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. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Section 20

    1. How many children were in care under a section 47 as of 01/08/2026?

    2. How many children were in care under a section 31 as of 01/08/2026?

    3. How many children were in care under a section 20 as of 01/08/2026?

    4. How many children were in care under a section 20 in care over 1 year but not more than 2 years as of 01/08/2026?

    5. How many children were in care under a section 20 in care over 2 years but not more than 3 years as of 01/08/2026?

    6. How many children were in care under a section 20 in care over 3 years but not more than 4 years as of 01/08/2026?

    7. How many children were in care under a section 20 in care over 4 years but not more than 5 years as of 01/08/2026?

    8. How many foster carers do not share address, phone number or meet face to face with the parent(s) of S20 children in their care for less than 1 year as of 01/08/2026?

    9. How many foster families do not share address, phone number or meet face to face with the parent(s) of S20 children in their care for more than 1 year and less than 2 years?

    10. How many foster families do not share address, phone number or meet face to face with the parent(s) of S20 children in their care for more than 2 years but less than 3 years?

    11. How many foster families do not share address, phone number or meet face to face with the parent(s) of S20 children in their care for more than 3 years but less than 4 years?

    12. How many foster families do not share address, phone number or meet face to face with the parent(s) of S20 children in their care for more than 4 years but less than 5 years?

    13. Do you record if parent(s)of a child in care has neurodiversity? If so: How many parents, of children under a S20 (for any length of time), have been diagnosed with neurodiversity (I am not requesting to know what the neurodiversity is rather how many parents have neurodiversity)?

    From:

    • 23/08/20 to 22/08/21

    • 23/08/21 to 22/08/22

    • 23/08/22 to 22/08/23

    • 23/08/23 to 22/08/24

    • 23/08/24 to 22/08/25

    • 23/08/25 to 22/08/26

    14. How many families under a S20 have had a global or holistic or family psychological assessment e.g. CAFCASS for S47 or similar at any time whilst the child has been in foster care for any length of time provided by Children’s Services. If so, how many families have been supported with this intervention?

    From:

    • 23/08/20 to 22/08/21

    • 23/08/21 to 22/08/22

    • 23/08/22 to 22/08/23

    • 23/08/23 to 22/08/24

    • 23/08/24 to 22/08/25

    • 23/08/25 to 22/08/26

    15. Do you advocate a Trauma informed approach to meetings with parent(s) as per ‘Research in Practice’ (https://www.researchinpractice.org.uk). If so when did you commence this approach?

    Published: 25 August 2026

  9. Public Litter Bins – Current Provision and Changes

    1. The current number of public litter bins or combined litter/recycling bins for which the authority is responsible. Where your records permit, please split this between:

    - streets/highways and other public realm;

    - parks/open spaces;

    - council housing estates; and

    - other locations.

    Please exclude household or communal residential refuse/recycling containers.

    2. Your current electronic asset list/register for these bins, containing the following existing fields where held:

    - asset ID;

    - location, coordinates and/or postcode;

    - location/category type;

    - bin type and/or capacity;

    - planned emptying/service frequency; and

    - installation date.

    I am requesting an export of existing recorded fields only. Please do not undertake a manual exercise to complete fields which are not already recorded.

    3. For each of:

    - 2024/25;

    - 2025/26; and

    - 2026/27 to the date of this request,

    the number of public litter bins:

    - newly installed; and

    - permanently removed,

    where these totals can be obtained from an existing asset-management record or report.

    Published: 25 August 2026

  10. Herefordshire Children's Social Services Verbal and Written Warnings 2025

    1. From 1st January 2025 to 1st January 2026, how many warnings (verbal or written) have been given to social workers by Herefordshire Council?

    2. From 1st January 2025 to 1st January 2026, how many warnings (verbal or written) have been given to Children's social services staff by Herefordshire Council?

    (I refer to council officers as all other employees from director level and below)

    3. From 1st January 2025 to 1st January 2026, how many services users or members of the general public have made complaints against social workers or have been given to Child social services staff regarding the following (please provide separate figures for each):

    a. Misconduct

    b. Misfeasance

    c. Perverting the course of Justice

    d. Misleading Professionals

    e. Fraud

    f. Misinterpretation of Facts

    g. Engineering Situations

    h. Abuse of Authority

    4. Does the council keep a register of written and/or verbal warnings to staff?

    Published: 21 August 2026