I am writing in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act to request the following information. If you have any questions relating to this request, then please let me know.

Under FOI please provide the following information relating to the IT systems the Council uses to broker and contract with providers for the adult/childrens social care packages it commissions:

1. Can I get average cost of a road crossing basic beliesher beacon type with a breakdown survey, dropped kerb, equipment, hot mastic application to road, installation.

1. The age of the oldest bus in use in your authority.

1. Please list any current contracts you have with Serco LTD and/or Serco Group PLC, including ongoing contracts and contracts that end within the financial year 2024-25.

For each response, when I refer to 'roadworks' can you include data for both utility street works and local highway authority road works. Could you please provide me with:

1. Under the Freedom of Information Act of 2000, could you please provide me with the most up-to-date list of all incorporated companies within the authorities billing area that have a council tax credit against their account.

1. Please provide me with the number of Right To Buy applications received for council-owned homes, broken down by month from February 2024 to January 2025.

1. Please provide the total number of fines issued for unauthorised school absences due to term-time holidays in each of the last 3 calendar years (2022, 2023, 2024). Please break this down by month. If you don’t have a monthly breakdown, please provide a yearly total.

Under FOI please provide the following information relating to how the Council commissions social care via its Framework Providers, to address and service the adult social care services it is responsible for: