In September 2023 a matter was raised of illegal damage to TPO trees with the council's planning team and landscape teams (Suraj Phandey). I understand that despite numerous emails and conversations, this matter has not been resolved.

1. For last year (2022/23), and within the local authority area:
a) What was the average cost to relevant providers of delivering Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs);

1. How much deficit/pressure/overspend have you identified in your Medium Term Financial Strategy IN (a) 2024-25 (b) 2025-26 and (c) 2026-27. Please do not provide me with a figure for 2023-24 or any year before that.

1. Please provide all summary evidence from the recent consultation on household waste collection changes that supports claims that reducing recycling collections to fortnightly is supportive of increasing recycling rates in the borough.

In each case, I would be grateful if the definition of 'teaching assistant' could be treated as consistent with the Department for Education's Workforce Census definition (ie. inclusive of HLTAs).

1. Do you have a full-time officer solely dedicated to managing your declared climate and/or nature emergency?
Yes.

1. Please can you inform me if you have a disclosure log online of FOI’s you have replied to and if so, please can I have a link to it?

Could you tell me as of the start of September 2023 school term:

1. How many SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability) children do you hold on your records?
1981 EHCPs as of 27.02.2024.
2979 SEN Support (as per census October 2023).

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am writing to request the following information regarding funerals arranged by the Council under Section 46 Public Health Act 1984 (England and Wales) and Section 87 of the Burial and Cremation Act 2002 (Scotland).