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. Reports and Seizures of Counterfeit/Fake Toys in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025

    I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding counterfeit, fake, unsafe, or non-compliant toys reported to or seized by your Trading Standards service in the last five calendar years.

    Please provide the following information for each of the last five calendar years: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

    Please provide the information in spreadsheet format, such as CSV or Excel, if possible.

    1. Reports received

    The number of reports, complaints, referrals, or intelligence logs received by Trading Standards relating to fake, counterfeit, unsafe, or non-compliant toys.

    2. Items seized

    The number of toys or toy products seized by Trading Standards in relation to suspected counterfeit, fake, unsafe, or non-compliant goods.

    3. Breakdown by toy type

    Where recorded, please provide a breakdown of the reported and/or seized toys by type or category.

    4. Reason for report or seizure

    Where recorded, please provide a brief breakdown or commentary on the main reasons for reports, investigations, or seizures.

    Published: 3 June 2026

  2. Minutes of any Council Deliberations Imposing a Council Tax Premium on Second Home Owners

    What I am requesting are the minutes of any council deliberations concerning the wider issues, rather than the purely financial benefits, of imposing a council tax premium on second home owners.

    Some of these wider issues, as outlined in the requirements published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on November 1st 2024 are:

    •         numbers and proportion of long-term empty dwellings and/or second homes in the local area

    •         circumstances which may affect whether the dwelling can be used as a main residence

    •         potential impact on local economies and the tourism industry

    •         potential impact on the local community

    •         potential impact on local services

    •         other measures that are available to councils to help bring empty dwellings back into use

    •         on average, how long dwellings in their area are available for sale or rent before completion/occupation

    •         the average price/rent in the local area

    Published: 3 June 2026

  3. Freedom of Information request - Hereford Bypass Phase 1 Value Engineering

    In this disclosure - EIR2026 00821 reference is made to the following: 1. A 'Value Engineering Opportunities Register', 2. A Value Engineering Decision workshop held on 1 April 2026, and 3. A meeting to be scheduled in April between Herefordshire Council Planning and GRAHAM. I request disclosure of the most up to date Register and any written records pertaining to the decision workshop and to the meeting between Planning and GRAHAM.

    Published: 2 June 2026

  4. Current Premises Licence Register

    Under section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request a copy of Herefordshire Council's premises licence register as currently held under the Licensing Act 2003.

    I would be grateful if the data could be provided in a machine-readable format (CSV, XLSX, or JSON in preference to PDF). For each licensed premises currently in force, the fields I am requesting are:

      1. Premises name and any trading name
      2. Full address including postcode
      3. Licence number / reference
      4. Date the current licence was issued / start date
      5. Licensable activities permitted
      6. Permitted hours (where summarised in your register)
      7. Current designated premises supervisor (DPS), where applicable
      8. Current licence holder

    I am happy to receive the data via email attachment, or via a download link if that is more practical. Please confirm receipt of this request.

    If any part of this request is unclear, or if a partial response would require fee approval, I would welcome the opportunity to refine the scope rather than receive a refusal.

    Published: 2 June 2026

  5. Certificates of Sponsorship

    I wish to make an FOI request and would be grateful if you could tell me the following:

    The numbers of certificates of sponsorship awarded by your organisation for the years 2021 - 2025 (inclusive) - if possible, please can I have this broken down by in-country and entry visa sponsorship.

    If possible, the number of these CoS which resulted in visa issuance. Although I understand this may not

    Published: 2 June 2026

  6. Smoke drift complaints

    I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:

    1. The total number of complaints relating to cigarette smoke, cigarette smoke smell, or smoking odour received between: a. 1January 2025 and 31 December 2025 b. 1 January 2026 and 30 April 2026

    2. Where recorded, a breakdown of the location type from which the complaint originated for the above periods, including categories such as: a. Residential b. Commercial c. Public spaces

    3. The number of complaints during the above periods that resulted in: a. Formal action b. Enforcement action c. Warning notices d. Mediation e. Other recorded intervention outcomes - Please separate out into the timeframes above Please provide data with clear headers, such as 1a, 1b, etc.

    Published: 2 June 2026

  7. Togetherness online parenting resources

    I am writing to you under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act. I am specifically interested in the provision of the “Togetherness” online parenting courses (previously known as Solihull Approach). In keeping with the Act, I am happy to provide further clarification if required and politely request your answering of the following questions within 20 working days.

    1. Does your Local Authority currently provide the “Togetherness” online parenting courses (previously known as Solihull Approach online)?

    2. If you do provide Togetherness online parenting courses:

    a. Within your Local Authority, which team commissioned Togetherness? For example was it directly commissioned by your local authority, or was it provided by an external body such as the NHS or a charity?

    b. When did your contract for the Togetherness online parenting courses start and when will it end?

    c. In the last full year for which records are available (or the period March 2025-March 2026 if this information is more readily available), how many parents within your Local Authority have accessed

    Togetherness online parenting courses, and how many parents have completed a course? .

    Published: 2 June 2026

  8. Environmental health Staffing/enforcement

    I hope you are well. I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 relating to environmental health in your local authority. The information requested is as follows:

    1. Staffing:

    1.1: Number of full-time equivalent (FTE) staff (including, if possible, agency or contractor staff working in equivalent roles) in your environmental health dept, unit or team in 2019/20 and 2025/26.

    1.2. Of the total FTE in your environmental health team, please indicate, for both 2019/20 and 2025/26, the approximate FTE allocated to the following functions: • Food hygiene/food standards inspections and enforcement • Pest control • Infectious disease control (including outbreak investigation, liaison with health protection bodies, etc.) Note: I appreciate that some staff work across multiple areas. Where possible please apportion their FTE by time spent (e.g. a 1.0 FTE officer spending half their time on food safety and half on housing should be counted as 0.5 in each category). If exact data is not held, please provide the best available estimate used for internal planning, monitoring or statutory reporting - rather than create a new data set.

    2. Businesses:

    2.1: Number of food businesses (including restaurants and takeaways) registered in the local authority in 2019/20 and 2025/26.

    2.2: Number of food businesses (including restaurants and takeaways) inspected in 2019/20 and 2025/26.

    2.3: Number of registered food businesses that are eligible for inspection, but which have never been inspected.

    2.4: Number of food businesses (including restaurants and takeaways) that failed inspections in 2019/20 and 2025/26.

    2.5: Number of enforcement visits to food businesses in the local authority in 2019/20 and 2025/26.

    2.6: Number of incidents involving pests (vermin, insects etc) at food businesses in 2019/20 and 2025/26.

    2.7: Number of closures of food businesses in 2019/20 and 2025/26 due to enforcement action through a Hygiene Emergency Prohibition Notice.

    2.8: Number of prosecutions of food businesses in 2019/20 and 2025/26.

    Published: 1 June 2026

  9. Traded Services to Schools

    Traded Services to Schools – Pricing and Income This request is made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

    Background West Berkshire Council is undertaking a review of its traded services to schools.

    As part of this work, we are benchmarking prices and income levels against comparable local authorities to better understand market positioning and value for money.

    We would be grateful if you could provide the information below for the most recent complete financial year for which data is available. Information requested

    1. Traded services to schools – pricing Please provide details of prices charged to schools for any of the following services that your authority offers on a traded basis:

    • Human Resources • Payroll • CLEAPSS Subscription • GDPR • Road Safety Education • Governor Services • Legal Team • Finance Service • MIS (Management Information System) • Schools Technical Support Service • Safeguarding in Schools • Virtual School • School Crossing Patroller • Admissions Appeals • Early Years Service • Educational Psychology Service • Exclusions Appeals • Free School Meals Eligibility • Health and Safety • A Flying Start to Letters and Sounds • Bikeability • Therapeutic Thinking Support Team • Emotional Health Academy • SEN - Learning Support • Social and Emotional Health (SEMH) • Medical Tuition Service • Broadband Service For each service, please indicate: • the price charged (e.g. annual fee, per pupil charge, hourly rate) • the basis of charging (flat fee, per pupil, tiered, bundled, etc.) If pricing varies by school phase or size, please provide a representative example or summary.

    2. Income from traded services to schools Please provide: • The total income received by your authority from traded services to schools for the same financial year. • If readily available, a breakdown of this income by service area (e.g. HR, Finance, Legal). If income is not separately recorded for schools alone, please provide the closest available figure and note any assumptions. Format and clarifications • You may provide the information in table form or via existing documents (e.g. SLA brochures, fee schedules, budget papers). • If any of the requested information is not held, please state this clearly. • If providing the full information would exceed the FOI cost threshold, please advise which elements could be provided within the limit.

    Published: 1 June 2026

  10. Credenhill Parish 'Call for Sites' (2025–2045 Local Plan)

    Under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 please provide the following regarding land submissions in the Credenhill Parish:

    1. Identity: The names of applicants/agents for all land submitted to the West of Credenhill village.

    2. Mapping: Reference numbers and boundary maps for these submissions.

    3. Linked Entities: Confirmation of any submissions

    Public Interest: Disclosure is essential to facilitate a comparative heritage assessment between current proposals and plan-led alternatives, as per the Parish Council’s stated Place Shaping policy.

    A pre-application consultation is currently underway for a speculative 250-homedevelopment north of Granary Cottages. (See attachment for context). The developer has claimed a 'presumption for development' on heritage-sensitive land while no comparative information on alternative sites was presented. Disclosure is necessary to allow the community and the Parish Council to perform a comparative assessment of heritage impact and to ensure transparency in the planning process

    Published: 1 June 2026