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. A438 Whitney on Wye works assessments

    The works against the A438 at Whitney on Wye are now complete as at 17th Feb.

    I would like to see the pre commencement assessment informing potential impacts on dormice. Documented reason as to why a licence to disturb/kill dormice from Natural England was not considered necessary.

    The dormouse working method statement used to inform the works. The habitat regulations assessment to inform the works undertaken immediately against the River Wye SSSI SAC.

    Published: 13 March 2026

  2. Data held on Parking regulations in Herefordshire

    Please answer Question 1-7 in relation to the 2025 calendar year.

    1. How many parking tickets were issued to the vehicle that infringed parking regulations in the borough on the most occasions?

    2. What was the penalty value of these tickets?

    3. In what street or car park were the majority of them collected?

    4. How many of them have been paid?

    5. What was the make and model of the vehicle?

    6. If it was a foreign-registered vehicle please state what was the nationality of its registration.

    7. Did you manage to impound the vehicle?

    8. What is the biggest value of unpaid Penalty Charge Notices issued to one single ‘persistent evader’ vehicle that has built up over a period of time going back where the first unpaid tickets was before 1.1.24?

    Please state (i) the value of these unpaid tickets, (ii) the date of the first and last unpaid tickets, (iii) the number of these unpaid tickets, (iv) the make and model of the vehicle, (v) have you seized the vehicle or taken any other action to reduce the unpaid balance?

    Published: 13 March 2026

  3. Smoking in Cars

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am requesting data relating to the offence of smoking in a private vehicle carrying a person under the age of 18, introduced in England and Wales on 1 October 2015. Please provide: 1. How many fines and fixed penalty notices have been issued under the Children and Families Act 2014 for smoking in a private vehicle with children (under 18 years old) present? 2. The number of cases relating to this offence that resulted in: a) Prosecution b) A fine issued by a court. Please return data broken down and split annually from 1st January 2015 to 31st December 2025. If possible, please specify the legislation or offence code used to record these incidents in your system. Please provide the information in electronic format.

    Published: 12 March 2026

  4. Mail and Printing

    Please answer the following questions:
    Print Room
    1.       Do you have a print room equipped with one/more high-speed production device/s to handle large volume printing?


    2.       Is this run by your own staff or outsourced to a third-party provider?


    3.       If run internally, how many full-time equivalent (FTE) run this facility?


    4.       Number of devices & model type/s?


    5.       Name of incumbent supplier?

     


    6.       Contract start / end date and length of any option to extend?

     


    7.       If outsourced, please advise contract start / end date and length of any option to extend?


    8.       Was this contract awarded through a framework? If yes, which one used?

     


    9.       Annual spend (ex VAT) covering non-pay and staff costs or total outlay if this service is outsourced?


    External Print
    1.       Do you outsource any print requirements to external suppliers - for example to print forms, booklets, leaflets, manuals, posters, banners etc?


    2.       Name of incumbent supplier/s?

     


    3.       If this arrangement is provided under contract, please advise start / end date and length of any option to extend?

     


    4.       Was this contract awarded through a framework? If yes, which one used?


    5.       Alternatively, was this awarded through a DPS arrangement?


    6.       Annual spend (ex VAT) for this service over the past 12 months?

     

     
    Mail Room (Inbound and/or Outbound)
    1.        Do you have your own in-house Mail Room operation?

     


    2.       If yes, how is the service run - physical or digital mail distribution?

     


    3.       Is this run by your own staff or outsourced to a third-party provider?

     


    4.       If run by your own staff, how many full-time equivalent (FTE) staff run this facility?

     


    5.       If outsourced, please advise name of current provider, contract start / end date and length of any option to extend?


    6.       Was this contract awarded through a framework? If yes, which one used?


    7.       Annual spend (ex VAT) covering non-pay and staff costs or total outlay if this service outsourced?

     


    8.       Do you use a Hybrid Mail service / solution?

     


    9.       If yes, please (a) name supplier (b) contract start / end date (c) framework through which this awarded?


    Finally, who is responsible for these arrangements at the Council?

     

    Published: 11 March 2026

  5. Number of CCTV cameras in operation - Herefordshire

    Please find below my FOI request regarding the number of CCTV cameras in operation in your area.

    1. How many CCTV cameras are currently in operation in total?

    2. How many of these cameras are for: a) Housing b) Community safety c) Traffic

    3. How many facial recognition cameras are in operation?

    4. How many automatic number-plate recognition (ANPR) cameras are in operation? If you don't have data available for all of the questions, please provide any data you do have.

    Published: 10 March 2026

  6. Vape-Related Fire Incidents at Disposal Sites

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am writing to request information regarding incidents of fire at waste disposal facilities managed by your council, where the reported or suspected ignition source was the improper disposal of vaping devices (e.g., vapes/e-cigarettes containing lithium-ion batteries).

    Please provide the following information in relation to your Household Waste Recycling Centre(s) (HWRCs) and any other waste disposal or recycling facilities managed by the council:

    1. Total number of confirmed or suspected vape-related fire incidents at all council-managed facilities, from 1 January 2021 to the most recent date available.
    2. For each year (calendar or financial year), a breakdown by facility of the number of vape-related fires reported.

    Definitions and scope:
For clarity:
    * “Vape” includes disposable and rechargeable e-cigarette devices, whether sold legally or otherwise, that contain lithium-ion batteries.
    * “Vape-related fire incidents” include confirmed fires and incidents where a fire or ignition was suspected to have been caused by a vape or its battery during or following disposal.

    Please provide the information in an electronic format where possible (e.g., Excel, CSV, PDF).

    Published: 9 March 2026

  7. Information held on Hackney Cabs and Private Hire Vehicles

    Please supply the following information in Excel format relating to both Hackney Cabs & Private Hire Vehicles that are currently licensed

    1. Plate (HC1 PH1)

    2. VRM (AB12ABC)

    3. Vehicle Type (Peugeot Expert)

    4. Operator (Station Cabs)

    Published: 9 March 2026

  8. Illegal fat-freezing products

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am requesting information regarding the seizure of illegal fat-freezing products, including unlicensed injectables such as so-called “fat-dissolving” injections like Lemon Bottle. Specifically, please provide the following information:


    1. The total number of illegal fat-freezing injectable products seized by your authority since 1 January 2020.

    Please include both individual units (e.g., pens, syringes) and larger consignments (e.g., factory raids).


    2. The estimated value (£) of these seized products over the same period If available, please provide this information broken down by year ( 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025).

    If any of the above information is held but exempt from disclosure, please explain which exemptions apply and provide as much detail as possible.

    Published: 9 March 2026

  9. Children's Social Care Services - Total Number of Contacts Per Year

    I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information. Please provide the total number of CONTACTS received by Children’s Social Care Services each year in the last ten years (where figures are available).

    For the avoidance of doubt, this refers to all contacts (by phone, email, webform or in person) made by individuals or agencies. We are NOT requesting “Referrals” .

    Based on available data we have from some local authorities they have received a ratio of between 5 and 10 contacts for each referral recorded.

    CLARIFICATION: Please provide information by financial year.

    Published: 9 March 2026

  10. Local Transport Plan 5 (2025-2041) - Strategic Environmental Assessment

    Please provide the date on which this report (Revision 2 "Draft for Consultation") was published

    Published: 9 March 2026