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Request no. 58419. Received: 01/11/2025

Street Cleansing Records

Request for a copy of the records the cleansing dept. retain for inspecting and street cleansing for the following streets: Abercorn Road, Willowbrae Road, Kenmure Avenue, Wilfred Terrace and Wolsley Crescent.

Request no. 58421. Received: 01/11/2025

Problematic Driver and Vehicle Behaviour - Complaints

For the years 2020 to the most recent available date, provide annual totals for: Public complaints relating to cars that are excessively noisy. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58422. Received: 02/11/2025

CCTV - Cameron Toll Bus Stop

Please provide CCTV footage at Cameron Toll Bus Stop (Heading up Liberton Road) - 08/10/2025 - Around 8.45pm.

Request no. 58423. Received: 02/11/2025

Primary 1 Deferrals

For Liberton Primary school, provide the number of deferrals for starting primary 1 made for the past 2 years (24/25 and 25/26) and what this is as a % of children eligible for deferral? If possible, can it be broken down by birthday month?

Request no. 58426. Received: 03/11/2025

Property Allocations

The total number of properties allocated by the City of Edinburgh Council since the suspension of the Key to Choice advertising system in April 2025. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58427. Received: 03/11/2025

Positive Input Ventilation

How many Positive Input Ventilation devices have been installed in your council housing stock at the time of the request? Plus further questions.

Request no. 58431. Received: 03/11/2025

Palestine Solidarity Motion

In Sep 2025, this motion was passed by CEC. As part of this, the Leader of CEC wrote to the First Minister to seek guidance and outline what additional legislative changes will be supported. Has this letter been sent? Plus further questions.

Request no. 58432. Received: 03/11/2025

Private Rented Accommodation Contract

The number of nights (on a per-property basis) for which each of the properties listed in this document has been contracted by the Council in the first six months of operation of the contractual arrangements which you provided on 22 July 2025.

Request no. 58434. Received: 03/11/2025

Numbers and Status of Community Councils

A list of potential Community Councils within your authority and whether they are currently operating or not. Plus a further question.

Request no. 58435. Received: 03/11/2025

Housing and Homelessness Services

Please provide the following data relating to housing and homelessness: The total number of households supported through homelessness services in the most recent financial year. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58438. Received: 03/11/2025

Violent or Aggressive Incidents in Schools

Number and type of recorded incidents of violence or aggression in schools, broken down by: Academic year; School type (nursery, primary, secondary, special school); Pupil age or year group. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58439. Received: 03/11/2025, Resolved: 21/11/2025 10:23:00

CCTV - Glasgow Road, Edinburgh

Request for CCTV footage of an incident - Glasgow Road, Edinburgh, EH12 9BR GB - 30/10/25 - 18:45.

Resolution

We have reviewed our cameras at the Gogar Maybury junction but the vehicle described/vehicular collision is not seen, consequently we will be unable to provide any data in connection with your enquiry.

Request no. 58441. Received: 03/11/2025

Primary 1 Deferrals for School Entry Dates Aug 2024 and Aug 2025

Total number of deferrals and this as percentage of total intake; Breakdown of deferrals by birth month; Percentage of intake by birth month vs percentage of deferrals by birth month. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58442. Received: 03/11/2025

Protests Outside of Hotels Used to House Asylum Seekers

Please provide all form of communications made since 05/02/2024 which relate to protests outside asylum hotels, or include any mentions of 'far-right', 'Nazi', 'Nazis, 'Homeland', the 'Homeland Party' or 'Patriotic Alternative'.

Request no. 58446. Received: 04/11/2025

Police Box Ownership

Who is the owner of the police box on London Road on the steps opposite Meadowbank Retail Park; Who owns the police box known as Canongate Coffee at the top of Canongate; Does the Council own any of the police boxes and where are they located?

Request no. 58450. Received: 04/11/2025

Reported Potholes

The number of potholes reported to the council by drivers in the fiscal years 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 (to date) with a breakdown by fiscal year.

Request no. 58455. Received: 04/11/2025

Damaged Drain Cover

When was the drain cover outside Tesco at Haymarket (by Magdala Cres) first reported broken/damaged; List dates/number of times it has been reported broken. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58456. Received: 04/11/2025

Blocked Drain on Wester Coates Road

When was the blocked drain at west corner of Wester Coates Road/Kew Terrace first reported blocked; Subsequent dates for reporting of blockage; Any inspection dates. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58459. Received: 04/11/2025

Complex Home Care

Please supply the name, email address and telephone number of the commissioner with responsibility for packages of complex home care for adults aged 18+ and children aged 0-18 years old. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58460. Received: 03/11/2025

Roadworks on Kilgraston Road

Request for a comment or two about the state of the roadworks and about the progress and purpose of them. If possible, I’d also appreciate a comment on the public’s reaction.

Request no. 58461. Received: 04/11/2025

Early Learning Centres, Primary, Secondary and ASN Schools

The number of early years settings, primary and secondary schools, ASN/ Specialist schools within CEC that have specifically included Learning for Sustainability as a priority in their 2025–2026 School Improvement Plans. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58463. Received: 04/11/2025

ASBO Applications

In each year since 2021-22, including the current year to date, how many applications for anti-social behaviour orders has CEC made? Break this down by category, e.g. Threating and abusive behaviour, drunkenness and other disorderly conduct.

Request no. 58464. Received: 04/11/2025

November Business Rates Credits

Provide a list of November or Q2 (most current) business rates credits you currently hold for businesses including: The company name for whom the credit exists; The start date of the business rates account. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58467. Received: 04/11/2025

Tree Preservation Order - Broughton Street

The amenity assessment criteria, scoring, or matrix used to determine that the tree met the required threshold for a TPO; All officer notes, records, consultation responses or internal correspondence relevant to the decision. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58468. Received: 04/11/2025

Refugee Homelessness

Request for the number of emergency housing requests made by refugees to your council for each month from the start of June 2024 to the end of October 2025?

Resolution

Clarification requested

Request no. 58469. Received: 04/11/2025

Anti-Social Behaviour Incidents

For the last three full years and year-to-date, provide: The number of anti-social behaviour calls/incidents recorded that explicitly reference motorcycles/mini-motos/dirt bikes/quad bikes/off-road bikes/e-bikes or similar. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58473. Received: 04/11/2025

Society for the Protection of Unborn Children - School Involvement

Have SPUC (Society for the Protection of Unborn Children)/SPUC Education and Research Trust/SPUC Scotland been invited to speak at any school in your council area (primary or secondary)? Plus a further question.

Request no. 58475. Received: 04/11/2025

2019 Traffic Monitoring Data - Murrayfield Road

Please supply traffic monitoring data results for Murrayfield Road in 2019.

Request no. 58476. Received: 04/11/2025

Council Tax Credits

Please provide a list of council tax credits you currently hold for businesses: The start date of the council tax account; If the account is still live or the date it ended. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58482. Received: 05/11/2025

Out-of-Hours / Emergency Duty Team Service for Children and Adult Social Care

For the current financial year (2025/26) and previous year (2024/25), confirm whether the local authority operates its own Out-of-Hours / Emergency Duty Service (EDT) for children’s social care, adult's social care, or both. 14 questions.

Request no. 58483. Received: 05/11/2025

Council Tax

How many properties within the city of Edinburgh have paid or failed to pay Council Tax during the last five financial years? Please break this data down by individual year. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58484. Received: 05/11/2025

Planning Permission Applications: 24/04833/FUL and 24/06288/FUL

The Minutes of all meetings at which the above applications were discussed; All internal and external correspondence and memoranda. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58487. Received: 04/11/2025

Phase 1 Desk Study - Whitehouse Road, Cramond

Several borehole installations were recorded during a recent site walkover, does the Council have any records of historical site investigations undertaken within the site boundary? Plus further questions.

Files

Request no. 58493. Received: 05/11/2025

Main Contractor Appointments

Request to ascertain if a main contractor has been appointed for various projects.

Request no. 58495. Received: 05/11/2025

City of Edinburgh Council Debt

What is the current level of debt in Edinburgh council, including that relating to borrowing? What is proposed to reduce this to a manageable level in 2026?

Request no. 58498. Received: 05/11/2025

Transactions Over £500 (July to September 2025)

Details of all of your entity's transactions over £500 for July to September 2025, in CSV format. Please include the date, value, and recipient of each transaction. Also, provide details on the procurement category of each transaction.

Request no. 58499. Received: 05/11/2025

Records for the Deceased - No Known Kith and Kin

Information regarding deceased individuals (with associated information), confirmed as having no known kith and kin, and deceased individuals not confirmed as having no known kith and kin, within your jurisdiction. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58500. Received: 05/11/2025

St John’s RC Primary School P1 Intake Information

For St John’s RC Primary School, Portobello, provide the following for the P1 intakes in 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25: The total number of P1 places available and the total number of offers made. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58502. Received: 05/11/2025

Classroom Evacuations

How many times have classrooms in a) primary b) secondary schools in your local authority area been evacuated due to the behaviour of a pupil, per year, since 1999?

Request no. 58503. Received: 05/11/2025

Temporary Emergency Accommodation

How many people in temporary emergency accommodation in Edinburgh have been moved to other local authority areas each month since January 2025?

Request no. 58505. Received: 05/11/2025

Lothian Pension Fund - Private Equity Funds

Please provide, for each relevant investment during the most recent financial year: The name of the private equity fund or vehicle; The title, date and agenda of the most recent AGM.

Request no. 58506. Received: 06/11/2025

Environmental Fixed Penalty Notices

Does your council employ a private contractor or external company to issue environmental FPNs? If yes, please provide the name(s) of the contractor(s) and the date when the contract commenced. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58507. Received: 06/11/2025

Bus Lane Enforcement Camera - Ferrymuir Roundabout

Please can you confirm whether there is currently an active bus/taxi lane enforcement camera on or near the southbound slip road at Ferrymuir Roundabout, towards Edinburgh, and provide its installation or activation date if applicable?

Request no. 58509. Received: 06/11/2025

Crossing Patrols

How many school crossing patrol officers are operating in Edinburgh as of 06/11/2025? Plus further questions.

Request no. 58512. Received: 06/11/2025

Bus Lanes

The number of bus lanes in your local authority where fines are enforced with traffic cameras; The year that bus lane fines started to be enforced in your local authority. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58513. Received: 06/11/2025

Disabled Persons Parking Place Removal - Fountainhall Road

Why was the Disabled Persons Parking Place removed from outside Fountainhall Road, Edinburgh, and on whose authority? I request that I have sight of the full report leading up to the decision to remove this bay.

Request no. 58514. Received: 06/11/2025

Diced Meal Prep - Hygiene Inspection

Please send me a copy of the report from the 13th August 2025 hygiene inspection at Diced Meal Prep, 16 Southfield Place, Edinburgh, EH15 1LZ.

Request no. 58516. Received: 06/11/2025

Halloween and Bonfire Night - Meeting Minutes and Costs

Provide the following information: Copies of meeting minutes/notes where “operation moonbeam is referenced; How much money did Edinburgh Council allocate to offering diversionary activities during the Halloween and Bonfire Night period for 2025?

Request no. 58517. Received: 06/11/2025, Resolved: 20/11/2025

Owners of Clava Coffee Kiosk - Cambridge Street

We are trying to locate the owners of Clava Coffee Kiosk located in Cambridge Street, EH1 2DJ, for which you provided a hygiene pass last year.

Resolution

Sole trader's personal information withheld under the Data Protection Act 2018.

Request no. 58518. Received: 06/11/2025

Firework Control Zones

Between 5 November and the morning of 6 November 2025, how many fireworks were recorded as having been set off within a firework control zone in Edinburgh?

Request no. 58519. Received: 06/11/2025

Private Water Supply Data

Request for private water supply data at the proposed Cloich Forest Wind Farm 132kv Connection Project. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58522. Received: 06/11/2025

School Curriculum

A list of all external organisations or consultants involved in shaping local school curricula, teacher training, or trips/workshops since 2020.

Request no. 58523. Received: 06/11/2025

Libraries

A list of all books removed from library circulation in Edinburgh with the justification for each, per year since 2019; Any available data on the total number of books in Edinburgh libraries from each year since 1999. Plus a further question.

Request no. 58524. Received: 06/11/2025

Library Events

A list of events and speakers hosted by council-run libraries in Edinburgh in 2024 and 2025.

Resolution

Clarification requested

Request no. 58525. Received: 06/11/2025

Prescriptions

Statistics on the number of prescriptions of anti-depressants, anti-psychotics, and ADHD medications in council-run care youth services per year since 1999 or earliest convenient date.

Resolution

Clarification requested

Request no. 58529. Received: 06/11/2025

Housing Contacts

The name, job title, and generic work contact details (e.g. team mailbox or departmental telephone number) for the officer(s) responsible for: Managing or overseeing the Council's Temporary Accommodation Service. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58532. Received: 07/11/2025

Blackford Depot

What are the plans for the Blackford Depot, which was used by the CEC roads department until recently? The site which is at the Hermitage of Braids area, along Blackford Glen Road seems to have been demolished.

Request no. 58537. Received: 07/11/2025

Case 25/00276/ESHORT - Cheyne Street

Record of service for the enforcement notice: officer statements/field notes, witness log, photos taken at service (if any), addresses served, and names/roles of officers. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58541. Received: 07/11/2025

Road Construction Consents

Request for road construction consent approvals from 01/10/2025 to 31/10/2025. Please provide this data in the excel spreadsheet provided.

Request no. 58542. Received: 07/11/2025

Media Spending

A breakdown of council spending on a) public relations b) social media c) other communications each year for the last ten years.

Request no. 58544. Received: 07/11/2025

Adult Gaming Centre Licences

Provide a breakdown of all licence applications for adult gaming centres between 01 Jan 2015 - 01 Nov 2025, including: Date of application; Date of decision; Location of premises; Application outcome; Application company.

Request no. 58559. Received: 09/11/2025

Rugby Internationals Walkway Closure

During rugby internationals, why is the walk between Russell Rd and Haymarket closed (Balbirnie Place)? What was the decision making process around the closure? Plus further questions.

Request no. 58560. Received: 09/11/2025

Flag Removal Costs

I would like to know how much money has been spent on removing or taking down flags which were raised unlawfully on Council owned street furniture including lamp posts and or buildings across Edinburgh Council area.

Request no. 58561. Received: 09/11/2025

Trams from Granton to BioQuarter - Costings and Optimism Bias

In respect of the consultation materials for Trams from Granton to BioQuarter, please provide details of errors in the costings which council officers have become aware of since their publication. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58562. Received: 10/11/2025

CCTV - Bruntsfield Place (Whitehouse Loan Bus Stop)

Request for footage of Lothian bus coming at speed into the bus stop nearly hitting pedestrians walking on the path.

Request no. 58563. Received: 10/11/2025

Cycle Crossing Wait Times

The expected wait time for the cycle crossing at Blacket Place / Dalkeith Road at Pollock Halls. Please also provide the Edinburgh City guidelines on expected maximum wait time for crossings of this type.

Request no. 58566. Received: 10/11/2025

School Budgets

The council's total budget for Education Services for each of the most recent five years, 2021-22 through to 2025-26. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58567. Received: 10/11/2025

Road Signage Charges - Whitehouse Loan

How much does the council spend on the maintenance charge from the hire company, for this temporary signage? I’ve been informed the signage fees were waived in November 2021 in lieu of a maintenance charge instead. Plus a further question.

Request no. 58568. Received: 10/11/2025

Lack of Funding by City of Edinburgh Council

Please provide communication between yourselves and the Scottish Government where locals are having to take up causes due to lack of funding for things that are already local authority/government accountability issues. Plus further questions.

Resolution

Clarification requested

Request no. 58569. Received: 10/11/2025

United Kingdom Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI)

Request for all communications between the Edinburgh Council and United Kingdom Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI), including communications between UKLFI and any individual councillors, UKLFI and any committees, sub-groups, and working-groups.

Request no. 58570. Received: 10/11/2025

Staff Based Outside of Scotland

In each year since 2020-21, including the current year to date, how many staff at this organisation have a home address based in England? Please break this down by pay banding If possible.

Request no. 58572. Received: 10/11/2025

Road Adoption Request: Land at Haugh Farm, NEWBRIDGE, EH28 8LA

Please provide a Road Adoption Plan in colour confirming the extent of all the adopted roads, verges, landscaped areas, pavements/paved areas etc. for the roads on the attached subject shaded pink. Plus a further question.

Request no. 58575. Received: 10/11/2025

Public Toilets

The number of public toilets your council operated year-round in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; The number of public toilets your council operated during holiday period only, in each of those same years.

Request no. 58578. Received: 10/11/2025, Resolved: 10/11/2025

Lothian Pension Fund Performance

Information regarding your investment pools, relating to the performance of all the closed-end funds you invest in for Q2 2025. Plus further questions.

Resolution

Information not available until the end of November 2025.

Request no. 58579. Received: 10/11/2025

Moat House and Hutchison House Tenement Properties

All letters/emails sent by the Council to Tenants and Owners in relation to replacement of roofs in 2009; Council arrangements for inspection of the roofs from 2009 to present; Log/Record of inspections by Contractor and or Edinburgh Council.

Request no. 58582. Received: 10/11/2025

Licensed Premises in the City of Edinburgh

A list of all currently licensed premises in the City of Edinburgh, including (but not limited to) pubs, bars, restaurants, shops, hotels and any other premises holding an alcohol licence. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58584. Received: 10/11/2025

Bin Collection Services

The total number of missed bin collections reported; The average time taken to resolve missed bin collections; The frequency (e.g., weekly, fortnightly) of general waste, recycling, and food waste collections. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58588. Received: 10/11/2025

Land and Property Sales

A list of all land and property sold by the local authority between 1 January 2020 and 31 October 2025. For each sold asset, please include: The address of the land/property. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58590. Received: 11/11/2025

Flooding-Related Data

We are seeking all flooding-related data in relation to the following roads and any land or property within 250 metres of them: Newmills Road, Balerno; and Gowanhill Farm Road, Balerno. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58595. Received: 11/11/2025

Road Work Permits

How many road work permits were granted for water pipe repairs between January 2022 - January 2025? Plus further questions.

Request no. 58596. Received: 11/11/2025

Snow and Ice-Related Road Closures

The number of snow/ice-related road closures in the period from December 1st 2023, to February 29th 2024 (90 days) in your council area (just a number is fine, no road names needed). Plus further questions.

Request no. 58597. Received: 11/11/2025

Street Cleaning - St Mary's Church Broughton

Please state the date, prior to the 9th November, on which cleaning operatives swept up the leaves and tree detritus in Mansfield Place/ Rodney Street and left it in a pile at the corner of the bus lay by in front of St Mary's Church Broughton?

Request no. 58598. Received: 11/11/2025

Proposed Installation - Redford Road

Please confirm: that Edinburgh is the appropriate authority for the service of notices; that the Site falls wholly on a publicly adopted and maintainable highway (please provide a plan). Plus two further questions.

Request no. 58600. Received: 11/11/2025

Environmental Review - Lochside Crescent

Does the Council consider the site to be suitable for its continued use; Has the site been identified for inspection or further review under the Council's Contaminated Land Strategy (or other Part 2A undertaking)? Plus further questions.

Files

Request no. 58601. Received: 11/11/2025

Environmental Review - Hanover Buildings

Does the Council consider the site to be suitable for its continued use; Has the site been identified for inspection or further review under the Council's Contaminated Land Strategy (or other Part 2A undertaking)? Plus further questions.

Files

Request no. 58602. Received: 11/11/2025

Contaminated Land Enquiry - Spire Edinburgh

Please confirm if the property is registered as contaminated land or if it is listed as a priority for review. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58603. Received: 11/11/2025

Fleet List

Please provide a list of motor vehicles operated (owned or leased) and include the following details: Registration mark of each motor vehicle; Fleet number allocated (if any); Chassis make and model.

Request no. 58604. Received: 11/11/2025

Penalty Charge Notices - Leith Area

Please provide statistics on all Penalty Charge Notices issued on streets within the Leith area of the city, specifically including Sandport Street and Commercial Street as well as other roads within the Shore area. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58607. Received: 11/11/2025

Contaminated Land Search - Greenside Edinburgh

Does the council hold any records of past contaminative land uses on site or is likely to be determined as contaminated land under the part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990? Plus further questions.

Files

Request no. 58609. Received: 11/11/2025

Littering Enforcement, Fly-tipping and Litter Bin Statistics

Do you issue fines for littering? If so, at what level do you levy fines? Plus a further 14 questions.

Request no. 58610. Received: 11/11/2025

Wheelchair Accessibility - Edinburgh Christmas Markets

How many public wheelchair accessibility complaints concerning the Edinburgh Christmas Markets did you receive over the last 10 years? Plus a further question.

Request no. 58611. Received: 11/11/2025

Planning Committee Membership (2000–Present)

A list of all councillors who are or have been members of the planning committee, for the period 2000 to the present day. For each councillor, please include their start and end dates of service on the committee. Plus a further question.

Request no. 58613. Received: 11/11/2025

Proposed Granton to BioQuarter Tram Extension - Non-Tram Alternatives

Please provide any and all reports, investigations and evaluations by or on behalf of the Council of non-tram alternatives to the proposed Granton to BioQuarter Tram extension including any related financial, feasibility and impact considerations.

Request no. 58616. Received: 11/11/2025

Fireworks

How many noise complaints and reports of illegal behaviour involving fireworks did the Council receive throughout the week beginning 03/11/2025?

Request no. 58617. Received: 11/11/2025

Unique Assembly

Council minutes, contracts, and performance evaluations pertaining to Unique Assembly’s running of Edinburgh’s Christmas and New Years events in 2024 and 2025.

Request no. 58620. Received: 11/11/2025

Council House Bids

The average number of bids received for council houses (if your local authority holds council house stock) that become available, broken down by bedroom number in 2024/25 and 2025/26 (to present date).

Request no. 58622. Received: 11/11/2025

Street Cleaning - Slip Road Next to The Singaporean Coffee House - Canonmills

Please state the date on which this area was last thoroughly cleaned prior to 10th November 2025? Plus further questions.

Files

Request no. 58623. Received: 12/11/2025

Missing Shares Service (2018–2025)

Please provide the following data, broken down by calendar year from 2018 to 2025 (to date): The total amount paid out by the Missing Shares Service; The proportion of costs subsequently recovered. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58628. Received: 12/11/2025

Street Cleaning - New Town and Broughton Community Council Area

All of the streets, roads, crescents, lanes, loans, circuses and public highways which fall within the area covered by the New Town and Broughton Community Council to which the Council provides street cleaning services. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58630. Received: 08/11/2025

LEZ Enforcement Basis and Fairness Concerns

Is LEZ compliance determined purely by Euro classification, with no allowance for evidence of real-world emissions or vehicle condition? Plus further questions.

Request no. 58631. Received: 12/11/2025

Teacher Nationalities

Please provide the total headcount of teachers in state-funded schools in your area for the academic year 2018/2019 or calendar year 2019, broken down by the teacher’s nationality group. Plus further questions.

Resolution

Clarification requested

Request no. 58632. Received: 12/11/2025

Wide Area Network (WAN) Services

Please confirm the main supplier(s) for your WAN services. If this information is not available, please explain why. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58634. Received: 12/11/2025

Blue Badge Scheme

How many people [FTE] are employed to work on blue badge applications in the City of Edinburgh? How much income was generated from the blue badge scheme in the City of Edinburgh in the financial year ending 31/03/2025?

Request no. 58648. Received: 12/11/2025

Lauriston Castle Trust - Administration and Expenditure

Request for the records or copies relating to the administration and expenditure of the trust from 1930 to the present.

Request no. 58649. Received: 12/11/2025

Schools - Neurodivergence and Teaching Assistants

Various questions relating to school, teaching assistants neurodivergence.

Request no. 58650. Received: 12/11/2025

Social Work Managers

The names, job titles, team, location and direct contact details (email addresses and phone numbers) of all service managers, team leaders, team managers and deputy team managers within your Adult Social Work services.

Request no. 58652. Received: 13/11/2025

Licensed Touring Caravan and Campsites

Request for a public register of licensed touring caravan and campsites.

Request no. 58653. Received: 13/11/2025

Fire Risk Assessments at Schools

How many, if any, fire risk assessments at schools in your local authority have been assessed as substantial or worse in the last 12 months? Please can you release these fire risk assessments.

Request no. 58654. Received: 13/11/2025

Suspensions on Full Pay

In each year since 2020-21, including the current year to date, how many employees at this public body have been suspended with full pay? Plus further questions.

Request no. 58658. Received: 13/11/2025

Lauriston Castle Trust - Trust Governance

A copy of the governance framework or policy that outlines how the Collective Councillors discharges its duties as trustee of the Lauriston Castle Trust. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58666. Received: 13/11/2025

Incidence of Hoarding

Request to complete a survey that is looking at establishing the true incidence of hoarding through engagement with local authority environmental health teams and the fire and rescue authorities of the UK.

Request no. 58667. Received: 13/11/2025

Purchase of Former Northfield Hotel Site

What was the total financial cost to the CEC to purchase the site and building contained within the site? On what date were the legal contractual documents signed? Plus further questions.

Request no. 58671. Received: 13/11/2025

Bus Lane Contraventions - Milton Road

Please provide the number of bus lane contraventions recorded by camera enforcement at Milton Road near Duddingston Crescent between 1 January 2025 and the present date.

Request no. 58688. Received: 14/11/2025

HR/Payroll System

Request to complete a spreadsheet on various HR/Payroll system questions.

Request no. 58689. Received: 14/11/2025

Craigentinny Avenue, Edinburgh

Records of inspection for Craigentinny Avenue, Edinburgh, covering the period 1st January 2023 to present date. Plus 3 further questions.

Request no. 58690. Received: 14/11/2025

Traffic Signal Control Systems

The names and types of traffic-signal control systems currently used in Edinburgh (e.g., SCOOT, MOVA, VA, UTC, fixed-time controllers). Plus further 11 questions.

Request no. 58692. Received: 14/11/2025

Dedicated Support Schools

How many applications for a place in dedicated support schools (ASN) or base for the term starting August 2026 have been received by October 31 year? Plus further questions.

Request no. 58694. Received: 15/11/2025

CCTV - Hermiston Gait Roundabout - 13/11/2025 - Approximately 18:25 and 18:35

Request for CCTV footage of a road traffic incident. The incident involved two blue Vauxhall vehicles that collided at the location above.

Request no. 58698. Received: 15/11/2025

Bus Lane Enforcement Charge Notices - Links Place

How many Bus Lane Enforcement Charge Notices have been issued for Links Place in each year for the previous two full years?

Request no. 58699. Received: 15/11/2025

Lamp Post Installation - Ravelston House Park

Please provide the wayleave agreement with the local residents for this location (code number is WEP05). All and any records pertaining to the lamp post.

Request no. 58704. Received: 17/11/2025

Maybury Primary School

Please provide the current school rolls at Maybury Primary School. Confirm how many pupils are at the school whose postal addresses lie outside LDP sites HSG 19 & 20, as the catchment of this school is purely for these new housing developments.

Request no. 58707. Received: 17/11/2025

Head Teacher and Deputy Head Teacher Posts (2023/24 - 2025/26)

The number of substantive/permanent Head Teacher and Deputy Head Teacher posts. The number of Acting Head Teachers and Acting Deputy Head Teachers covering a substantive Head Teacher and Deputy Head Teacher posts.

Request no. 58708. Received: 17/11/2025

Remedial Works - Montgomery Street and Elm Row

How much has been spent to date on remedial works; How much is budgeted for work in progress and future work; How much has been recovered from the design consultants?

Request no. 58709. Received: 17/11/2025

The Council Tax (Dwellings and Part Residential Subjects) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021

The number of claims for Exceptional Circumstances submitted to the local authority in each Financial Year since the legislation was brought into force (1 April 2022). Plus two further questions.

Request no. 58711. Received: 17/11/2025

Harmful Staff Actions Towards Children and Young People

The number of complaints in relation to concerns about harmful Staff Actions Towards Children and Young People (2023/24 - 2025/26) The number of disciplinary procedures in relation to concerns raised

Request no. 58714. Received: 17/11/2025

Scotstoun Grove Shopping Centre - Bollards

Copies of all inspection records in respect of inspections carried out at the above locus in a period between February 2022 and July 2022. Plus seven further questions.

Request no. 58716. Received: 11/11/2025

SEND Contact

Please provide the email contact details for the SENCO (Special Educational Needs Coordinator) at each school within your local authority area? Plus a further question.

Request no. 58718. Received: 13/11/2025

Prevent Programme Referrals

How many referrals mention the name 'Palestine Action'? Please provide a breakdown of this by the type of concern. Plus a further question.

Request no. 58719. Received: 13/11/2025

EPC Ratings of Social Housing

The total number of council-owned social housing dwellings within your local authority’s housing stock (as of November 2025); The total number of council-owned social housing dwellings within each EPC rating band.

Request no. 58721. Received: 13/11/2025

Rabbit Breeding Licences (2022–2025)

I request the following information relating to rabbit breeding licences issued under the Animal Welfare: Licensing Data, Inspections, Complaints & Welfare Concerns' Enforcement Activity, Monitoring & Data Recording and Document Request.

Request no. 58725. Received: 17/11/2025

Pay Entitlement - Maternity Leave

Please provide rates of pay entitlement when an employee is on maternity leave, as this is determined by their length of service.

Request no. 58726. Received: 17/11/2025

Short-Term Lets Planning Permission, Compensation and Related Legal Costs

The total number of cases in which the Council has refunded, in whole or in part, any planning application fees, certificate of lawfulness fees or other planning-related charges to STL owners/operators. Plus further eight questions.

Request no. 58728. Received: 17/11/2025

Christmas Lights Switch-On 2025

Has your local authority held, or does it plan to hold, a Christmas lights switch-on or similar event in October, November or December 2025? Plus further questions.

Request no. 58731. Received: 18/11/2025

2025 Tram Consultation

The full data set of responses to the 2025 tram consultation (anonymised).

Request no. 58732. Received: 18/11/2025

Milton Bridge Refurbishment Works

Please provide full communication regarding the 15-19 November 2025 works and how many households will be without running hot water and heating due to gas supply pauses.

Request no. 58733. Received: 18/11/2025

Council Use of ATV Quad Bikes

What Training for driving quad bikes was given to staff; When did the council purchased the vehicles; The serial numbers of all the bikes in use. Plus two further questions.

Request no. 58736. Received: 18/11/2025

Campus Officers

In what year did campus police begin work in the council’s schools; How many schools have a campus police officer in 2025? Plus four further questions.

Request no. 58737. Received: 18/11/2025, Resolved: 20/11/2025 10:07:00

Royal Edinburgh Building

Please confirm if the City of Edinburgh Council has responsibility for maintenance and oversight of the cul de sac and turning area of the area directly accessing the Royal Edinburgh Building at the Royal Edinburgh Building hospital on Morningside.

Resolution

Adoption information is available on our website.

Files

• Adopted Roads

Request no. 58738. Received: 18/11/2025

Private Water Supplies

We are looking for any information you may hold on all Private Water Supplies in your council area. Please include: Location/co-ordinates; CAR licence or registration details (including permitted abstraction volume). Plus further questions.

Request no. 58739. Received: 18/11/2025

Pothole-Related Damage Claims

Please provide the number of pothole-related damage claims submitted to the City of Edinburgh Council between 1 January 2025 and the present date, including how many were upheld and the total compensation paid.

Request no. 58743. Received: 18/11/2025

Employee Dismissals and Mutual Agreement Exits

How many employees were dismissed by your local authority for disciplinary reasons in the financial year 2024/25? Please indicate the reasons for any dismissals, e.g. misconduct or poor performance. Plus a further question.

Request no. 58744. Received: 18/11/2025

Potholes

How many claims have been made against the council for damage incurred to cars due to potholes and for how much money, each year from 2022/23; How many of these were paid out vs not paid out each year?

Request no. 58745. Received: 18/11/2025

Defibrillators in Schools

How many schools in Edinburgh do not have a defibrillator?

Request no. 58746. Received: 18/11/2025

Social Housing

How many people are on a social housing waiting list in Edinburgh currently; How many of these are children?

Request no. 58747. Received: 18/11/2025

Mental Health Therapists in Schools (2022/23 - 2024/25)

Please provide the total number of mental health therapists employed each year. If possible please provide a breakdown for each year: Pay bands and accompanying pay scales and job titles. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58748. Received: 19/11/2025

Fountainbridge Apartments - Floor Plans

Please provide the floor plans of the common areas and building of 131 Fountainbridge apartments.

Request no. 58749. Received: 19/11/2025

Council Officer Details

The full name and direct official email address of the Council's current, designated Monitoring Officer and the Council's current Head of Legal Services.

Request no. 58750. Received: 19/11/2025

31 The Loan, South Queensferry

Please provide all information held regarding the proposed lease of the council-owned property at 31 The Loan, South Queensferry. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58753. Received: 19/11/2025

Anxiety Passes

How many of your schools have a policy of handing out so-called ‘anxiety passes’, handed out to children to leave class early, or policies to that effect. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58754. Received: 19/11/2025

Home Schooled Children

For the past five years (2020-present), can you tell me how many children you have registered as being home schooled. If you record them in another time period, e.g., academic years, please use this but provide the past five years’ worth of data.

Request no. 58755. Received: 19/11/2025

Unit 31 at The Loan, South Queensferry

Provide information on whether and when this new fantastic archival space will be open to the local community. Plus a further question.

Request no. 58757. Received: 19/11/2025

Council’s Carbon-Reduction Approach

For the period April 2024 – March 2025, please confirm whether the electricity purchased by the Council was sourced as standard (“brown) electricity rather than via REGO-backed or other certified green renewable tariffs. Plus a further question.

Request no. 58759. Received: 19/11/2025

Cross Pavement Charging

With regards to offering cross pavement charging to your residents (for electric vehicles), are you in the planning stage, trial stage, live stage or do you not currently plan to trial cross-pavement charging? Plus further questions.

Request no. 58760. Received: 19/11/2025

Potholes - Compensation Paid for Vehicle Damage

From 2022/23 - present, please provide the total number of compensation claims submitted by motorists for vehicle damage caused by potholes. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58761. Received: 19/11/2025

Petroleum Search Enquiry - Blenheim Place

I am currently undertaking an environmental report on a property at Blenheim Place, Edinburgh, EH7 5JH and am wondering if it is possible to commission a petroleum search on the property.

Request no. 58772. Received: 19/11/2025, Resolved: 24/11/2025

Flags Attached to Street Lighting

Was the attachment of the flags authorised by the City of Edinburgh Council? If so, by whom? Plus further questions.

Resolution

Cancelled by requester.

Request no. 58773. Received: 19/11/2025

Unauthorised Flags

A copy of the council’s policy or internal document which states the process and timescale for removal of unauthorised material (including flags) attached to lamp-posts or street lighting columns. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58783. Received: 19/11/2025

Union Jack and St George's Flags

How many complaints have been made to your council about Union Jack flags or St George's flags which have been attached to lampposts since the start of August 2025? Plus a further question.

Request no. 58784. Received: 19/11/2025

School Staff Compensation

Please provide the following information for each year from 2020 to 2025: How much, if any, compensation was paid to school staff (to include teachers, support staff, non-teaching staff) as a result of pupil violence? Plus two further questions.

Request no. 58785. Received: 19/11/2025

School Absence

For the school year 2024/25, please provide: the number of primary school pupils who missed more than 10% of the School year. Plus eleven further questions.

Request no. 58786. Received: 19/11/2025

High Hedges Act

How many high hedge notices/orders have been issued by the local authority in each financial year (up to and including 31 March 2025), with a breakdown by year. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58789. Received: 20/11/2025

BioHazard/Deep Cleaning in Council Homes

How much, if at all, has the council paid in regular at-home cleaning costs for council-housed residents during a tenancy, over the last 10 years - broken down by yearly cost? Plus further questions.

Request no. 58791. Received: 20/11/2025

Trams to Granton, BioQuarter and Beyond - Summarised Results of Consultation

Summarised results of the questionnaire that participants were asked to fill in showing analysis of overall responses for each multiple-choice question. Summarised themes from narrative responses.

Request no. 58792. Received: 20/11/2025

Rosehill Cycle Lane Defenders

What British and European standards do manufacturer Rosehill NLCD/2 Two Side Slope lane defender product range comply to? Plus further questions.

Request no. 58793. Received: 20/11/2025

Unit 31, The Loan, South Queensferry

Various questions regarding the Council-owned property at Unit 31, The Loan, South Queensferry, and the decision around its lease and subsequent change of intended use.

Request no. 58794. Received: 20/11/2025

Banned Books

For the calendar years from 2020 to 2025, could you please list all books that have been banned (that is removed from circulation) in libraries, primary and secondary schools and books that have received complaints and requests for removal.

Request no. 58798. Received: 20/11/2025

New Electric Hire Bike Scheme

Various requests regarding there being no record on Public Contracts Scotland of the tender document or terms issued for the procurement of a new electric hire bike scheme in Edinburgh.

Request no. 58799. Received: 20/11/2025

Lone Workers

As of today’s date, how many employees in your organisation are classed as lone workers at least some of the time? Please provide this as a number and a percentage of total staff. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58801. Received: 20/11/2025

Edinburgh Cycle Hire Scheme

I wish to receive a copy of the Code of Conduct for Dockless Cycle Hire schemes.

Request no. 58803. Received: 20/11/2025

Information from F&R committee

Request for all information from the F&R committee meeting of 18 November, regarding business ‘Dune Bakery’.

Request no. 58807. Received: 20/11/2025

Lauriston Castle Trust Leases - Request for Accounting

Request for detailed information and supporting documentation in relation to the following: Edinburgh Croquet Club; Café Operations (currently operated by MIMIs); Forest Kindergarten; Forget Me Not and Alzheimer Scotland; Japanese Garden.

Request no. 58808. Received: 20/11/2025

Criminal Justice Social Work Services

All and any information held by your authority setting out the external mechanisms by which your CJSW service is regulated and inspected.

Request no. 58809. Received: 20/11/2025

Meeting Minutes - Dune Bakery

Minutes of the meeting that took place by councillors over the Dune Bakery in South Queensferry. I want to know how councillors voted and cannot see any reason why as this should have been an open meeting due to the public interest.

Request no. 58810. Received: 20/11/2025

Sciennes Primary School

Please share information on the following: All school building condition surveys and reports in the last 5 years for Sciennes Primary School; The planned schedule of maintenance for the next 3 years for Sciennes Primary School.

Request no. 58811. Received: 21/11/2025

Waste Partnership Details

Please provide the details of whom you contract to collect waste. This includes, but is not limited to, household waste and commercial waste collected from businesses. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58812. Received: 21/11/2025

Palestine/Scottish Flags on Lampposts

Various questions relating to the flags that have been erected around Edinburgh.

Request no. 58817. Received: 21/11/2025

Overtime Earnings

Please provide for the past 2 fiscal years: The top 50 highest overtime earnings per individual employee (exclude teachers and chief officers). Plus a further question.

Request no. 58822. Received: 21/11/2025

Vandalism - Old Calton Burial Ground

Please share any communications which relate to vandalism to David Hume's tomb and/or other graves in the Old Calton Burial Ground over the last three years. Please also include any images.

Request no. 58823. Received: 21/11/2025

Reinstatement Repair Expenditure

Please provide information relating to your authority’s expenditure on reinstatement works that were required as a result of previous highway excavations carried out by utility companies or their contractors. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58829. Received: 21/11/2025

Temporary Accommodation

For each month in the past five years (November 2021- November 2025), please provide the total number of individuals and households recorded as homeless and residing in “temporary accommodation. Plus further questions.  

Request no. 58830. Received: 21/11/2025

Council Tax liabilities - 2024/25.

1. Council Tax enforcement actions 2. Fees and charges 3. Enforcement agent firms used 4. Households in receipt of Council Tax Reduction (CTR) plus other questions.

Request no. 58831. Received: 21/11/2025

Commissioning, governance and oversight of the diagnostic pathway for autism delivered by Autism Initiatives/Number 6 One Stop Shop

1. Commissioning arrangements and contracts 2. Clinical standards, service specification and pathways 3. Volumes of assessments and diagnostic outcomes Plus other questions.

Request no. 58841. Received: 24/11/2025

ASN School Staff Sickness Data (Past 5 Academic Years)

1. Teaching Staff Sickness 2. Support Staff Sickness 3. Reasons for Absence Plus other questions.

Request no. 58845. Received: 24/11/2025, Resolved: 25/11/2025

Noise Complaints Against a Specific Address

Any previous complaints (specifically regarding noise complaints) to ECC relating to my current address.

Resolution

There are no previous noise complaints recorded against this address.

Request no. 58846. Received: 24/11/2025

Complaints Against Holy Cross Primary

How many formal complaints have been made against Holy Cross Primary, Edinburgh since 2020?

Request no. 58847. Received: 24/11/2025

Edinburgh city housing stock of tenement buildings

housing stock of tenement buildings including social, private ownership numbers Conservation areas with tenements – how many tenements Listed building status e.g. cat .a,b,or c per area and other questions.

Request no. 58848. Received: 24/11/2025

Cemetery tour guide scheme

Records held under the Cemetery Tour Guide Operator Registration Scheme - Operator / organisation name, Type of operator (individual / company, if recorded), Date of application and other questions

Request no. 58849. Received: 24/11/2025

Cemetery tour complaints

• Date of complaint/enquiry/enforcement • Cemetery involved • Summary of the issue (with personal data redacted as required) Plus other questions.

Request no. 58850. Received: 24/11/2025

All commercial (non-residential) property rates with credits

(a) The address of the commercial property the credit has occurred on (b) The name of the ratepayer of the property referred to in (a) if they are NOT a sole trader or individual. Plus other questions.

Request no. 58851. Received: 24/11/2025, Resolved: 25/11/2025

Long-Term Empty Domestic Properties

Please provide the most recent list of domestic residential properties within City of Edinburgh that are recorded as long-term vacant (unoccupied for 6 months or more). Plus other questions.

Resolution

The information we are able to share is published on our Disclosure Log. Please enter '57212' in the Search field.

Request no. 58853. Received: 24/11/2025

Roadworks Lasswade Road (from the CEC boundary) and Kirk Brae (to Braefoot Terrace) from 1/01/23 to 24/11/25

The type of temporary restriction, The planned length of days each were supposed to be in place - The total length of days each were in place - Details of location if possible - The reason for restriction.

Request no. 58854. Received: 24/11/2025

ETRO/21/30C Silverknowes Road

What were the costs associated with the completed scheme? What were the Collision data and Personal Injury Accidents (PIA) data in the preceding five years of this scheme? Plus other questions.

Request no. 58856. Received: 24/11/2025

Overpayments to employees since your Oracle HR System went live in early October 2024

Q1. The total number of employees overpaid salary. Q2. The total amount overpaid as a gross figure. Q3. The individual amounts overpaid gross. Q4. The total number of employees underpaid. Plus other questions

Request no. 58858. Received: 24/11/2025

Childcare Survey 2026

A seven part Childcare Survey 2026 questionnaire requesting information on children in nurseries and schools.

Request no. 58859. Received: 24/11/2025, Resolved: 25/11/2025

Senior Tree Officer

The date when the Senior Tree Officer left the employment of the Council and, did the Senior Tree Officer seek permission from their employers to establish their own consultancy business prior to leaving their post with the Council?

Resolution

We consider the information requested to be third party personal information and shall not be provided. We cannot provide such employment details in relation to specific named individuals.

Request no. 58860. Received: 24/11/2025

RAAC homes

Number of privately owned homes in previously City of Edinburgh properties where RAAC has been discovered. The number of tenanted properties is 44, and would like to know the total number of homeowners affected at the point of discovery.

Request no. 58862. Received: 24/11/2025

Pothole Reports and Claims

The total number of potholes reported to the council for each of the last three full calendar years. The number of potholes the council repaired in each of the years mentioned in Q1. Plus other questions

Request no. 58863. Received: 24/11/2025

Roundabouts repainted

Total recorded spend incurred by the Council for repainting roundabouts The number of jobs/incidents where roundabouts were repainted, with date and ward or postcode sector for each Plus other questions

Request no. 58864. Received: 24/11/2025

Calder Road Defect

Please could you also provide further information for the Edinburgh City Councils maintenance regime. Could you explain the time scale in which repairs must be completed after reported. Also, how the defects are graded. Plus other questions

Request no. 58865. Received: 24/11/2025

Contaminated Land - Moredun Park View

Are any sites within a 250m radius registered as Contaminated Land under Part IIA of the EPA 1990? Has the site ever been inspected or prioritised for inspection under the Council's Contaminated Land Strategy? Plus other questions.

Files

Request no. 58866. Received: 24/11/2025

CCTV - Broughton Street to Leith Walk

Minor collision immediately after turning left at the traffic lights at the top of Broughton Street on to Leith Walk. Thursday 20 November 2025 at approximately 07.50am

Request no. 58869. Received: 25/11/2025

Bankhead Depot

For Bankhead depot, provide: Total number of EV chargers installed; power rating of each EV charger; type of vehicles used for each EV charger; number and type of EVs that charge at the depot; number and type of non-EV vehicles that visit the depot.

Request no. 58874. Received: 25/11/2025

Roads and Infrastructure Construction Framework (2026–2030)

We request information in relation to the Roads and Infrastructure Construction Framework 2026–2030; The quality submissions for the successful suppliers who were awarded on to the Roads and Infrastructure Construction Framework 2022-2026.

Request no. 58875. Received: 24/11/2025

Petroleum Tank Search - Moredun Park View

Records regarding fuel tanks presently on the site or of tanks which may have been present historically (even if subsequently removed) and also any tanks on adjacent properties. Plus further questions.

Files

Request no. 58876. Received: 25/11/2025

Civil Enforcement Governance, Liability Orders, Financial Reporting & Audit

I am conducting research into local authority governance, financial reporting and risk management in relation to the use of civil enforcement agents and related court processes. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58878. Received: 25/11/2025

School Cyber Attacks

How many cyber-attacks on council resources have caused disruption in schools in your local authority per year since 2015? Plus further questions.

Request no. 58879. Received: 25/11/2025

Probationer Teachers in Business Education

The number of probationer teachers in Business Education allocated within the City of Edinburgh Council during the 2024/25 academic year. Plus two further questions.

Request no. 58881. Received: 24/11/2025

ETRO/21/30C Silverknowes Road

What appraisal process was undertaken to determine this was a priority scheme and economically justified compared to other schemes in this budget stream? Plus other questions.

Request no. 58882. Received: 25/11/2025

Early Years Qualification Requirements

Information on CEC policy which requires a Early Years Office Post applicant to hold a SVQ3 at SCQF Level 7, or the HNC Childhood Practice at Level 7 as a prerequisite of employment. Plus a further question.

Request no. 58884. Received: 25/11/2025

RingGo

I would like to know how long the Edinburgh Council contract is with RingGo, the approximate value and tenure of the contract. Plus further questions.

Request no. 58887. Received: 25/11/2025

Bicycle Repairs and Maintenance in Schools

How much money was spent on the repairs and maintenance of all the bicycles across all the schools in Edinburgh for the 2024-25 financial/academic year including a breakdown of the money paid to each organisation who fixed bikes for said year?

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