Freedom of information (FOI) releases from Herefordshire Council

This is a disclosure log of Herefordshire Council's responses to freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) requests that might be of wider public interest.

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  1. Severely learning disabled adults: recording of gender and/or sex

    I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information, which relates to care provided or commissioned for severely learning disabled adults, specifically those who lack capacity to express a view on their own gender or any preference as to the sex of their care staff

    1. Does your social care management system (the database or other systems your organisation uses to record personal data for disabled adults in connection with your duties under the Care Act 2014) include a field for the characteristic of gender?

    a. Are there a defined set of responses from which to select, and if so, what are they?

    b. Please provide any documents, such as notes of meetings, internal correspondence etc, recording how you determined what should and should not be included in the defined set of responses

    c. How is it populated for adults who lack capacity to express a view on their own gender

    2. Does it include a field for the protected characteristic of sex?

    a. Are there a defined set of responses from which to select, and if so, what are they?

    b. Is it mandatory to populate this field with some value, or can it be left void/completely blank?

    3. Do you have policies or procedures that have the objective of ensuring that users of your services (commissioned or provided directly) of the female sex is who require assistance with intimate care receive this from carers of the female sex. If so, please provide copies.

    4. Please provide copies of any policies specific to individual Equality Act protected characteristics (excluding marriage and civil partnership) and the unprotected characteristic of gender of care workers and/or service users, i.e any policies specific individually to

    a. gender reassignment/trans identified care workers and/or service users

    b. the age of care workers and/or care workers and/or service users

    c. the disability of care workers and/or service users

    d. the pregnancy of care workers and/or service users, but there is no need to provide copies of HR employee maternity leave policies

    e. the race of care workers and/or service users

    f. the religion or belief of care workers and/or service users

    g. the sex of care workers and or service users

    h. the sexual orientation of care workers and/or service users

    i. the non protected characteristic of gender of care works and/or service users Please provide the information in the form of an email.

    Published: 3 April 2025

  2. Parenting programs in non-English languages

    I am writing to you under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act. I am specifically interested in the provision of parenting support in non-English languages.

    1. In the last full financial year for which records are available, did the local authority provide any evidence-based parenting groups in non-English languages?

    -This includes groups delivered face-to-face or via virtual platforms but does not include online websites or online courses parents complete independently.

    - 'Parenting groups' refers to any online or in-person group set up to deliver a set programme or curriculum to parents, offering parenting support of any nature; such as incredible years, nurture, or Triple P (or any similar group). These groups would typically be led by child development professionals, nurses, health visitors or similar qualified persons. It doesn't include toddler groups, coffee mornings or similar.

    - I am interested in parenting groups for families of children of any age, from antenatal support up to support for parents of teenagers. - I am only interested in parenting groups not 1:1 support, such as early help appointments or individual support in general.

    However, I am interested in 1:1 support if it was facilitated on a special basis as an extension/adjustment of a parenting group due to the a non-English speaking parent requiring 1:1 interpreter support. Please note, if no groups were provided in non-English languages please state, ‘none provided’. If such support was delivered,

    1a. In which languages were the groups provided?

    1b. What were the names of these evidence-based parenting programs?

    1c. How many parents/carers attended these groups?

    1d. Aside from the change in language, were any differences implemented to parenting groups delivered in non-English languages in comparison to the groups delivered in English? Ie. Did the content have to be adapted, were new resources created, was it Virtual instead of in person?

    2. In the last financial year for which records are available, did the local authority provide any parents or carers with evidence-based parenting support using an interpreter? The use of ‘interpreter’ here refers to a formally recognised oral or sign language translator employed for this purpose, not a community or family member doing so unpaid. If an interpreter was used,

    2a. Which parenting groups were they supporting?

    2b. Which languages were the interpreters used for?

    2c. How many people were in each group supported by an interpreter? 2d. What was the total cost of interpreters for this purpose?

    3. Has your Local Authority implemented any other changes to parenting programs to provide for parents or carers who don’t speak English as a first language? If so, what was done?

    4. For the last available year on records, in cases where the parent/carer only spoke a non-English language and there were difficulties obtaining an interpreter or alternative language provision, were there any instances of parenting support being delayed or provision not being possible? If so,

    4a. Which languages does this apply to?

    4b. How many parents/carers experienced a delay accessing support due to language barriers?

    4c. How many parents/carers who didn’t speak English were unable to access support in their own language, even if support was still offered in English?

    Published: 3 April 2025

  3. Complaints about school conditions

    I hope this email finds you well. In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, I was hoping you could help me with the following questions.

    1. In the financial years 2022-3, 2023-4, and 2024-5, how many complaints has your local authority received, regarding:

    a) flooding in schools;

    b) fires in schools;

    c) RAAC in schools;

    d) asbestos in schools;

    e) collapsing school buildings; pest issues in schools?

    2. In the financial years 2022-3, 2023-4, and 2024-5, how many complaints has your local authority resolved, regarding:

    a) flooding in schools;

    b) fires in schools;

    c) RAAC in schools;

    d) asbestos in schools;

    e) collapsing school buildings; pest issues in schools?

    3. In the financial years 2022-3, 2023-4, and 2024-5, how many complaints has your local authority received, regarding:

    a) flooding in nurseries;

    b) fires in nurseries;

    c) RAAC in nurseries;

    d) asbestos in nurseries;

    e) collapsing nursery buildings; pest issues in nurseries?

    4. In the financial years 2022-3, 2023-4, and 2024-5, how many complaints has your local authority resolved, regarding:

    a) flooding in nurseries;

    b) fires in nurseries;

    c) RAAC in nurseries;

    d) asbestos in nurseries;

    e) collapsing nursery buildings; pest issues in nurseries?

    Published: 3 April 2025

  4. Blue Badge Parking

    1. How many designated disabled parking bays are currently available within your council area?

    2. How many active Blue Badge holders are currently registered within your council area?

    3. How many Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) have been issued for the misuse of disabled parking bays in each of the last 3 calendar years (2022, 2023, 2024)?

    4. What is the total revenue generated from fines related to Blue Badge misuse in each of the last 3 calendar years (2022, 2023, 2024)? These offences might include but are not limited to using a fake blue badge, using an out-of-date one etc.

    5. What is the total revenue generated from fines related to drivers parking in a bay without a blue badge in each of the last 3 calendar years (2022, 2023, 2024)? If time allows, please also provide.

    6. Please share the total number of Blue Badge permit (a) renewal applications and (b) new applications in each of the last 3 calendar years (2022, 2023, 2024). Please specify how many of these were rejected and, if possible, for what reason.

    7. Of all the Blue Badge parking permits that are currently valid within your area, how many are for (a) visible and (b) non-visible disabilities.

    Published: 2 April 2025

  5. Property Flood Resilience grant scheme (PFR) applications following Storm Henk in January 2024

    I understand that Herefordshire County Council is, or has, previously administered grants under the Property Flood Resilience grant scheme (PFR) following Storm Henk in January 2024.

    Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information from Herefordshire County Council in relation to the Property Flood Resilience grant scheme.

    Please could you answer the following:

    1. How many households within the local authority area are or were eligible for the PFR grant scheme following Storm Henk?

    2. As of today’s date, how many applications have been received for the PFR grant scheme following Storm Henk (please break down the applications per storm)?

    3. As of today’s date how many PFR grant scheme applications have been completed following Storm Henk (please break down completed applications per storm)?

    4. As of today’s date how many applicants have had the grant paid in full following Storm Henk (please break down full payment per Storm application)

    5. How many of the applicants had household insurance which covered the flooding?

    Published: 2 April 2025

  6. Current investments in Arms Industry

    Which arms, military and defence companies does the council currently hold direct investments in?

    Which arms, military and defence companies does the council currently hold indirect investments in, for example through pooled funds?

    What is the total value of these investments and how much is invested in each company? Please specify which are direct and indirect.

    Companies of relevance include, but are not limited to: Airbus, Babcock International, BAE Systems, Boeing, Caterpillar, Chemring, Elbit Systems, General Dynamics, General Electric, Honeywell, Huntington Ingalls, JCB, L3Harris Technologies, Leonardo, Lockheed Martin, Meggitt, Northrop Grumman, QinetiQ, Rolls-Royce PLC, Rafael, RTX (formerly Raytheon Technologies), Smiths Group and Thales.

    If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.

    Published: 1 April 2025

  7. B4224 - Site History Reports/Pothole Data

    In writing, may I request some further information from you under the Freedom of Information Act 2005 to include;

    1) A copy of your inspections process and procedures for the county.

    2) Reports and observations in relation to the above, including any reviews of the policy and recommendations.

    3) The number of identified potholes in the last 3 months (within 5 miles in both directions of the site of the pothole that caused the damage to my vehicle)

    4) The number of potholes reported in the last three months (within 5 miles in both directions of the site of the pothole that caused damage to my vehicle) reported by the public and other road users.

    5) The number of claims for damage relating to potholes and poor road conditions brought against you/the council within 5 miles of the pothole that caused the damage to my vehicle in the last 3months up to and including today's date. To confirm, please could you make it a circular radius for point 5.

    6) The percentage of claims paid out and rejected by you acting on behalf of the council, in relation to potholes within 5 miles of the pothole that damaged my vehicle in the last calendar year to today's date.

    7) The number of claims brought before the small claims court (incl group litigation orders) and the outcome of such actions in the last calendar year to today's date. Point 7, please could you include both the 5 mile radius as per point 5, AND the whole of the county of Herefordshire.

    8) Information pertaining to the discovery, logging and remedy process of the pothole that damaged my vehicle.

    9) the number of claims made for pothole damage (in total for the county) in each if the previous 5 years.

    10) the number of reported and identified potholes in the county in each if the last 5 years those both notified about from the public and separately, those picked up by Balfour Beatty and their own monitoring.

    11) Traffic and vehicle data pertaining to overall volume and type ie, domestic, commercial and agricultural vehicles, using the road network system (limited to A and B roads) in totality per annum in the last 5 years. It is accepted that precise data may not be available in areas where official monitoring hasn't taken place, the data I am seeking is the trend in vehicle usage of the roads (the type specifically) during this period.

    Published: 1 April 2025

  8. SEN transport spend for 2024/2025

    Please can you provide the LA table for funding period 2024/2025. Department for Education Section 251 Financial Data Collection.

    I am particularly interested in the SEN transport spend for:

    2.1.4 Home to school transport (pre 16): SEN transport expenditure

    2.1.6 Home to post-16 provision: SEN/ LLDD transport expenditure (aged 16-18)

    2.1.7 Home to post-16 provision: SEN/ LLDD transport expenditure (aged 19-25)

    Please can you also include the monthly expenditure for November 2024 for the above categories for transport.

    Published: 31 March 2025

  9. Bridge height restrictions update 2025

    We would like to know if you have any new updates or complete database of all Height Restrictions in your local authority.

    Ideally this would be in database format (or online portal) and include geo coordinates.

    Also, ideally the height in Imperial please? This is especially important if there has been any surveying of heights in the last 2 or 3 years.

    Published: 31 March 2025

  10. Number of ditch clearing, drain unblocking and road cleaning jobs for Garren and Gamber

    I’d like to have the number of ditch clearing, drain unblocking and road cleaning jobs (and average cost per job type) for the Garren and Gamber catchments between Jan 24 – Jan 25

    Published: 31 March 2025