FOI request (FOIR-817912011)

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information relating to electric on-street charging.  

In particular, are you able to provide me with:  

1.                  How many electric vehicle public charging outlets or chargepoints have you installed in your local authority to date that are classed as on-street residential chargepoints, located in residential streets or areas? Please provide figures to the nearest possible date. 

2.                  For Question 1, how many on-street residential charging outlets or chargepoints have you installed to date in your local authority that have been adapted specifically for disabled users? Please provide figures to the nearest possible date.

3.                  For Question 1, how many on-street public charging outlets or chargepoints are positioned in disabled parking bays?

4.                  For Question 1, how many of the on-street residential chargepoints in your area conform to the BSI’s latest accessible charging specification (PAS 1899:2022)? Please provide figures to the nearest possible date.

5.                  Does your electric vehicle charging infrastructure strategy include specific considerations for elderly and / or disabled users?

6.                  Do you provide any additional support for disabled or elderly users wanting to access public chargepoints for electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles, such as charge-point assistants or roaming charging services?

7.                  Do you support or provide marketing tools to residents to make finding charge point services easier, such as charge point booking or journey planning technologies?

8.                  How many on-street residential chargepoints in your area have been installed or adapted to conform to BSI’s latest accessible charging specification (PAS 1899:2022) since June 2025? If unable to provide data since June 2024, please provide data for the past 12 months, since March 2025

9.                  Do you currently allow or permit the use of cable covers across pavements for residents charging electric vehicles from their homes? 

10.             Do you have gully charging available or approved for use within your local authority area?