phone-Related Incidents at High Schools

How many mobile phone-related incidents have been recorded/reported to senior management at high schools across the city between the beginning of January 2024 and the end of March this year? Plus further questions.

Resolution

This information is not centrally held or consistently recorded by each Secondary school.

Request no. 61450. Received: 15/04/2026, Resolved: 14/05/2026

Commercial Activity on Land or Property Identified on the Council's Common Good Asset Register

A list of all current commercial leases, licences, concessions, or other arrangements permitting commercial activity on land or property identified on the council's Common Good Asset Register. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61451. Received: 15/04/2026, Resolved: 12/05/2026

Road Traffic Collision Data Involving Pedestrians, Cyclists and Children

The number of reported road traffic collisions involving pedestrians, cyclists or children within the City of Edinburgh. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61452. Received: 14/04/2026, Resolved: 12/05/2026

Pensions

For the past five financial years: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26, how many pensions are in payment from your scheme? Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61454. Received: 16/04/2026, Resolved: 13/05/2026 12:50:00

Review of Council Owned Housing Garages

Any programme, timetable, project plan, or internal estimate showing the expected duration of the garage review. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61455. Received: 16/04/2026, Resolved: 11/05/2026

Summary Statistics from the Public Consultation for Trams

Please provide aggregated summary statistics from the public consultation “Trams from Granton to Edinburgh BioQuarter / Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and beyond which ended in November 2025. Plus further questions.

Resolution

The multiple-choice responses form part of the consultation analysis (both quantitative and qualitative) which has yet to be completed. These, or any other separate parts of the responses, shall not be provided before the analysis has been completed.

Request no. 61457. Received: 16/04/2026, Resolved: 11/05/2026

Edinburgh Social Care

The total number of young people under the age of 18 years in Edinburgh Social Care at year end for 2010, 2015, 2020, and 2025. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61458. Received: 16/04/2026, Resolved: 28/05/2026

Empowered Learning iPad (Gen 11 A16) Deployment

Please provide information relating to the procurement, deployment, and evaluation of iPad Gen 11 (A16) devices issued under the Empowered Learning programme in early 2026. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61460. Received: 16/04/2026, Resolved: 13/05/2026 13:07:00

Policies and Procedures for Unpaid Council Tax

The relevant policies/procedures in respect of when the Council decides to seek Statutory Warrants and onward referral to debt collection agencies of unpaid Council Tax. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61462. Received: 16/04/2026, Resolved: 13/05/2026 15:49:00

Mixed Tenure Improvement Service - Project Management Fee

A full itemised breakdown of the costs and activities that make up the 20% project management fee charged to co-owners in mixed-tenure buildings under the Mixed Tenure Improvement Service. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61467. Received: 16/04/2026, Resolved: 14/05/2026

Seagull Deterrence

The total sum the City of Edinburgh council spent on seagull deterrence between 14.04.21 and 14.04.26. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61468. Received: 15/04/2026, Resolved: 13/05/2026 12:23:00

Defects on the Southbound Carriageway of the A90

Whether there were any defects on the Southbound carriageway of the A90, in respect of which more than one report has been received by the City of Edinburgh Council, of damage to vehicles occurring on 15th March 2026. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61469. Received: 16/04/2026, Resolved: 08/05/2026

Taxi/Private Hire Licence

I would like to ask whether or not the vehicle YY70EXB has ever been issued a taxi/private hire licence with your Council?

Resolution

No. As per the Private Hire Car Licensing Register, published on our website, a new Private Hire licence application was received for this vehicle on 22/08/2023 and withdrawn on 09/10/2023. No licence was issued.

Request no. 61471. Received: 16/04/2026, Resolved: 12/05/2026

SuDS, Drainage and Contamination - Heritage Grange Development

Copies of all drainage strategies, SUDS design documents, approval records, and any variations approved during construction, including any conditions attached to planning permission or Roads Construction Consent. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61474. Received: 16/04/2026, Resolved: 15/05/2026 11:34:00

Personal Injury Claims Against Council

What is the total number of personal injury claims recorded against your council for the last three tax years (2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25), broken down by year? Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61483. Received: 16/04/2026, Resolved: 12/05/2026

Social Value Management

Please could you inform me if you have a person responsible for managing social value? If you do, who are they? Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61487. Received: 17/04/2026, Resolved: 13/05/2026

Installation of Bin Hub at Murrayfield Avenue

Could you please inform me when the bin hub at Murrayfield Avenue was installed?

Resolution

The bins for Bin Hub B9-05 were added to the location at the corner of Murrayfield Avenue and Murrayfield Place in September 2023. The screening around the Bin Hub was installed in November 2023.

The exact dates are not recorded.

Request no. 61492. Received: 17/04/2026, Resolved: 15/05/2026 12:01:00

6A Montagu Terrace - Appeal

The details of our site viewing, with case officer [Named Individual], along with any other employee related to this case. The percentage rate of granted and denied appeals of the officers on our case. Why was our request for a site meeting ignored?

Resolution

Response provided.

Request no. 61498. Received: 17/04/2026, Resolved: 15/05/2026 12:34:00

Planning Expenditure on Play Areas 2026-27

Of your total allocated funding, throughout the financial years of 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26, how much of this funding has been either spent or allocated to work still to be undertaken? Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61501. Received: 17/04/2026, Resolved: 14/05/2026

Children and Homelessness

Provide the number of children taken into care by the council where a central reason for the decision was the family's homelessness, in each of the last five financial years (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26). Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61502. Received: 17/04/2026, Resolved: 15/05/2026 13:07:00

Ladywell Road, Edinburgh - Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair Works

All inspection, maintenance, and repair works carried out on Ladywell Road, Edinburgh, for the period 1 January 2025 to present. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61504. Received: 17/04/2026, Resolved: 15/05/2026 13:09:00

Seagull Complaints

Request for information contained in reports of complaints relating to seagulls within the council area. Plus further questions.

Resolution

Information not held.

Request no. 61505. Received: 17/04/2026, Resolved: 28/05/2026 16:04:00

Roseneath St, Edinburgh, EH9 1JH

Questions relating to any health, safety and environmental issues that may be relevant to the business.

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Request no. 61507. Received: 17/04/2026, Resolved: 13/05/2026

Urban Union's North Four Housing Estate

The building warrant application submitted for the development; including all drainage drawings and specifications submitted in support of the application. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61511. Received: 17/04/2026, Resolved: 05/05/2026 16:20:00

Long Term Care Financial Assessment - Partners and Housing

Can you tell me please, in the last five years how many times a charging order has been put on one of these properties when the spouse/partner has sold it and bought a smaller property due to financial constraints?

Resolution

There have been no such orders within the requested timeframe.

Request no. 61512. Received: 17/04/2026, Resolved: 09/06/2026 13:53:00

Lockdown Procedures at James Gillespie’s High School

What measures have been implemented to secure the school premises against unauthorised access or intruders? Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61513. Received: 17/04/2026, Resolved: 18/05/2026 18:24:00

Van Fines

Please provide the data separately for 2024 and 2025 (to date or the most recent available period) for the total number of Penalty Charge Notices issued to vans. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61514. Received: 17/04/2026, Resolved: 13/05/2026

Edinburgh Council's Procurement Process

Please provide information and full details of the procurement process Edinburgh Council used to employ consultants [Named Company] who have worked collaboratively with the waste team. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61515. Received: 18/04/2026, Resolved: 21/04/2026 16:59:00

Taxi/Private Hire Licence for Vehicle

Please confirm if you currently, or ever have in the past, issued a taxi or private hire licence for a particular vehicle registration number.

Resolution

Information not held

Request no. 61516. Received: 18/04/2026, Resolved: 15/05/2026 13:13:00

Development at Craigpark Quarry, Ratho - Ecological and Environmental Information

Please provide copies of any ecological or environmental information held by the City of Edinburgh Council in relation to the development at Craigpark Quarry, Ratho. Plus further questions.

Request no. 61517. Received: 19/04/2026, Resolved: 15/05/2026 16:06:00

Formal Complaints - Chilo's Ltd, 30-32 Clerk St, Edinburgh, EH8 9HX

Please provide a record of any formal complaints (upheld or otherwise) made about the business/environmental conduct of the branch Chilo's Ltd (restaurant) located at 30-32 Clerk St, Edinburgh, EH8 9HX. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61519. Received: 19/04/2026, Resolved: 14/05/2026

Common Good Annual Performance Report - Variation Between Parks and Years in 2024-25

Please provide a breakdown of the expenditure for both years (2024 and 2025) and all three parks (Pilrig Park, Montgomery Park, St Mark’s Park), along with notes explaining the non-obvious variations between years and parks.

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Request no. 61520. Received: 19/04/2026, Resolved: 14/05/2026

Taxi Licensing

For the period 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2025, please provide the total number of licensed: Taxi (hackney carriage) drivers; Private hire drivers. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61523. Received: 20/04/2026, Resolved: 19/05/2026

Blue Badge Misuse Data

For the most recent 3-year period available (or each year separately if easier), please provide the total number of Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) issued where Blue Badge misuse was identified or suspected. Plus nine further questions.

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Request no. 61525. Received: 20/04/2026, Resolved: 19/05/2026 15:38:00

Rankeillor Street, Edinburgh - Request for Documents Following Accident

For 12 months prior to 12 April 2024, request for documents - records of inspection, maintenance records, including for independent contractors, complaints, other accidents, date stamp/electronic audit trail for named client

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Request no. 61526. Received: 20/04/2026, Resolved: 18/05/2026

Housing and Management of MAPPA Eligible Individuals

Request for information based on all relevant records held, including housing, homelessness, community safety and multi-agency case management files. Request includes 12 questions specified in 9 noted points.

Resolution

We are unable to provide the information requested as the cost to the Council of locating, retrieving and providing the information far exceeds the statutory maximum of £600.

Request no. 61532. Received: 21/04/2026, Resolved: 19/05/2026

Cammo Meadows Development Site

Can you please provide the date of the first communication between Barrett Homes / David Wilson Homes or their subsidiary and CEC, in relation to the potential purchase of blocks 6 and 7 at Cammo Meadows development site.

Resolution

26 January 2024

Request no. 61541. Received: 21/04/2026, Resolved: 20/05/2026 12:50:00

Area of Landscaped Land located between Oxgangs Street, Oxgangs Bank, and Oxgangs Road North

Does Edinburgh City Council own this piece of land; What is/was the purpose of the very small building that sits in the middle of this piece of land; Who owns this small building and who is responsible for it?

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Request no. 61542. Received: 17/04/2026, Resolved: 12/05/2026 10:16:00

Support for Supply Teachers

Any policies or guidance you have around the support offered to Supply Teachers when they begin a period of employment at one of your schools. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61543. Received: 21/04/2026, Resolved: 22/05/2026 12:11:00

Former Police Box at George Square

Any information held by the Council regarding the ownership, lease, tenancy, licence, or other occupation arrangement relating to the former police box located beside the University of Edinburgh library at George Square. Plus further questions.

Resolution

The Council does not hold this information.

Request no. 61550. Received: 21/04/2026, Resolved: 26/05/2026

Burnside Path, Edinburgh

Request for details of all works, planned or otherwise, whether or not pavements are adopted in terms of the Roads (S) Act 1984 and if not, provide occupiers details, details from Council's risk register and other questions.

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Request no. 61552. Received: 21/04/2026, Resolved: 20/05/2026 13:04:00

Nama - Food Inspection Reports and Correspondence

Request for a copy of the officer’s report and any re-visit reports/correspondence and details of what, if any, trading could be carried out at the premises post the 15th August inspection.

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Request no. 61553. Received: 21/04/2026, Resolved: 20/05/2026 14:25:00

Taxi Licensing

Please can you confirm the dates these vehicles were licensed by yourselves for use as a taxi.

Resolution

Information provided to requester.

Request no. 61564. Received: 22/04/2026, Resolved: 26/05/2026

Wisp/Newcraighall Roadworks

All documentation in relation to the roadworks at the Wisp/Newcraighall that commenced on 20th April 2026. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61571. Received: 22/04/2026, Resolved: 24/04/2026 09:40:00

Council Internet Use

For the previous three financial years (2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25), provide the number of times council computers or internet services were used to access Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney +. Plus further questions.

Request no. 61573. Received: 22/04/2026, Resolved: 22/05/2026 12:08:00

Illegal Parking on Telford Drive

Between 01/01/2025 and 31/03/2026, how many online reports of illegal parking on Telford Drive, Edinburgh were received. Plus a further question.

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Request no. 61574. Received: 23/04/2026, Resolved: 23/04/2026

Edinburgh Crime Rate (2020 - Present)

The crime rate in Edinburgh each year from 2020 until the present date, including areas, demographics and crime type.

Resolution

We believe that all, or part of the information being sought is held by Police Scotland who can be contacted at:

foi@scotland.police.uk

Request no. 61576. Received: 22/04/2026, Resolved: 21/05/2026 11:46:00

Pre-Application Consultation Meetings - 16-26 Forth Street, Edinburgh EH1 3LH

Provide all pre-application consultation meeting notes, minutes, and written records between CEC officers and the applicant or their agent regarding applications 26/00660/FUL and 26/00661/LBC. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61578. Received: 23/04/2026, Resolved: 22/05/2026

Council Crematoriums and Burials

Details of all equality impact assessments, carried out by or on behalf of the Council, on the impact of increasing charges on burial and cremation services provided by the council which have been produced since 2022. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61579. Received: 23/04/2026, Resolved: 26/05/2026

Council-Owned Buildings

A list of all council-owned buildings up for sale, or being considered for sale. Please include the value of these properties, where applicable. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61580. Received: 23/04/2026, Resolved: 20/05/2026 16:30:00

Council Art

The total value of all art or museum items/artifacts owned by the council or its leisure and culture arm. Plus a further question.

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Request no. 61582. Received: 23/04/2026, Resolved: 27/05/2026 17:06:00

Council Contractors

The total cost of outside contractors employed by the council each year since 2017. Please break this information down by contractor, and how much they have each received, and the service(s) provided.

Request no. 61592. Received: 13/04/2026, Resolved: 29/05/2026 12:08:00

Non Advertised Council Housing Allocations

The current policies, internal guidance, or criteria that allow a property to be allocated without public advertisement (e.g., direct lets, management lets, exceptional circumstances). Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61593. Received: 23/04/2026, Resolved: 21/05/2026

Vehicle Fleet Details

Please provide details for each vehicle, including: Make, Model, Colour, VRM (Vehicle Registration Mark), Registration Date (in dd/mm/yyyy format) and MOT Date (in dd/mm/yyyy format).

Resolution

Please refer to the attached document which provides the information held, as recorded.

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Request no. 61597. Received: 23/04/2026, Resolved: 21/05/2026 13:56:00

P1 Outwith Catchment Placement Requests

Provide the information for P1 out with catchment placement requests for the 2025-2026 year, specifically: For every primary school; How many placement requests in total; How many granted; How many rejected.

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Request no. 61598. Received: 23/04/2026, Resolved: 21/05/2026

Frogston Primary School Out With Catchment Requests - Secondary School

How many pupils, for the years 2024-2026, within Frogston Primary School completed an out with catchment request for secondary school and were successful? Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61599. Received: 23/04/2026, Resolved: 21/05/2026

Frogston Primary Out With Catchment Primary 1 Places

How many pupils, for the years 2024-2026 within Frogston Primary catchment area, applied for an out with catchment primary 1 place? Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61600. Received: 23/04/2026, Resolved: 20/05/2026 16:36:00

Fleet Vehicle

Please confirm the dates this vehicle was owned or used within your fleet.

Resolution

Information provided to requester.

Request no. 61602. Received: 23/04/2026, Resolved: 28/04/2026 12:18:00

Business Rates Credits and Write Ons

A list of unclaimed business rate credit balances. Please can you also include accounts where a 'write on' has been used to cancel an overpayment which has not since been reversed. Plus further questions.

Resolution

The information you have requested is available on our website.

With regard to credit balance ‘write-ons’, the City of Edinburgh Council does not carry out
‘write–on’ or ‘write-backs’. Such balances are included within the list of credits.

Request no. 61604. Received: 23/04/2026, Resolved: 21/05/2026 14:27:00

Gorgie Road, Edinburgh - Records

Documentation for a period of 12 months prior to and including 27 September 2025 of records of inspection for Gorgie Road, Edinburgh. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61609. Received: 23/04/2026, Resolved: 22/05/2026

Blue Badge Applications

Please provide a description of the council’s process for assessing discretionary Blue Badge (Subject to Further Assessment and Risk in Traffic) applications. Plus further questions.

Resolution

We are unable to provide the information requested as the cost to the Council of locating, retrieving, and providing the information exceeds the statutory maximum of £600.

Request no. 61610. Received: 23/04/2026, Resolved: 27/04/2026

Placements and Spending for Children with a Statement or EHC Plan in an Independent Special School

Please could you supply the name, job title, email address and telephone number of the commissioner with responsibility for children and young people's Special Educational Needs (SEN) school placements. Plus further questions.

Resolution

The Council does not use the term SEN (Special Educational Needs) or use the terminology included in the request, such as EHC Plan, Academy or Free School, etc.

Request no. 61613. Received: 24/04/2026, Resolved: 25/05/2026

Council Tax Payment Instalment Types

For the financial year 2026/27, please provide for direct debit payers the total number of households on a 10 month instalment plan for council tax. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61614. Received: 24/04/2026, Resolved: 26/05/2026

Newspaper Reports on School Bullying

All material from within the Children Department about two newspaper articles that said City of Edinburgh Council had the worst school bullying in Scotland. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61621. Received: 24/04/2026, Resolved: 26/05/2026

Bullying in Schools

Please provide any communications such as guidance documents or emails issued to secondary schools on implementing the council’s anti bullying policy. Plus further questions.

Resolution

We are unable to provide the information requested as the cost to the Council of locating, retrieving and providing the information exceeds the statutory maximum of £600.

Request no. 61626. Received: 24/04/2026, Resolved: 26/05/2026 15:36:00

Summary of Complaints for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026

The number of complaints received under stage 1 and stage 2. Please state how many of the complaints were dealt with within the timescale set out in the council policy (and the total number). Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61628. Received: 24/04/2026, Resolved: 02/06/2026

School Safety

What is the criteria and process used in secondary schools to determine the scale, type and location of CCTV systems? Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61629. Received: 24/04/2026, Resolved: 05/06/2026

Planned Mass Shooting at Edinburgh School

Any communication that detailed restrictions in place for this incident and whether these are still in place. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61631. Received: 24/04/2026, Resolved: 28/05/2026 13:04:00

Legal Privilege

What guidance is issued to council officials regarding legal privilege and what information can be disclosed on the case or other matters involving that party. Plus a further question.

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Request no. 61633. Received: 24/04/2026, Resolved: 27/04/2026

Electoral Registration Process

Request for information regarding the electoral registration process in your local authority area.

Resolution

This information is held by the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) at the Lothian Valuation Joint Board (LVJB). They can be contacted by e-mail at: enquiries@lothian-vjb.gov.uk

Request no. 61636. Received: 24/04/2026, Resolved: 27/04/2026

Electoral Registration Applications

For each of the last five complete calendar years, please provide the number of electoral registration applications rejected on the grounds of ineligibility to vote. Plus further questions.

Resolution

This Information would be the responsibility of the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) at the Lothian Valuation Joint Board (LVJB). However, we have been advised that the LVJB do not record statistical information of that nature either.

Request no. 61638. Received: 24/04/2026, Resolved: 26/05/2026 14:11:00

Lovell Homes Development Purchase

The details of the purchase of phase 2 of the Lovell Homes development in South Queensferry adjacent to Builyeon Road.

Resolution

The Council has not purchased any homes within Phase 2 of the Lovell development.

Request no. 61640. Received: 24/04/2026, Resolved: 26/05/2026

Road Resurfacing - Junction of Duddingston Park South and Newcraighall Road

Is Edinburgh Council paying for the current (approx. 21/4/2026 to 24/04/2026) road resurfacing which is taking place from the junction of Duddingston Park South and Newcraighall Road towards Fort Kinnaird?

Resolution

No, this resurfacing work is being undertaken by the contractor who carried out the recent utility work leading to Fort Kinnaird.

Request no. 61646. Received: 25/04/2026, Resolved: 26/05/2026

Parking Permit Purchases

How many parking permits have been bought for Robb’s Loan and Chesser Crescent since the start of parking restrictions came in?

Resolution

There are 15 active Residential Parking Permits on Robb’s Loan and 13 on Chesser Crescent.

Request no. 61649. Received: 25/04/2026, Resolved: 26/05/2026 14:39:00

Short Term Lets

Request for information relating to short-term let enforcement in the Stockbridge and Inverleith area.

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Request no. 61650. Received: 27/04/2026, Resolved: 05/05/2026 16:33:00

Installation of Lamppost Camera on Gilmerton Road, Edinburgh

I would like to know the purpose of the camera as there hasn't been any public consultation regarding the installation of the camera.

Resolution

The camera was attached to the street lighting column at the request of Police Scotland and will be removed on Tuesday 05/05/2026.

Request no. 61653. Received: 27/04/2026, Resolved: 26/05/2026

Council Properties

A list of all hotel or hotel-use properties that are: Owned (freehold or leasehold) by council; Leased to third-party operators; Otherwise controlled or managed by the Council. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61664. Received: 27/04/2026, Resolved: 27/05/2026 16:24:00

Pothole Reports and Repairs Data (2024 and 2025)

For the calendar years 2024 and 2025, please provide the total number of potholes reported to the council within the requested calendar years, including the date of requests (if available). Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61667. Received: 27/04/2026, Resolved: 27/05/2026 16:01:00

Urban Traffic Control (UTC) / Traffic Signal Management System or Traffic Signal Fault Management System

The name of the software platform currently used to manage and control traffic signals (commonly referred to as UTC software or RMS and usually supplied in the UK by companies such as Yunex, Swarco, Telent and TRL). Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61668. Received: 28/04/2026, Resolved: 28/05/2026

Removal of Access to Ravelston Woods

Any correspondence, advice and decisions relating to the removal of access, and/or putting up of a fence to stop access (from around April 2026) through a fence at the back of Ravelston House Park West Court to Ravelston Woods.

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Request no. 61669. Received: 28/04/2026, Resolved: 28/05/2026

Ravelston Woods - Correspondence and Legal Advice

I would like information on the legal advice taken by CECs office, and what the advice was. Also how many people wanted this access blocked and the reasons why.

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Request no. 61675. Received: 27/04/2026, Resolved: 27/05/2026 15:52:00

Former Landlord Registration Details

I would be grateful if you could confirm: The landlord registration number associated with the property; Any relevant dates of registration, if available.

Resolution

Information not held.

Request no. 61676. Received: 28/04/2026, Resolved: 29/05/2026 12:19:00

Second Home Council Tax Charges

Provide the details of your policy on second homes council tax charges detailing all exemptions but particularly those for Job related dwellings, and for those with caring responsibilities in the City but whose main residence is elsewhere.

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Request no. 61678. Received: 28/04/2026, Resolved: 29/05/2026

Pavement Steps at Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh

Information including sight of any written or electronic communication detailing inspections performed at Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh for a period of 12 months prior to 17th October 2023 until the present date. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61683. Received: 29/04/2026, Resolved: 29/05/2026

Household Kerbside Recycling

Request for information relating to household kerbside recycling collected by City of Edinburgh Council or on its behalf by waste management contractors. Seven questions.

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Request no. 61690. Received: 29/04/2026, Resolved: 28/05/2026 15:49:00

Observations of Care Home and Care at Home Staff

Any recorded policies, procedures, guidance documents or instructions used by CEC that relate to the observation of care home or care at home staff by approved SVQ assessors, where the staff member is self funding their SVQ qualification.

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Request no. 61693. Received: 29/04/2026, Resolved: 28/05/2026 15:10:00

MTIS Complaints

The number of stage 1, stage 2 and SPSO complaints made about the Mixed Tenure Improvement Service, in Wester Hailes, Lochend and Magdalene/Bingham, broken down by year and location. Plus a further question.

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Request no. 61694. Received: 29/04/2026, Resolved: 29/05/2026 16:24:00

Number of Recorded Data Breaches (2020–2025)

The total number of data security incidents or personal data breaches that were logged internally by the Council, regardless of whether they were subsequently reported to any external body. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61701. Received: 29/04/2026, Resolved: 29/05/2026 16:44:00

Isle Harris Coffee Van Licensing

When did the licence holder apply for a new Certificate of Compliance; When did they apply for a variation of the licence with regards to the new van? Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61702. Received: 29/04/2026, Resolved: 28/05/2026

Temporary Loss of Libby Service for Child and Teen Accounts

How many complaints you received, the time span of these complaints and was there specific content that was mentioned in the complaint that was deemed non-age suitable? When will the service be reinstated for child and teen access?

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Request no. 61706. Received: 29/04/2026, Resolved: 28/05/2026

PCN's at Millar Crescent, Morningside

Number of PCN's received in the previous 12 months at Millar Crescent, Morningside, categorised as 02 - loading bay parking contraventions. Also, number of successfully challenged requests at the same location.

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Request no. 61710. Received: 29/04/2026, Resolved: 29/05/2026 15:59:00

The Scottish Government Site at Granton Park Avenue

The nature and date of all calls and complaints to the Environmental Health Team regarding flytipping and/or any other matter from January 2025 to 29/04/26. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61715. Received: 27/04/2026, Resolved: 01/06/2026 15:18:00

P1 Admissions at St Mark’s RC Primary School

Questions about the P1 waiting list for St Mark’s RC Primary School, and confirmation of how the waiting list is ranked. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61716. Received: 29/04/2026, Resolved: 29/05/2026

Clermiston Primary School

Number of placing requests received for P1 intake; Number approved; Number refused; Number withdrawn (if recorded). Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61728. Received: 30/04/2026, Resolved: 29/05/2026

Pedestrian Crossings - Upgrades and Installs

Please could I be provided with the most up to date version of any policy or manual used in decision making when considering whether to install or upgrade a pedestrian crossing. Plus a further question.

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Request no. 61731. Received: 30/04/2026, Resolved: 01/06/2026 14:23:00

High Schools in Edinburgh - Science Classrooms and School Rolls

Please can you provide me with the following: Number of science classrooms in each High School in Edinburgh; The total school roll for each High School in Edinburgh.

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Request no. 61734. Received: 30/04/2026, Resolved: 01/06/2026 15:02:00

Harrison Road Railway Bridge

I would like to obtain plans/technical drawings for reinstating of the Harrison Road railway bridge, in particular, concerning in what shape or form the bridge is planned to reopen. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61736. Received: 30/04/2026, Resolved: 29/05/2026

Public Clocks

Please provide a full list of all 27 public clocks, including the non-functional ones.

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Request no. 61741. Received: 30/04/2026, Resolved: 06/05/2026 10:31:00

Non-CQC Regulated Care and Support Services

Information regarding non-CQC regulated care and support services commissioned or arranged by your authority.

Request no. 61742. Received: 30/04/2026, Resolved: 01/06/2026 14:45:00

Council Tax Arrears

The total amount owed to the council in council tax arrears within your local authority on the latest date which figures were available. Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61744. Received: 30/04/2026, Resolved: 01/06/2026 15:12:00

Council Tax Arrears, Enforcement, and Recovery Data (2021-2026)

Please provide the number of live council tax accounts at the end of each financial year (if held). Plus further questions.

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Request no. 61748. Received: 13/04/2026, Resolved: 18/05/2026

Cockburn Street Ramp

Any correspondence, records, or reports from the two years prior to the incident relating to all assets within 20 meters of the ramp, including the ramp itself. Plus further questions.

Resolution

No such correspondence, records or reports are held.

Request no. 61764. Received: 29/04/2026, Resolved: 05/06/2026

Educators for Peace

Please provide confirmation of whether any schools have engaged with Educators For Peace (EFP) training or materials; and whether any guidance has been issued, or is under consideration, regarding the use of EFP’s materials in schools.

Resolution

No City of Edinburgh Council schools have engaged with Educators For Peace (EFP) training or materials.

No guidance has been issued, or is under consideration, regarding the use of EFP’s materials in schools.

Request no. 62427. Received: 21/04/2026, Resolved: 05/06/2026

Community Payback Orders

Who is consulted and where can I see reports; Does this mean that participants are not wearing clothing which identifies that they are working on Community Payback. If not, how are we to know? Plus further questions.

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