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. Transport planning systems and spend

    Please provide the following information:

    1. Transport planning system
    - What system(s) you currently use to support transport planning and scheduling.
    - The supplier(s) of the system(s).


    2. Cost and contract details
    - The current annual cost of each system.


    - The contract start date and end date.


    - Any options for extension or renewal within the contract.

     


    - The date on which the current contract is due for renewal or re-procurement.

     

    3. Contacts
    - The job title and suitable contact details of the main person or team responsible for discussing transport solutions within your organisation.


    4. Annual transport spend: Please provide your most recent full financial year’s spend on transport services, broken down as follows:
    - Mainstream school transport

     


    - Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND/SEN) transport


    - Adult social care transport


    5. Demand responsive and community transport
    - Do you currently work with any demand responsive transport (DRT) and/or community transport providers?


    If yes, please provide:
    - The name of each provider


    - The type of service(s) provided (e.g. home‑to‑school, SEND, adult social care, dial‑a‑ride, community bus, demand responsive transport)


    - The client group(s) served


    - Whether the services are provided under contract, grant funding, framework agreement, or ad‑hoc arrangements

     
    6. Additional digital tools
    - Whether you use any other digital tools or platforms to manage transport contracts, fleet management, route optimisation, or performance monitoring, and if so, the name of those tools.

     


    7. Future improvements
    - Whether your organisation is open to discussions regarding alternative transport solutions or pilot projects aimed at improving service delivery and/or cost efficiency.

     

    Published: 1 May 2026

  2. Council tax liability orders / Software

    Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Please provide the following recorded information regarding council tax liability orders:


    1. Do Herefordshire Council use any computer software systems to generate or process liability orders?


    2. If yes, please state:
a) The name of the software provider
b) The name and version of the software currently in use


    3. Is this same software system used by other local authorities (to your knowledge)?


    4. Is the system used by the Council directly linked or integrated with any court systems (including HMCTS) for the transmission or receipt of liability order data?


    5. Following the granting of a liability order, does the Council have the ability to amend or alter the amount recorded as payable? * If so, please provide any recorded policy or procedure governing this.


    6. When the Council provides a copy of a liability order to a taxpayer, is this:
a) A copy of the order held by the court, or
b) A document generated by the Council’s internal system?


    7. Does the Council consider the liability order document it provides to taxpayers to be a court-issued document?

    If any information is withheld, please specify the exemption relied upon. I look forward to your response within 20 working days.

    Published: 30 April 2026

  3. Illegal vape seizures

    Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information for the period 1st January 2025 to 31st December 2025:

    1. How many illegal disposable vapes, e-cigarettes, or e-liquids were seized?

    2. How many cases were identified where a business was found to be stocking or in possession of illegal vaping products?

    3. How many illegal nicotine pouches were seized?

    4. How many fines were issued in total related to the above cases?

    5. What is the total monetary value of all fines issued? Please provide the requested information in CSV or spreadsheet format and format data with headers like 1., 2., 3. etc.

    Published: 30 April 2026

  4. Current Primary-Aged Pupil Data

    I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

    Please provide the most recent available data held by the Local Authority in relation to primary-aged pupils (typically ages 4–11), specifically:

    1) The total number of primary-aged pupils currently known to the Local Authority.

    2) The number of primary-aged pupils currently on a reduced timetable.

    3) The number of primary-aged pupils who are currently electively home educated (EHE).

    4) The number of primary-aged pupils who are not currently on a school roll.

    5) The number of primary-aged pupils currently receiving alternative provision.

    If possible, please provide this information as of the latest complete term or dataset available, and clearly indicate the date to which the data relates.

    Published: 30 April 2026

  5. Council Infrastructure and Asset Contacts

    I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

    Please confirm whether you own or manage any of the following infrastructure:

    * Street lighting assets (including columns, cables, and feeder pillars)

    * Highway drainage systems (including gullies, pipes, and culverts)

    * Traffic signals and associated ducting

    * Any Council-owned underground ducts or services

    * Any district heating or heat network infrastructure operating within your area

    If you do own or manage any of the above, please provide:

    * The relevant department or team responsible

    * A contact email or shared mailbox for future enquiries

    * Details of how asset plans or records can be requested outside of the FOI process

    Published: 29 April 2026

  6. Unspent Section 106 Contributions

    I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in relation to Section 106 (S106) contributions.

    During the period 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2020, S106 contributions were received under various legal agreements. We acknowledge that these funds were collected, and in many cases, expended.

    Please confirm:

    - The total value of S106 contributions received during this period that remain unspent and are no longer capable of being lawfully spent.

    - For each instance, the amount held and the relevant planning application reference.

    - Whether any such funds are subject to repayment to developers or require renegotiation due to the expiry of the relevant obligations.

    - Confirmation that these funds are held within your accounts and are clearly recorded and linked to the relevant planning application references and S106 agreements.

    Please provide this information in the form of a register or spreadsheet.

    Published: 29 April 2026

  7. Supported Exempt Accommodation

    We are a UK charity that provides supported exempt accommodation for male survivors of domestic abuse and operates a pet-friendly refuge. We would like to request the following information, please:

    1. How many supported accommodation providers are currently operating in your area?

    2. What is the average weekly rent paid per room for supported exempt accommodation?

    3. Who should be approached within the council to discuss commissioning, service provision, rates, and referrals?

    Published: 28 April 2026

  8. Research Governance for External Research Studies Involving Children’s Social Care

    I am writing to make a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

    I would be grateful if you could provide the following information relating to research governance for external research studies involving Children's Social Care.

    ________________________________

    1. Research Governance Procedure

    Please provide:

    1a. A copy of any policies, procedures, guidance documents, or process maps that outline your research governance procedure for external research studies involving Children's Social Care.

    1b. Within these documents, or separately if necessary, please confirm who reviews and approves applications for external research studies involving children's social care (e.g., job titles, teams, panels).

    ________________________________

    2. Number of Children's Social Care Research Applications Involving Child Participants (last 5 years)

    For the period 1 January 2020 - 31 December 2024 (or the most recent five-year period for which you hold data), please provide:

    2a. The number of research governance applications received for external research studies where children were intended research participants within Children's Social Care.

    2b. Of these, the **number of applications that involved children 11 years and younger.

    If you do not hold age data in this form, please state this.

    ________________________________

    3. Outcomes of Applications (last 5 years)

    For the same period, please provide:

    3a. The number of applications approved for external research studies involving child participants within Children's Social Care.

    3b. Of these approved applications, the **number that involved children 11 years and younger.

    If data is not held in this form, please state this.

    ________________________________

    4. Approval Timeframes (if held)

    4a. Please provide any recorded information you hold on the time taken to process research governance applications relating to Children's Social Care during the same five-year period, including (where available):

    * the date the application was received, and

    * the date the application was approved or declined.

    If this information is not held or not held in a retrievable format, please state this.

    Published: 24 April 2026

  9. Accommodation for Homeless Households and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children

    I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to kindly request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

    Could you please provide the details outlined below, specifically regarding accommodation for homeless households and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children? If possible, I would appreciate the data being as of today, 26th March, 2026 or from the most recent month-end (Feb 28th, 2026), whichever is easier for your team to collect.

    If any of the requested information is exempt from disclosure, I would be grateful if you could share the non-exempt portions, along with an explanation of any data that cannot be provided.

    1) Homeless Accommodation Demand - All household types

    a) Number of households supported under homelessness legislation by your Authority in any form of homeless accommodation.

    b) Number of households supported under homelessness legislation by your Authority in Hotels/B&B/AirB&B type settings.

    2) Homeless Accommodation Demand - Families

    a) Number of families in all forms of homeless accommodation.

    b) Number of families in Hotels/B&B/AirB&B type settings.

    c) Average length of stay for families currently in Hotels/B&B/AirB&B type settings.

    d) Average cost of accommodation for a family in Hotels/B&B/AirB&B type settings.

    e) Nightly Cost excluding HB Income.

    3) Homeless Accommodation Demand - Singles assisted under homeless legislation

    a) Number of single people in all forms of homeless accommodation.

    b) Number of single people in Hotels/B&B/AirB&B type settings.

    c) Average length of stay for single people currently in Hotels/B&B/AirB&B type settings.

    d) Average cost of accommodation for a single person in Hotels/B&B/AirB&B type settings.

    e) Nightly Cost excluding HB Income.

    f) Does your Authority use Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMO's) for homeless accommodation for single people?

    4) Homeless Accommodation Demand - Childless Couples assisted under homeless legislation

    a) Number of childless couples in all forms of homeless accommodation.

    b) Number of childless couples in Hotels/B&B/AirB&B type settings.

    c) Average length of stay for childless couples currently in Hotels/B&B/AirB&B type settings.

    d) Average cost of accommodation for a childless couples in Hotels/B&B/AirB&B type settings.

    e) Nightly Cost excluding HB Income.

    f) Does your Authority use Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMO's) for homeless accommodation for childless couples?

    5) Homeless Accommodation Demand - Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC)

    a) Number of UASC in all forms of accommodation.

    b) Number of UASC in Hotels/B&B/AirB&B or other nightly charged accommodation settings.

    c) Average length of stay for UASC currently in Hotels/B&B/AirB&B or other nightly charged accommodation settings.

    d) Average cost of accommodation for UASC in Hotels/B&B/AirB&B or other nightly charged accommodation settings.

    e) Nightly Cost excluding HB Income.

    f) Does your Authority use Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMO's) for accommodation for UASC?

    Published: 24 April 2026

  10. Primate Licenses April 2026

    On 6 April 2026, new legislation came into force that required all primate owners to apply for a wild animal licence with their local council.

    On that date, how many licence applications from primate owners had your council received?

    For each application, please state whether it was approved, and how many primates if it related to.

    Published: 24 April 2026