I am conducting research into how Wokingham Borough Council has successfully balanced its budgets despite receiving the lowest per capita grants from central government. Your achievements in this area are commendable and serve as a model for effective local governance.

I am writing to seek information on your authority's approach to disability issues.

1. Has your authority adopted the social model of disability in its practices?
No.

2. If yes to Q1, has this been formally adopted at a council meeting or similar?
Not applicable.

Despite routinely carrying out important and vital work to support their communities, local councils are facing significant funding challenges.

Despite routinely carrying out important and vital work to support their communities, local councils are facing significant funding challenges.

1. What was the council’s annual budget or target spend for active travel (e.g. walking, cycling etc) for 1 May 2024 to 1 May 2025?
We record budgets and spend by financial year runs (stsart April 2024 to end of March 2025). The answers below are for this period.

1. Under Environmental Information Regulations (2004), I ask you to provide:
a) The addresses of all listed buildings in your area that have been altered or demolished without authorised consent between January 2015 into the present day

I am lodging an inquiry under the Freedom of Information Act regarding your response to Child Sexual Exploitation as a local authority.

1. How many Definitive Map Modification order (DMMO) applications has your authority; a) received and; b) determined for each year for the previous 6 years?
35 applications received

2. How many DMMO applications are currently on your register?
48

This is an information request relating to the purchasing of heat pumps. Please include the following information for the following years 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25:

1. I would like to request access to any available data on wildlife stowaways intercepted in the United Kingdom between 1st January 2015 and April 2025, which would be an ideal period for research.