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. Assessments and support to families with No Recourse to Public Funds (“NRPF”)

    We write to request the following information under the FOIA in relation to assessments of, and the provision of support to, families with No Recourse to Public Funds (“NRPF”) seeking access to support under section 17 of the Children Act 1989.

    If you require any further clarification as to our request, kindly inform us promptly and we would be happy to assist.

    Contact details

    1. Does your local authority have a separate team dealing with requests for support under section 17 Children Act 1989, for example an ‘NRPF team’?

    2. If yes, please provide contact details for this team (telephone and email)

    3. If no, please confirm where referrals for such support should be directed to and provide contact details (telephone and email)

    4. Please also provide contact details for the relevant legal team supporting children’s services or dedicated NRPF team (telephone and email)

    5. Is the local authority a member of NRPF Connect?

    Policies

    6. Do you have any guidance or policy documents or other such written material in respect of undertaking assessments and providing support pursuant to section 17 of the Children Act 1989 to families with no recourse to public funds (including documents specific to this issue, or of more general application but covering this issue)?

    7. If yes, please provide us with a copy.

    Assessments

    8. How many families/children approached the local authority for support under section 17 of the Children Act 1989 between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024?

    9. How many of the families/children who approached the local authority for support under section 17 of the Children Act 1989 between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024 went on to receive:

    a) financial support;

    b) accommodation;

    c) both

    10. How many of the families/children identified in question 8 had no recourse to public funds (either because of a restriction on their leave to remain or because they were undocumented)?

    11. How many families/children with no recourse to public funds received:

    a) financial support;

    b) accommodation;

    c) both under section 17 following their assessment?

    12. How many pregnant persons approached the local authority for support under section 17 between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024.

    Of these,

    a) how many of the pregnant persons had no recourse to public funds, and

    b) how many of the pregnant persons with no recourse to public funds went on to receive:

    i) financial support;

    ii) accommodation;

    iii) both.

    Subsistence

    13. Does the local authority pay a minimum rate of financial support to families/children with NRPF, who have no other means of income, under Section 17.

    If so, what is this rate?

    14. Does the local authority provide any additional payments, such as for young children, pregnant mothers, or maternity grants? If yes, please specify.

    Accommodation

    15. How many families with no recourse to public funds were supported to remain in their own accommodation by the local authority contributing to rent under section 17 between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024 ?

    16. Please provide a list of the types of properties that have been used to accommodate families under section 17 between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024 (e.g., self-contained flat, HMO, B&B) and a breakdown of how many families were accommodated in each type of accommodation in this time period.

    17. Does the local authority provide accommodation to families under section 17 that does not have access to kitchen space or cooking facilities?

    18. If your response to question 16 is yes, between the period 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024: How many families were placed in accommodation with no access to kitchen space and/or cooking facilities?

    Spending

    19. Between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024 what was the total cost to the local authority of providing support to:

    a) Families under section 17; and

    b) All families with no recourse to public funds under section 17

    Published: 21 February 2025

  2. Secondary school PAN across 2024/2025

    I would like to know the following:

    - A list of all secondary schools who did not meet their PAN for the academic year 2024/5.

    - Please include the number of places allocated and the PAN.

    Published: 21 February 2025

  3. Most recent survey/report on trees and foliage between Penyard Lane and Fernbank Road, Ross on Wye.

    Can I please have a copy of the most recent survey/report done on trees and foliage along the Country Trail, stating any recommendations and if the work was carried out. The area I am asking for is between Penyard Lane and Fernbank Road, Ross on Wye.

    Published: 21 February 2025

  4. Registered sites for residential static caravan sites

    Please provide the contact details for any registered sites for residential static caravan sites in your area. Sites where a static caravan can be occupied for 12 months of the year. Thank you.

    Published: 21 February 2025

  5. Neighbour complaints from 01/01/2024 - 01/01/2025

    Please provide information on the following from 1st January 2024 - 1st January 2025:

    1. The total number of neighbour-related complaints received per month for each local area of the UK.

    2. A breakdown of complaints by category (noise, antisocial behaviour, property disputes, pets, waste disposal, etc.).

    3. The number of complaints that resulted in formal action, mediation, or enforcement measures.

    Please provide information in a CSV or Google sheet (preferred) format.

    Published: 21 February 2025

  6. SEND Children in private schools funded by Herefordshire Council

    How many pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are being educated in independent schools paid for by council?

    a) Please break down the numbers by financial year for the following years 2023/4, 2023/22; 2021/22

    b) Please break down by private schools inside and outside borough

    c) Please break down the total cost of these independent placements by financial year for the following years

    2023/4;

    2023/22;

    2021/22;

    For example, in the financial year 2023/4, the council funded 145 pupils with SEND to attend independent special schools. 50 pupils attended private schools outside of the borough/ in a different local authority's area. The total cost of these private school placements was £54,000 If for data protection reasons it is not possible to provide a breakdown by financial year please provide the figures over the total three year period.

    For clarity: Private schools (also known as ‘independent schools’) charge fees to attend instead of being funded by the government.

    For clarity: I am requesting the number of SEND pupils who - unable to be educated in their state local authority school - were sent to private schools paid for by the council. I am requesting the total costs of educating these children in these placements over the three year period. So that would include private schools able to accommodate SEND pupils and private schools specifically catering to SEND pupils i.e independent special schools.

    Published: 20 February 2025

  7. Number of potholes reported, repairs and expenditure in the last 3 years

    I am submitting a freedom of information request about potholes in your authority area, specifically:

    1) The number of potholes reported in the last 3 years. Please provide the figure for each year (2022, 2023, 2024).

    2) The combined width of the potholes in meters for each year (again 2022, 2023, 2024).

    3) The average time in calendar days it takes to repair the potholes for each year (2022, 2023, 2024).

    4) How much is spent on repairing potholes each year? (Again, 2022, 2023, 2024.)

    5) Total number of potholes reported to your authority, since you began recording this data.

    6) How much money has been given to drivers as compensation due to poor road conditions in the past (2022, 2023, 2024).

    Published: 19 February 2025

  8. Leased buildings at Leominster Railway Station

    1) Does Herefordshire Council lease all, or any part of, the buildings at Leominster Railway Station?

    If yes:

    1a) Which parts of the buildings?

    1b) When does the lease expire?

    Published: 19 February 2025

  9. Adult appointeeship services

    I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act regarding appointeeship services provided by your local authority. (Appointeeship is a service where an individual or organization is appointed to manage the financial matters of someone who cannot do so themselves due to age, illness, or disability.)

    Specifically, I would appreciate it if you could provide answers to the following questions:

    1) How many people within your Local Authority require appointeeship services? This includes individuals who need financial care due to age or disability.

    2) Who within your Local Authority is responsible for commissioning or involved in the provision of appointeeship or financial care for vulnerable individuals or the elderly?

    3) Could you please provide the contact email address for the person or team responsible for these services?

    4) Does your council currently use a system specifically for managing appointeeship services? If so, could you please share the name of the system (e.g., Plianz, CasparGov)?

    5) What is the annual budget allocated to appointeeship services within your Local Authority?

    6) How does your Local Authority ensure compliance and safeguarding in the provision of appointeeship services?

    7) Does your Local Authority use external providers for appointeeship services, or are these services managed in-house?

    8) Is there appetite to engage external Appointee Service Providers? Whether this is on a paid or on a referral basis?

    Published: 19 February 2025

  10. No recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) in Herefordshire Council as 5th February 2025

    Our project aims to analyse the various forms of assistance and support offered nationwide by local authority Children’s Services departments to families with No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) restrictions under section 17 of the Children Act 1989. Amongst other things, we are interested in the differing levels of support provided to families who do not have a recognised right to reside in the UK, and so are subject to section 17 eligibility exclusions under Schedule 3 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, and those who do have a recognised right to reside, and so are subject to no such exclusions, in the wake of the High Court judgement The King (on the application of BCD by his Litigation Friend EFG) v Birmingham Children’s Trust [2024]. With this aim in mind, I respectfully request access to the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:

    1.Please provide your record of the numbers of families with children where parents/carers are subject to the NRPF condition and who are presently supported by your Children’s Services team(s) under section 17 of the Children Act as of 5th February 2025.

    2. Please provide your record of the total number of children is such households, presently supported by your Children’s Services team(s) under section 17 of the Children Act as of 5th February 2025

    3. Please provide your record of the numbers of families supported by your Children’s Services team(s) under s17 of the Children Act where parents/carers are subject to the NRPF condition and are being provided with financial support at the ‘subsistence standard’- i.e., analogous to Home Office Asylum Support rates – as of 5th February 2025.

    4. Please provide your record of the numbers of families supported by your Children’s Services team(S) under s17 of the Children Act where parents/carers are subject to the NRPF condition and are being provided with financial support at the ‘welfare standard’- i.e, analogous to welfare benefits/foster care rates- as of 5th February 2025

    5. Please provide your record of the numbers of families where parents/carers subject to the NRPF condition have approached your Children’s Services Teams and subsequently had applications for financial support denied following an assessment of need under s17 of the Children Act in the 12 months between 5th February 2024 and 5th February 2025.

    6. Please provide a breakdown of the financial support levels available to families where parents/carers are subject to the NRPF condition and who are being provided with financial support by your Children’s Services team(s) at the ‘subsistence standard’- i.e. analogous to Home Office Asylum Support rates.

    7. Please provide a breakdown of the financial support levels available to families where parents/carers are subject to the NRPF condition and who are being provided with financial support by your Children’s Services team(s) at the ‘welfare standard’- i.e. analogous to welfare benefits/foster care rates.

    8. Please provide your record of the numbers of families supported by your Children’s Services team(S) under s17 of the Children Act where parents/carers are subject to the NRPF condition, and who are subject to the section 17 eligibility restrictions set down in Schedule 3 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, but who are being provided with financial support beyond the basic subsistence level following an assessment of need.

    Published: 19 February 2025