Response 3755586

Response to request for information

Reference

3755586

Response date

4 June 2025

Request

1. Organisational Profile (Contextual Data)
   1. Does the authority contract out services for the collection of waste and recycling?
   2. Which political party currently holds overall control of the authority?
   3. What is the current total number of employees in the organisation?
   4. What is the approximate size of the population served by the authority?
2. Policy and Governance
   
   1. Does the authority have a formal carbon reduction plan or strategy?
   2. In what year was this strategy adopted?
   3. What is the authority’s declared net zero target date?
3. Technical and Infrastructure
   1. What percentage of the fleet were EV or hybrid vehicles in each financial year from 2019/20 to 2024/25?
   2. What was the total number of fleet vehicles (diesel, petrol, hybrid, and electric) in each financial year from 2019/20 to 2024/25?
   3. Has the authority implemented the use of low carbon fuels (e.g., HVO)? If so, what year did this begin?
   4. What percentage of the fleet used low carbon fuels in each financial year from 2019/20 to 2024/25 since implementation, if applicable?
4. Financial and Economic Implications
   1. What was the total capital expenditure on low/zero-emission (EV/hybrid) fleet vehicles in each financial year from 2019/20 to 2024/25?
   2. What was the level of financial reserves (in £) held by the authority in each financial year from 2019/20 to 2024/25?
   3. Has external or grant funding been used to purchase low carbon or zero carbon vehicles, or implement EV charging infrastructure?

Response

1. Organisational Profile (Contextual Data)
   1. Does the authority contract out services for the collection of waste and recycling? No
   2. Which political party currently holds overall control of the authority? Conservative
   3. What is the current total number of employees in the organisation? 315
   4. What is the approximate size of the population served by the authority? approx. 120,000
2. Policy and Governance
   
   1. Does the authority have a formal carbon reduction plan or strategy? Yes
   2. In what year was this strategy adopted? 2019
   3. What is the authority’s declared net zero target date? 2030 as a business / 2050 as a Borough 
3. Technical and Infrastructure
   1. What percentage of the fleet were EV or hybrid vehicles in each financial year from 2019/20 to 2024/25?
      • 2019/20 - 0
      • 2020/21 - 0
      • 2021/22 - 0
      • 2022/23 - 0
      • 2023/24 - 0
      • 2024/25 - 8%
   2. What was the total number of fleet vehicles (diesel, petrol, hybrid, and electric) in each financial year from 2019/20 to 2024/25?
      • 2019/20 - 23
      • 2020/21 - 24
      • 2021/22 - 24
      • 2022/23 - 51
      • 2023/24 - 51
      • 2024/25 - 54
   3. Has the authority implemented the use of low carbon fuels (e.g., HVO)? If so, what year did this begin? 11/04/2024
   4. What percentage of the fleet used low carbon fuels in each financial year from 2019/20 to 2024/25 since implementation, if applicable?
      • 2019/20 - 0
      • 2020/21 - 0
      • 2021/22 - 0
      • 2022/23 - 0
      • 2023/24 - 0
      • 2024/25 - 70%
4. Financial and Economic Implications
   1. What was the total capital expenditure on low/zero-emission (EV/hybrid) fleet vehicles in each financial year from 2019/20 to 2024/25? £145,276.26
   2. What was the level of financial reserves (in £) held by the authority in each financial year from 2019/20 to 2024/25?
      • available in statement of accounts for each year
   3. Has external or grant funding been used to purchase low carbon or zero carbon vehicles, or implement EV charging infrastructure? Yes