The information we have asked for

What we asked

Monthly A&E attendances and long waits for May 2019 to May 2023 and January 2024 to September 2026, and whether how the decision to admit is recorded has changed.

Why we need it

The long-run A&E record has a gap and a possible change in recording, so waits before and after cannot yet be compared fairly.

Pages it serves

• Health and access to care

What has happened so far

1. 9 November 2026 · Sent. Request sent.
2. 9 November 2026 · Acknowledged. Trust logged FOI 26-27 (488).

Freedom of Information Act 2000 · sent by email · their reference FOI 26-27 (488) · logged in the project Gmail account

What we asked

Monthly incidents and average and 90th-percentile response times by category for incidents in Portsmouth, April 2018 to September 2026.

Why we need it

Ambulance times are published for the whole region, so the site cannot say how quickly ambulances reach Portsmouth residents.

Pages it serves

• Health and access to care

What has happened so far

1. 9 November 2026 · Sent. Request sent.
2. 9 November 2026 · Acknowledged. Trust logged FOI2627-314/L.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 · sent by email · their reference FOI2627-314/L · logged in the project Gmail account

What we asked

Monthly referrals, numbers waiting and median waits for a first appointment and for treatment in the Portsmouth service, April 2019 to September 2026.

Why we need it

The published data covers a wider area, so Portsmouth families cannot see how long local children wait.

Pages it serves

• Health and access to care

What has happened so far

1. 9 November 2026 · Sent. Request sent.
2. 10 November 2026 · Acknowledged. Trust logged FOI_1365_26/27 against a request dated 9 November.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 · sent by email · their reference FOI_1365_26/27 · logged in the project Gmail account

What we asked

Domestic abuse and knife crime figures for Portsmouth alone, by ward where held.

Why we need it

The force publishes figures for the whole of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, so Portsmouth’s own trend cannot be seen.

Pages it serves

• Crime and anti-social behaviour
• Action plan

What has happened so far

1. 9 November 2026 · Sent. Request submitted through the force web form.
2. 9 November 2026 · Acknowledged. Force acknowledged reference FOI-790-26-4400-02 and aimed to reply within 20 working days.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 · sent by web form · their reference FOI-790-26-4400-02 · logged in the project Gmail account

What we asked

Open early help assessments each March, people waiting for adult social care assessment, services and reviews with median waits, and the council’s 2024/25 reablement results.

Why we need it

National data does not show how long Portsmouth families and adults wait for early support, and the 2024/25 reablement figure is missing from the national release.

Pages it serves

• Schools, SEND and attendance
• Health statistics

What has happened so far

1. 9 November 2026 · Sent. Request sent.
2. 9 November 2026 · Acknowledged. Council logged FOI2026/04473.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 · sent by email · their reference FOI2026/04473 · logged in the project Gmail account

What we asked

Fly-tipping incidents by ward and quarter, council anti-social behaviour cases by ward and year, and bus punctuality and reliability measures.

Why we need it

Council-level totals hide where fly-tipping and anti-social behaviour are concentrated, and bus reliability is not published for Portsmouth at all.

Pages it serves

• Fly-tipping and street cleanliness
• Crime and anti-social behaviour

What has happened so far

1. 9 November 2026 · Sent. Request sent.
2. 9 November 2026 · Acknowledged. Council logged FOI2026/04471.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 or Environmental Information Regulations 2004, whichever applies · sent by email · their reference FOI2026/04471 · logged in the project Gmail account

What we asked

Monthly GP phone and online request data since April 2023 and hospital waiting list size, 18-week and 52-week waits for Portsmouth-registered patients since April 2019.

Why we need it

GP access and hospital waits are only published for larger areas, so the site cannot show Portsmouth patients’ own experience.

Pages it serves

• Health and access to care

What has happened so far

1. 9 November 2026 · Sent. Request sent.
2. 9 November 2026 · Acknowledged. Board logged FOI-HIOW-2611-404 and expects to reply by 7 December.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 · sent by email · their reference FOI-HIOW-2611-404 · logged in the project Gmail account

What we asked

Homelessness prevention and relief duties, temporary accommodation and rough sleeping by ward for each year from 2018/19 to 2025/26.

Why we need it

Government publishes homelessness only for the whole city, so the site cannot show which parts of Portsmouth are most affected.

Pages it serves

• Homes and homelessness
• Action plan

What has happened so far

1. 9 November 2026 · Sent. Request sent.
2. 9 November 2026 · Acknowledged. Council logged FOI2026/04474.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 · sent by email · their reference FOI2026/04474 · logged in the project Gmail account

What we asked

All planning applications since 2016, election turnout by ward 2016 to 2026, and households receiving Council Tax Support each March from 2013 to 2026.

Why we need it

Needed to show where development is happening, how many people vote in each ward, and how many low-income households get Council Tax help.

Pages it serves

• Planning
• Making ends meet
• Poverty, jobs and pay

What has happened so far

1. 9 November 2026 · Sent. Request sent.
2. 9 November 2026 · Acknowledged. Council logged FOI2026/04472.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 · sent by email · their reference FOI2026/04472 · logged in the project Gmail account

What we asked

The volume discharged (cubic metres) by each storm overflow into Portsmouth Harbour, Langstone Harbour and the Solent off Southsea and Eastney for 2020 to 2025, with permit numbers.

Why we need it

Published data counts spills and hours but not how much sewage was released, which is what determines the harm to water quality.

Pages it serves

• Sewage spills and flood defences
• Sewage

What has happened so far

1. 9 November 2026 · Sent. Request submitted through the company web form.
2. 10 November 2026 · Acknowledged. Company will deal with it under the Environmental Information Regulations as EIR 5316.

Environmental Information Regulations 2004 · sent by web form · their reference EIR 5316 · logged in the project Gmail account

What we asked

The yearly tourism economic impact estimates held, 1996 to 2025: visits, nights, visitor spending and jobs supported, with method notes.

Why we need it

Tourism is a major part of the local economy but the long-run series is not published, so the site cannot show whether it is growing.

Pages it serves

• Economy statistics

What has happened so far

1. 9 November 2026 · Sent. Request sent.
2. 9 November 2026 · Acknowledged. Council logged FOI2026/04470.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 · sent by email · their reference FOI2026/04470 · logged in the project Gmail account

What we asked

Council land and property assets, acquisitions, disposals and income. (Sent from the FOI mailbox on 10 November; the full wording is held in that mailbox.)

Why we need it

Context for the council finances and projects pages: the published accounts give property only as totals.

Pages it serves

• Council finances
• Projects

Reason recorded from the request subject; confirm against the sent text.

What has happened so far

1. 10 November 2026 · Sent. Request sent from the FOI mailbox.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 or Environmental Information Regulations 2004, whichever applies · sent by email · logged in the Facts Count FOI mailbox

What we asked

Monthly counts of 101 calls about Portsmouth by recorded reason from 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2026, with constituency or ward detail if held.

Why we need it

Recorded crime shows only part of what residents ask the police about. 101 calls show what people are asking for help with, beyond offences that are counted.

Pages it serves

• Crime and anti-social behaviour

What has happened so far

1. 10 November 2026 · Sent. Request sent.
2. 10 November 2026 · Acknowledged. Automatic acknowledgement with a 20-working-day timeframe. No reference given.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 · sent by email · logged in the project Gmail account

What we asked

The latest staff headcount by recorded nationality (British, non-British, unknown) and staff group, for the trust and for Queen Alexandra Hospital if held.

Why we need it

The immigration page cannot say how many hospital staff are from abroad because no count is published.

Pages it serves

• Immigration

What has happened so far

1. 11 November 2026 · Sent. Request sent.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 · sent by email · logged in the project Gmail account

What we asked

Crisis Payments and Housing Payments by month since the schemes began: applications received, awarded and declined, value awarded, the main need, and the type of home where recorded.

Why we need it

The site states that how many Crisis Payments are made for energy costs and how many Housing Payments are made and for how much are not published. Only the council's first five weeks of awards (to about 1 June 2026) and a planned, estimated cost are public.

Pages it serves

• The cost of living
• Energy costs
• Making ends meet

What has happened so far

1. 12 November 2026 · Sent. Request sent from the FOI mailbox.
2. 12 November 2026 · Acknowledged. Council acknowledged the request as FOI2026/04553 and confirmed it was received on 12 November.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 · sent by email · their reference FOI2026/04553 · logged in the Facts Count FOI mailbox

What we asked

HMO licence applications received, granted, refused, withdrawn and revoked each year since 2018/19, days to a decision, and licences in force each March, by ward where held.

Why we need it

The HMO pages show the register as it stood in September 2026 but no earlier register series and no application, refusal or revocation counts.

Pages it serves

• Hmos
• Shared housing (HMOs)

What has happened so far

1. 12 November 2026 · Sent. Request sent from the FOI mailbox.
2. 12 November 2026 · Acknowledged. Council acknowledged the request as FOI2026/04544 and confirmed it was received on 12 November.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 · sent by email · their reference FOI2026/04544 · logged in the Facts Count FOI mailbox

What we asked

Complaints, inspections, serious hazards found and removed, notices, penalties and prosecutions for HMOs each year since 2018/19, and how the national return figures of 175, 300 and 1 were compiled.

Why we need it

The site says no complaint, inspection, hazard or enforcement series for HMOs is published, and the national return figures it quotes (175, 300 and 1) swing too widely to be read as a trend without an explanation of how they were compiled.

Pages it serves

• Hmos
• Shared housing (HMOs)

What has happened so far

1. 12 November 2026 · Sent. Request sent from the FOI mailbox.
2. 12 November 2026 · Acknowledged. Council acknowledged the request as FOI2026/04545 and confirmed it was received on 12 November.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 · sent by email · their reference FOI2026/04545 · logged in the Facts Count FOI mailbox

What we asked

How many of the 200 homes bought for temporary accommodation have completed and been let, and how long households placed in them stay.

Why we need it

Government table TA4 now gives households in temporary accommodation by type and length of time for the whole city, but it does not separate the homes the council is buying, so there is no length of stay for the programme. The council's March 2026 update report could not be downloaded by script (HTTP 403), so no purchase count after its earlier reports is verified.

Pages it serves

• Homes and homelessness
• Action plan

What has happened so far

1. 12 November 2026 · Sent. Request sent from the FOI mailbox.
2. 12 November 2026 · Acknowledged. Council acknowledged the request as FOI2026/04552 and confirmed it was received on 12 November.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 · sent by email · their reference FOI2026/04552 · logged in the Facts Count FOI mailbox

What we asked

Minutes or action logs of the four-weekly places-of-concern meetings and any evaluation or monitoring of the Young Futures pilot.

Why we need it

The site states that results of the four-weekly meetings and the Young Futures pilot are not published, so it cannot say whether either has worked.

Pages it serves

• Crime and anti-social behaviour

What has happened so far

1. 12 November 2026 · Sent. Request sent from the FOI mailbox.
2. 12 November 2026 · Acknowledged. Council acknowledged the request as FOI2026/04547 and confirmed it was received on 12 November.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 · sent by email · their reference FOI2026/04547 · logged in the Facts Count FOI mailbox

What we asked

Inspections, serious hazards, notices, civil penalties and prosecutions for privately rented homes that are not HMOs in 2025/26.

Why we need it

The updated enforcement policy (October 2026) sets the council's approach, but activity totals for 2025/26 are not published with it.

Pages it serves

• Action plan

What has happened so far

1. 12 November 2026 · Sent. Request sent from the FOI mailbox.
2. 12 November 2026 · Acknowledged. Council acknowledged the request as FOI2026/04546 and confirmed it was received on 12 November.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 · sent by email · their reference FOI2026/04546 · logged in the Facts Count FOI mailbox

What we asked

The approved Tackling Poverty Action Plan 2026–28, the funding for each action, the agreed progress measures and any progress reports.

Why we need it

The site records that the plan states no funding, progress measures or results in the records checked, so it cannot say what the plan is expected to achieve or whether it is on track.

Pages it serves

• The cost of living
• Making ends meet

What has happened so far

1. 12 November 2026 · Sent. Request sent from the FOI mailbox.
2. 12 November 2026 · Acknowledged. Council acknowledged the request as FOI2026/04550 and confirmed it was received on 12 November.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 · sent by email · their reference FOI2026/04550 · logged in the Facts Count FOI mailbox

What we asked

Homes completed, value of works and applications for the Warm Homes Local Grant in the Portsmouth area to 30 September 2026, and the split by partner council if held.

Why we need it

The consortium award led by Portsmouth is published on GOV.UK, but the amount and number of homes for Portsmouth alone are not; the site cannot say how much of the money reaches Portsmouth homes.

Pages it serves

• The cost of living
• Energy costs

What has happened so far

1. 12 November 2026 · Sent. Request sent from the FOI mailbox.
2. 12 November 2026 · Acknowledged. Council acknowledged the request as FOI2026/04548 and confirmed it was received on 12 November.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 or Environmental Information Regulations 2004, whichever applies · sent by email · their reference FOI2026/04548 · logged in the Facts Count FOI mailbox

What we asked

Local employment, apprenticeship and training requirements in the Warm Homes installer contract, and contractor reports on apprentices and local firms.

Why we need it

The site cannot say whether local firms, apprentices or trainees take part in grant-funded retrofit work because no local-employment requirement or report was found.

Pages it serves

• Poverty, jobs and pay

What has happened so far

1. 12 November 2026 · Sent. Request sent from the FOI mailbox.
2. 12 November 2026 · Acknowledged. Council acknowledged the request as FOI2026/04549 and confirmed it was received on 12 November.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 or Environmental Information Regulations 2004, whichever applies · sent by email · their reference FOI2026/04549 · logged in the Facts Count FOI mailbox

What we asked

How many distinct properties hold an active HMO licence, how many are owned by private individuals, companies, housing associations or the council, how ownership is recorded, and the definitions and limits.

Why we need it

The HMO pages show how many licensed houses there are but not who owns them, which matters for who can fix problems and where responsibility lies.

Pages it serves

• Hmos
• Shared housing (HMOs)

What came back

The council did not give counts. It said the first three items are on its public HMO register, which can be requested in full from the licensing team, and explained that section 257 HMOs need a licence only where two-thirds or more of the flats are tenanted.

What has happened so far

1. 7 November 2026 · Sent. Request sent.
2. 9 November 2026 · Acknowledged. Council logged FOI2026/04456 as received on 7 November.
3. 10 November 2026 · Reply. The council did not give counts. It said the first three items are on its public HMO register, which can be requested in full from the licensing team, and explained that section 257 HMOs need a licence only where two-thirds or more of the flats are tenanted.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 · sent by email · their reference FOI2026/04456 · logged in the project Gmail account

What we asked

Fixed penalty notices issued, paid in full, paid early at the reduced rate, unpaid and referred for prosecution, with value received, by month and offence since the July 2026 penalty scale began.

Why we need it

Defra's official counts cannot show fines under a scale that began in July 2026 (its next release covers 2025-26). The site holds the pre-scale baseline only.

Pages it serves

• Fly-tipping and street cleanliness

Held back on purpose: it will be sent in early January 2027 so that a full quarter of data (to 31 December 2026) exists and the answer is more useful.

What has happened so far

Freedom of Information Act 2000 or Environmental Information Regulations 2004, whichever applies · sent by email · logged in the Facts Count FOI mailbox