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. Non-Domestic Completion Notices

    Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 please could I request a list of Non-Domestic Completion Notices served by the authority from 01/01/2026 to the present date. I would be grateful if the list could include;

    • The property reference number (otherwise known as billing authority reference number).

    • The address of the property to which the notice relates.

    • The date the notice was served .

    • The completion date recorded.

    • The business or person to whom the notice was served.

    • Address to where the Notice was sent.

    • Whether the notice was issued by the billing authority or a third party.

    Published: 18 March 2026

  2. Unrepaired potholes carried over from 2024, 2025 and2026

    I'm after some of the following facts if you can help or direct me to who has this information?

    1.2023 -how many unrepaired pot holes were carried over ie not repaired to 2024 as still needing repair and the same information 2024 over to 2025 and 2025 carried over to 2026.

    2.How many pot holes were reported as defects by the public for each year 2024 and 2025 and

    3.How many potholes were identified by yourselves requiring repair for years 2024 and 2025.

    4. For each year 2024 and 2025 How many potholes were repaired 2024/5

    5.How many motorists made car damage by from roads/pothole claims 2024 AND 2025

    6.Value ££ cost paid out to claims 2024 AND 2025 for pot holes including road damage to cars

    7.Value ££ of claims you refused to pay out for pothole claims 2024 AND 2025 This information request to cover roads only and not pavements . Please provide information requests by year and not combined. I know this may take a little time but I'm sure this is the basic information for internal records you would be keeping as metrics

    Published: 17 March 2026

  3. LGVTs to housing associations

    Documents, agreements or arrangements concerning trade union recognition, or the setting of employee terms and conditions, that were applicable for employees involved in Large Scale Voluntary Transfers (LGVT) to the following Housing Associations either before the transfer when they remained Council employees, and/or were TUPED across with them to the Housing Associations.

    Requesting any agreements or documents concerning trade unions between the following housing associations and the Council:-

    • Shropshire Housing Group

    • South Shropshire Housing Association

    • Hereford Housing Limited

    • Meres and Mosses Housing Association

    Published: 17 March 2026

  4. EHCNA requests and plans issued

    This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. For research purposes, please provide the following information held by your local authority:

    The number of requests for an Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment received by the authority, broken down by week, from 1 January 2022 to the present date.

    The number of final Education, Health and Care Plans issued, broken down by week, over the same period.

    For clarity: “Requests” refers to all initial requests for an EHC needs assessment, regardless of outcome. “Plans issued” refers to final EHCPs issued, excluding draft plans. Weekly data may be provided using ISO week numbers or weeks commencing on a consistent day (e.g. Monday), provided this is stated.

    If the information is not held in weekly form but is held with date-level granularity, please provide the data aggregated by week.

    If weekly data cannot be provided without exceeding the cost limit, please instead provide the most granular time period readily available (e.g. monthly), and briefly explain why weekly data cannot be supplied.

    Please provide the information in an electronic, machine-readable format such as CSV or Excel. If any part of this request is refused, please specify the exemption(s) relied upon and explain why they apply.

    If clarification would help to process this request, or if the request risks exceeding the appropriate cost limit, please contact me so that I may refine it.

    Published: 17 March 2026

  5. Casework by councillors

    Please advise the number of pieces of "casework" raised by each councillor with your local authority from 1/3/25 to 1/3/26 - as a list with the number of queries each councillor has logged. Please include all queries officially logged by each named councillor - whether on behalf of a resident they represent or where the councillor has raised the query on his own account. (Often these are known as "member enquiries").

    Published: 16 March 2026

  6. Licensing Act 2003 Premises Licence Data

    1. ALL CURRENTLY ACTIVE PREMISES LICENCES, including: - Licence reference number - Premises name - Full premises address and postcode - Licence holder name - Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) name, where held - Licensable activities authorised (e.g. sale of alcohol, regulated entertainment, late-night refreshment) - Permitted operating hours - Date licence was granted

    2. ALL PREMISES LICENCE APPLICATIONS CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS (received by the authority but not yet determined), including: - Application reference number - Premises name and full address - Date of application - Application type (new licence / variation / transfer / review) - Licensable activities applied for - Operating hours applied for (where available) - Current status

    3. ALL PREMISES LICENCE APPLICATIONS DETERMINED in the last 5 years, including: - Premises name and full address - Application type - Date of application - Date determined - Outcome (granted / refused / withdrawn) - Licensable activities where granted - Permitted operating hours where granted

    PREFERRED FORMAT CSV or Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) would be ideal, but I am genuinely happy with any machine-readable format your team finds convenient to produce — I can work with most things.

    A NOTE ON ONLINE PORTALS I am aware that some authorities publish licensing information via searchable online portals, and I think that is great. However, I am specifically requesting a bulk structured export of the complete dataset, which is something a search portal does not provide — it gives access to individual records rather than the register as a whole. The information I am asking for is not therefore reasonably accessible by other means, and I do not believe Section 21 of the Act applies to this request. Should you have such an online portal a supplementary link would be appreciated.

    REGARDING SCOPE AND COST I would ideally like the full 5 years of application history for item 3, as this gives the most complete picture. If that scope would exceed the appropriate cost limit under Section 12, please let me know before issuing a refusal — I would be very happy to reduce the timeframe, narrow the scope, or split the request into parts to bring it within the limit. I would also welcome any advice under Section 16 on the best way to do so. Please acknowledge receipt of this request and confirm your expected response date. Under Section 10 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, you are required to respond within 20 working days of receipt.

    Published: 16 March 2026

  7. Computer-Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) and Integrated Workplace Management Systems (IWMS)

    I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I am currently conducting university research into the use of technology within public sector organisations, with a particular focus on Computer-Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) and Integrated Workplace Management Systems (IWMS). Please could you provide the following information:

    Q1. What software solutions does the Council currently use for CAFM (Computer-Aided Facilities Management) or IWMS (Integrated Workplace Management Systems)? If multiple solutions are in use, please list all systems, including any niche, specialist, or secondary solutions.

    Q2. What are the contractual terms for each solution? Please provide the contract start and end dates. If the contract is annual or rolling, please indicate this and include any renewal terms.

    Q3. What are the Council’s current plans at the end of each contract? For example, does the Council intend to renew, extend, replace, or re-evaluate the software solution?

    Q4. What are the total contract values for each solution? Please provide annual, monthly, or total lifetime costs, as applicable.

    Q5. Who is responsible for managing the CAFM/IWMS system(s)? Please provide their name, job title, and department. If any part of this request exceeds the cost limit under the Act, I would appreciate advice and assistance in refining the scope of the request.

    Published: 16 March 2026

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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