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. Prescription Opioid Dependence in Herefordshire

    I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding access to treatment for prescription opioid dependence within your local authority area.

    Please could you provide answers to the following questions:

    1. Is there a commissioned pathway within your local authority area for individuals with severe prescription opioid dependence (for example, codeine, dihydrocodeine, tramadol, morphine or oxycodone dependence) to access assessment for opioid substitution treatment (OST) where clinically indicated?

    2. If such a pathway exists, which service or provider is responsible for delivering this treatment?

    3. Can methadone and/or buprenorphine be prescribed for individuals whose primary dependence is on prescribed opioids rather than illicit opioids?

    4. Are there any restrictions, exclusions or eligibility criteria that would prevent an individual with prescription opioid dependence from accessing OST?

    5. How many individuals whose primary substance was a prescribed opioid received opioid substitution treatment within your area during the most recent 12-month period for which data is available?

    6. If OST is not available for people with prescription opioid dependence, what treatment pathway is commissioned for these individuals?

    Published: 28 August 2026

  2. Heldon Properties asylum accommodation

    What recorded information it heldon properties used for asylum accommodation, including:

    • Number of properties known to the council

    • How many are HMOs

    • HMO licence references

    • Licence holders and managing companies

    • Maximum permitted occupancy

    • Contractors/subcontractors involved

    • Planning/change-of-use applications

    • Inspections and enforcement action

    • Complaints, preferably as aggregated statistics

    • Correspondence with Home Office accommodation contractors

    Published: 27 August 2026

  3. Hereford Strategic Transport Model

    Please provide a copy of the Hereford Strategic Transport Model (HSTM), as referenced in the document 'Hereford Western Bypass Phase One Full Business Case', published on your website today (4th August 2026) https://councillors.herefordshire.gov.uk/documents/s50134773/HerefordWesternBypassPhaseOneFullBusinessCase.pdf

    Please also provide all data, analysis and related communications pertaining to assessments of noise and traffic impacts for the C1098, 'Bage Pitch' road, between the B4352 at Madley and A438 at Bridge Sollers, as related to the following statement in the above referenced document:

    '1.12.4. Due to the introduction of the scheme minor increases in road traffic noise are

    expected along the B4349 between the scheme and Clehonger. These changes

    are just above the threshold to be included within the economic analysis of this

    impact. The minor noise increase continues from Clehonger along the B4352 into

    Madley. From Madley minor increases in road traffic noise are expected along Bage

    Pitch Road up to the A438. This is due to rerouting of traffic which would have

    otherwise used an existing route prior to scheme opening.'

    What mitigations are being put in place to reduce the impact to residents and road users of the C1098 Bage Pitch Road given that this is a largely single track, rural road that is already hugely over capacity (as it already was at the last published transport model in 2016)?

    Published: 27 August 2026

  4. Spend on maintenance of Hereford Museum & Library since closure

    Three years have now elapsed since the closure for refurbishment of Hereford Museum and Library in Broad Street.

    Can you please tell me the total cost to the council of maintaining the building since then, including security measures, building maintenance, utilities, any taxes, and the cost of removing the items it previously housed.

    Published: 26 August 2026

  5. Potholes - The Nurdens, Woolhope

    Please can you send me details and supporting evidence to include co-ordinates and photos of the potholes repaired at 'The Nurdens, Woolhope' from the 1st March 26 onwards.

    Published: 26 August 2026

  6. Empty Property Register

    I am writing to submit a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for information held by your council.

    We are a construction and project management company working with homeowners, investors, and developers, and we are researching empty and long-term vacant properties within your local authority area.

    Specifically, I would like to request:

    - A list of street addresses of properties currently recorded on your council's empty homes/empty property register, or identified as long-term empty (e.g. via council tax records).

    To be clear, I am only requesting the street addresses of the properties. I am not requesting the names, contact details, or any other personal information relating to the owners, as I understand this is protected under data protection legislation.

    If it would assist in processing this request, I am happy to receive the information in any electronic format you hold it in (e.g. spreadsheet or CSV).

    If any part of this request is unclear, or if you believe an exemption applies to any part of it, I would be grateful if you could contact me to discuss so that I can refine the request accordingly.

    Published: 26 August 2026

  7. Spend on maintenance of Shirehall since closure

    Description of the information required: Over six years have now elapsed since most of Hereford's Shirehall became vacant following the collapse of part of its ceiling in June 2020.

    Can you please tell me the total cost to the council of maintaining the building since then, including security measures, building maintenance, utilities, any taxes, and the cost of removing the items it previously housed.

    Please also state how much has been spent up to the present time on repurposing it as a new library, learning centre and community space, and the source of the funding for this.

    Published: 26 August 2026

  8. Compliance with Mandatory Smoking Cessation Provisions (NICE NG209, Feb 2025 Update)

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am requesting information regarding Herefordshire Council's compliance with the NICE Guideline NG209 (Tobacco: preventing uptake, promoting quitting and treating dependence), specifically the mandatory requirements updated in February 2025.

    The February 2025 update stipulates that local stop smoking services "must ensure" that a comprehensive range of evidence-based interventions are accessible to adults who smoke. This includes four primary pillars of cessation: behavioral support, medicinally licensed products (including Cytisinicline), nicotine-containing e-cigarettes, and specific cost-effective behavioral programs.

    In light of these mandatory "must" requirements, please provide the following:

    1) Service Accessibility Audit:

    Please provide any internal audit or compliance report conducted following the February 2025 update to ensure the Council is meeting its mandatory obligation to provide a full range of accessible cessation methods.

    2) Evidence for Exclusion of ACE:

    NICE recommendation 1.12.10 specifically identifies Allen Carr’s Easyway (ACE) in-person group seminars as a cost-effective behavioral intervention. Given the Council's mandate to "must ensure" accessible behavioral support, please provide the evidence-based justification for excluding the ACE method from your current service menu.

    3) Comparison of Behavioral Options:

    Please provide any recorded information held by the Council that compares the quit-success rates and cost-effectiveness of your currently commissioned behavioural support providers against the data for Allen Carr’s Easyway as cited in the NICE NG209 evidence reviews.

    4) Commissioning Gap Analysis:

    Please provide any documentation showing how the Council has addressed the "must" requirement for choice and accessibility if only one form of behavioral support (e.g., 1-on-1 coaching) is currently offered to the exclusion of group-based seminars like ACE.

    5) Future Procurement Timelines:

    If the current exclusion of ACE is due to existing contract cycles, please provide the date when the smoking cessation service contract is next due for tender and whether the 2025 NICE "must" requirements have been integrated into the new specification.

    Published: 26 August 2026

  9. Rates relief for independent schools

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the following for each of the financial years 2020-21 to 2025-26 inclusive:

    For every independent (fee-charging) school in the authority's area that has received mandatory or discretionary charitable rate relief:

    (a) the name of the school;

    (b) the property's rateable value;

    (c) the amount of mandatory charitable rate relief granted;

    (d) the amount of any discretionary rate relief granted.

    I would prefer this as a spreadsheet (CSV or XLSX).

    Published: 25 August 2026

  10. Number of Parking Fines Issued from 2020 - Current Date

    The year by year breakdown from 2020 up to and including the current one on the number of parking fines handed out across the county.

    Published: 25 August 2026