I am writing to request the following information from the council on its Christmas spending over the last 8 years and its current budget for this year’s festivities. Please may you provide me with:

1. How many of the council’s Looked After Children under the age of 16 are currently living in unregulated accommodation? Unregulated accommodation refers to any property a Looked After Child is living at which isn’t registered by Ofsted.

1. Can I please request, in the form of a spreadsheet such as Excel or CSV file, information on all road potholes reported to the council from 01 January 2000 to 31 October 2024 (including). I would like the total annual number of potholes reported to the council - breakdown by calendar year.

1. For each financial year, from 2019-20 to 2023-24, please provide:
• The number of trees planted by the council, its contractors and/or other organisations funded by the council

For the past two years up to date

Teachers’ pay grant and teachers’ pension employer contribution (TPPG) in 2023/24:

1. How much additional funding did your local authority receive in the early years block as a result of changes to the TPPG allocation in 2023/24?
£32,237

I’m getting in touch with an FOI request as I would like to receive information on the following questions for your local authority area, spanning the past 5 years in total up to the latest available data. Under the Freedom of Information Act, I wish to request the following information:

Local Authority funding for Government funded entitlement for two, three and four-year-olds – 2023 - 24

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am requesting the following information regarding housing demand on your council waiting list as of 1st November 2024: