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. Return Home Interviews

    To whom it may concern, I am writing to make an open government request for information to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please provide the following information for the period 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025.

    (1) Do you record ‘parental conflict’ as a risk factor / vulnerability marker / push / pull factor or equivalent in your Return Home Interviews?

    (2) If the answer to question 1 is yes, please tell us:

    (a) How many Return Home Interviews were completed in the period 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025?

    (b) In how many of those Return Home Interviews was ‘parental conflict’ identified?

    If the answer to 1 is no, please tell us:

    (a) Do you routinely record another type of risk factor / vulnerability marker / push / pull factor that is similar or equivalent to parental conflict?1 If so, please list those here

    (b) How many Return Home Interviews were completed in the period 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025?

    (c) in how many of those Return Home Interviews was / were the answer(s) to 3a identified?

    Published: 27 February 2026

  2. Fines Issued for Breaches of Single-Use Vape Ban

    I am writing to make a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please could you provide the following information covering the period from 01 July 2025 to the present day, with a month-by-month breakdown of figures for July, August, September, and October 2025:

    1. The number of £200 fines issued by your local authority to individuals or businesses for breaches of the ban on single-use vapes that came into force on 01 June 2025.

    2. The total value of these fines issued to date within this timeframe. If your authority has not issued any such fines during this period, I would be grateful if you could confirm this is the case. If this request exceeds the cost limit, please let me know as soon as possible and advise how I may refine it.

    Published: 27 February 2026

  3. Caffeine Pouches

    I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information regarding the seizure of caffeine pouches by your authority or by your Trading Standards service. Please provide the information below for the calendar years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 to date:

    1. The number of caffeine pouch products seized by your authority or by your Trading Standards service.

    2. The estimated value of caffeine pouch products seized

    3. Whether any of the seized products were tested for caffeine content. If so, please provide the recorded caffeine level (mg per pouch), where available If answering all questions would exceed the cost limit, please prioritise questions 1 and 2.

    Published: 27 February 2026

  4. Trading Standards Data

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information. For the purposes of this request, a ‘tradespeople’ refers to any individual providing professional services in skilled trades, such as plumbing, building, electrical work, carpentry, and other related manual or technical services.

    • The number of open investigations that Trading Standards has into tradespeople suspected of breaching consumer protection law.

    • The number of times Herefordshire Council Trading Standards took enforcement action against tradespeople suspected of breaching consumer protection law during the following years: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020.

    • The frequency with which breaches of CMA guidance were cited in complaints submitted to Herefordshire Council Trading Standards concerning tradespeople.

    • The number of staff employed by Herefordshire Council Trading Standards during the previous five years (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021).

    • The number of staff who have left Herefordshire Council Trading Standards in 2025 during the previous five years (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021), through each of the following ways (moved roles internally, left Herefordshire Council Trading Standards voluntarily, made redundant).

    • Budget allocated to Herefordshire Council Trading Standards during the previous five years (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021). I would prefer to receive the information electronically. UPDATE FOLLOWING CLARIFICATION: for the final question please provide just the amount of money that was allocated

    Published: 27 February 2026

  5. Out to Grass 2010 - present day

    I am requesting all information from 2010 to present regarding the environmental health concerns, noise nuisance and licence suitability regarding Out to Grass both internal and external.

    Published: 26 February 2026

  6. Light Nuisance Complaints Received Between 01/01/2021 and 31/12/2025

    I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please provide details of any complaints relating to light nuisance (including artificial light pollution or excessive external lighting) received by the council between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2025.

    For this period, I would be grateful if you could provide:

    1. The total number of light nuisance complaints received.

    2. A breakdown of complaints by source type, specifically residential buildings (for example, private homes or flats) and commercial buildings or premises (for example, offices, retail, industrial, or hospitality sites).

    Published: 25 February 2026

  7. Street works manager systems

    Please treat this as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please provide the following information relating to software systems used by the council to manage street works activity, in addition to Street Manager.

    1. The name of the software system or systems used by the council to manage street works activity outside of Street Manager, and the supplier name for each system.

    2. For each system listed above, please provide: a) Contract start date b) Contract end date c) Contract value, stated as total or annual, and please specify which applies

    3. For each contract, please confirm whether any extension options are included and, if so: a) The number of extensions available b) The length of each extension c) Whether any extensions have already been exercised 4. Please confirm whether each system is procured under: a) A standalone contract, or b) A wider highways maintenance or highways asset management contract

    If any of the requested information is already published online in existing contract award notices or procurement documents, please provide links to those sources rather than duplicating the information.

    Published: 25 February 2026

  8. PSED assessment council tax 2026-27

    Please provide all assessments and documentation of such as required by the Brown Principles for 2026 tax year. This includes council meeting minutes, correspondence in relation to this matter. Equality Officer input etc. We reserve the right to seek a challenge on the following bases:

    1. The council tax banding system which will be addressed by the Upper Tribunal this year. The comparator property has not been established as accurate or correct by the VOA.

    2. No PSED duty done or shown to be evaluated and passed onto Councillors since 2011 as to the duty having a direct formulatory and practical application on residents who have protected characteristics. and are allegedly given protection under UK law.

    3. Failure under s20 and s21 EQA 2010 to provide anticipatory adjustments and and make them known freely to tax-payers

    If the FOIA invokes s35 FOIA at the time of request the period of policy formation being completed (that is when the budget for 2026 is put to councillors and passed, this section no longer applies as the formulation period has naturally completed.

    Published: 24 February 2026

  9. Priory Wood road condition and accountability prior to May 2026

    Priory Wood, Clifford - HR3 5HF They attend with multiple vehicles and multiple men and on the whole do an absolutely shocking job. If you could provide the costs for the past three years and also include the number of visits made during that period I should be very grateful.

    Published: 24 February 2026

  10. Housing Stock and asbestos

    I am looking to find out how many homes in your local authority housing stock are identified as having asbestos. Please answer the following questions:

    1. What is your total housing stock under your Local Authority’s management?

    2. How many homes under your direct ownership or management have been recorded to have asbestos?

    3. How many homes under your direct ownership or management have you deemed may contain asbestos but have not had checks undertaken?

    4. How many homes under your direct ownership or management with asbestos are currently occupied ?

    5. How many homes under your direct ownership or management are suspected to have asbestos are currently occupied?

    6. Can you confirm if you policy is to inform residents living with a home owned or managed by you, which contains asbestos that their home contains asbestos ?

    7. Or can you confirm if your policy is to not inform residents living with a home owned or managed by you that they are living with asbestos? 8. Please provide a summary of how you manage asbestos risk in homes owned or managed by you, where the homes are occupied.

    Published: 23 February 2026