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:

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

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

1. How many public electric car charging points currently exist in your council area which you either own and/or manage? Please break this down by the type of charger they are.

1. Please provide the highest annual amount paid in the 2024/25 financial year for an individual child's placement in either children’s homes, unregulated homes or residential special schools? Please state the nature of the placement e.g. children’s home.

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.

By public litter bin I mean a bin provided by the council for the public to put their rubbish in, on the street/park etc.

1. How much your Council spent on advertising in the financial year 2024/25.

2. How much your Council spent on advertising in the financial year 2023/24.

1. How much your Council spent on advertising in the financial year 2024/25.
£10,364.50

2. How much your Council spent on advertising in the financial year 2023/24
£4,935

1. How many staff (as measured by full-time equivalents) do you employ to work on communications? Please include all internal and external communications including work on your website, media queries and social media.