School Crossing Patrol Officers 2021-2026
Case reference FOI2026/02555
Received 21 October 2026
Published 13 November 2026
Request
Description of the information required: To whom it may concern, I am writing to make a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Could you please provide for each of 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, and for the most recent date available:
a) the number of School Crossing Patrol officers ('lollipop' staff) in post in your area, whether employed by the council or provided by another body on its behalf;
b) of these, how many were funded by (i) the council, (ii) schools, (iii) sponsors or other third parties;
c) the number of School Crossing Patrol sites (crossing points), and how many of these were vacant. If your council no longer provides a School Crossing Patrol service, or has passed responsibility to schools or another body, please tell me when this happened.
Response
Description of the information required: To whom it may concern,
I am writing to make a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Could you please provide for each of
2021,
2022,
2023,
2024 and
2025, and for the most recent date available:
a) the number of School Crossing Patrol officers ('lollipop' staff) in post in your area, whether employed by the council or provided by another body on its behalf;
b) of these, how many were funded by (i) the council, (ii) schools, (iii) sponsors or other third parties;
c) the number of School Crossing Patrol sites (crossing points), and how many of these were vacant.
If your council no longer provides a School Crossing Patrol service, or has passed responsibility to schools or another body, please tell me when this happened.
Answer:
|
Herefordshire Council School Crossing Patrol Service |
Patrols funded by Council |
Patrols externally funded |
Vacant sites |
|
2021 |
5 |
5 |
|
|
2022 |
5 |
4 |
|
|
2023 |
5 |
3 |
|
|
2024 |
5 |
4 |
|
|
2025 |
5 |
4 |
|
|
2026 |
5 |
4 |
1 council funded site vacancy from 1.9.26 |
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