Please note, these requests do not relate to campaigns, testing or vaccination centres which have been paid for directly by the UK Government. Rather, initiatives run by and paid for by the local authority or money which has been given to the local authority to support its own initiatives.

1. Please can you send over the full and up to date list of businesses that have become liable for business rates from the 1st November 2020 to the 11th Feb 2021.

1. I am investigating individuals who live in squalor.
I am looking for any reports, research or policy documents produced by your council into individuals living in squalid conditions or classed as having Diogenes Syndrome or extreme self-neglect.
Adult Social Care:

Black History Month (BHM); In January 2021 "Get Reading news" reported a black Wokingham resident complaining at Asians being shown and included in Wokingham Borough Council's BHM as by definition BME is meant for blacks not BME as whole.

1. What payments, if any, you made to Stonewall (officially Stonewall Equality Limited) in the financial year 2019/20.
Wokingham Borough Council did not make any payments to Stonewall in financial years 2019/20 and 2020/21.

1. I am looking for some assistance with your organisation’s Spend/Transparency data. I am aware that you have this on the Councils website but hasn't been updated in some time. Please can you provide the information or advise when the file will be made available to view online?

1. After an unusual spate of TPOs in an area of interest, can you please tell me who prompted the council to act on the following TPOs:
a) 1781/2021
b) 1784/2021
c) 1788/2021
d) 1790/2021

The individual or group responsible please.

Note: By refuse collectors I mean all employees whose main duties are involved in the collection of rubbish (all types) from homes and businesses with your authority.

1. Does the council have a formal policy in place for maternity, paternity, adoption and kinship care for all councillors? If yes, please provide a copy.
No the Council does not have a formal policy in place.

1. Did the council introduce free or reduced car parking during the pandemic (i.e since March 2020)? If so, please provide a brief summary of the fee reduction (location, extent of price reduction, whether scheme was for key workers or all motorists, etc).