1. The number of children transported from home to their educational settings in transportation paid for by the local authority. Please provide the numbers per financial year for the following years: 2022/3, 2023/4 and 2024/5

I am submitting a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding children's homes within your local authority. Specifically, I would like to request the following information:

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am requesting the following recorded information you hold specifically relating to adult social care provider fee uplifts for the 2025/26 financial year:

1. A copy of the most recent Credit report / Credit write on reports relating to all Non Domestic Rates accounts, excluding any personal information.

1. The total number of non-housing premises owned by your Council that are currently empty. Please include a breakdown according to the intended use/previous use of the buildings - eg offices, retail, leisure.

1. How much money did the council spend on SEND tribunal appeals during each of the following calendar years: 2022, 2023, 2024. Depending on what information the council records, this should preferably include tribunal appeals that did not ultimately reach a formal tribunal hearing

I am doing research into asylum accommodation and I am interested in the role that local authorities have in inspecting these properties.

1. Whether you collect data on fires that occur in listed buildings in your planning area

1. How many public lighting columns is your authority responsible for?
16,777 Highway and Amenity lighting columns.

1. I would like to know how many requests to remove books from your library shelves the authority has received in the last three years, and ideally a quarter-by-quarter breakdown of such requests.