1. What is the name of your local authority
Wokingham Borough Council

2. How much was spent on your high needs budget by the end of the financial year 2023/24? Please add the value below
£41,163,000

1. Does your council have a panel / equivalent that is reviewing independent special school costs / fees, including for individual children?
No

1. Please provide a copy of your 2024 to 2025 fee uplift letter that was sent to care providers. If you have not reported a 2024-25 fee uplift, please outline your timeline and process for doing so.
Sample letter as attached.

1. Please provide an itemised list of non-residential properties owned by the council that were unoccupied for one month or longer between 1 Jan 2022 and 31 December 2023.
Please include the following information:
• The address of the property

1. Please can you email me a list of April or Q4 (most current) business rates credits you currently hold for businesses including:

I am seeking data on convenience stores and supermarkets found in breach by trading standards of the latest phase of the single use plastics ban introduced on 1 October 2023.

1. I would be grateful if you could provide me with the following information on all Section 38 and Section 278 technical approvals granted from the 1st January 2024 - 31st March 2024.
See attached file.

1. How many section 202 reviews were successful in the annual year 2023? Please also give the number of section 202 reviews received?
Total received 13, 2 successful.

Around a quarter of MARF referrals were initiated by schools, can I please request answer to following questions;