Training budgets for different departments in EHTS
Case reference FOI2025/02125
Received 27 October 2025
Published 18 November 2025
Request
Would you please be able to assist with the following?
1. What was your training budget for Enforcement Officers/Investigators within the housing departments in financial year 24/25 and 25/26?
2. What training courses did you commission for Enforcement Officers/Investigators within the housing departments in 24/25 and 25/26?
a) How many sessions of each course did you commission?
b) What was the price per course?
c) Who delivered each course?
3. What was your training budget for Enforcement Officers/Investigators within environmental health/environmental crime departments in financial year 24/25 and 25/26?
4. What training courses did you commission for Enforcement Officers/Investigators within environmental health/environmental crime in 24/25 and 25/26?
a) How many sessions of each course did you commission?
b) What was the price per course?
c) Who delivered each course?
5. What was your training budget for Enforcement Officers/Investigators within licensing/trading standards departments in financial year 24/25 and 25/26?
6. What training courses did you commission for Enforcement Officers/Investigators within licensing/trading standards departments in 24/25 and 25/26?
a) How many sessions of each course did you commission?
b) What was the price per course?
c) Who delivered each course?
7. Please can I have the contact details for the person who arranges training within Housing teams?
8. Please can I have the contact details for the person who arranges training within Environmental Health/Crime teams?
9. Please can I have the contact details for the person who arranges training within Licensing/Trading Standards teams?
Response
Would you please be able to assist with the following?
1. What was your training budget for Enforcement Officers/Investigators within the housing departments in financial year 24/25 and 25/26?
Answer: Please see the table below for the EH (Environmental Health) Housing training budgets for 24/25 and 25/26:
|
24/25 |
£975 |
|
25/26 |
£500 |
2. What training courses did you commission for Enforcement Officers/Investigators within the housing departments in 24/25 and 25/26?
Answer: The Service Area have advised Environmental Health generally don't commission training providers. Staff find courses that are already being run by other providers and book on accordingly. Our main course providers are CIEH, RHE Global and EMAQ.
a) How many sessions of each course did you commission?
Answer: N/A
b) What was the price per course?
Answer: N/A
c) Who delivered each course?
Answer: N/A
3. What was your training budget for Enforcement Officers/Investigators within environmental health/environmental crime departments in financial year 24/25 and 25/26?
Answer: Please see the table below for the EH training budgets for 24/25 and 25/26:
|
24/25 |
£975 |
|
25/26 |
£500 |
4. What training courses did you commission for Enforcement Officers/Investigators within environmental health/environmental crime in 24/25 and 25/26?
Answer: Please see the response to Q2 above.
a) How many sessions of each course did you commission?
Answer: N/A
b) What was the price per course?
Answer: N/A
c) Who delivered each course?
Answer: N/A
5. What was your training budget for Enforcement Officers/Investigators within licensing/trading standards departments in financial year 24/25 and 25/26?
Answer: Please see the tables below for the Trading Standards and Licensing training budgets for 24/25 and 25/26:
Trading Standards:
|
24/25 |
£2,650 |
|
25/26 |
£2,650 |
Licensing:
|
24/25 |
£4,000 |
|
25/26 |
£4,000 |
Please be advised we do not have a separate budget for enforcement officers/investigators; the budgets above are for the whole Trading Standards and Licensing departments.
6. What training courses did you commission for Enforcement Officers/Investigators within licensing/trading standards departments in 24/25 and 25/26?
Answer: The Service Area have advised Trading Standards and Licensing generally don't commission training providers. Staff find courses that are already being run by other providers and book on accordingly. Our main course providers are CIEH, RHE Global and EMAQ.
a) How many sessions of each course did you commission?
Answer: N/A
b) What was the price per course?
Answer: N/A
c) Who delivered each course?
Answer: N/A
7. Please can I have the contact details for the person who arranges training within Housing teams?
Answer: The Service Area have advised we generally don't commission training providers. Staff find courses that are already being run by other providers and book on accordingly.
The main contact for Environmental Health, Trading Standards and Licensing general enquiry emails is ethelpline@herefordshire.gov.uk. Emails will then be forwarded to the most appropriate person.
8. Please can I have the contact details for the person who arranges training within Environmental Health/Crime teams?
Answer: Please see the response to Q7 above.
9. Please can I have the contact details for the person who arranges training within Licensing/Trading Standards teams?
Answer: Please see the response to Q7 above.
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