HGV driver shortages and missed collections
Case reference FOI2021/00201
Published 14 December 2021
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act, please list/provide me with:
• How many qualified HGV or LGV drivers employed by your local authority are currently being employed?
• How many qualified HGV or LGV drivers have left employment with your local authority each month since July 2021?
• How many qualified HGV or LGV driver vacancies have you had each month since July 2021?
• How many collections have been missed because of driver shortages each month since July 2021?
Response
Q1 How many qualified HGV or LGV drivers employed by your local authority are currently being employed?
There are no roles within Herefordshire Council that require these qualifications, and therefore the information requested is not recorded.
Q2 How many qualified HGV or LGV drivers have left employment with your local authority each month since July 2021?
There are no roles within Herefordshire Council that require these qualifications, and therefore the information requested is not recorded.
Q3 How many qualified HGV or LGV driver vacancies have you had each month since July 2021?
There are no roles within Herefordshire Council that require these qualifications, and therefore there have been no such vacancies since July 2021.
The council's waste collection service is delivered by FCC Environmental, and the drivers who operate the refuse vehicles are employed directly by that organisation not the council.
Q4 How many collections have been missed because of driver shortages each month since July 2021?
August 2021 - 1008
September 2021 - 350
October 2021 - 2559
Although the above waste collections were missed they were collected by the end of the week they were due.
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