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. School closure of more than 10 school days

    1. Have any secondary schools within your local authority area, whatever their type (community schools, academies, free schools, faith schools, etc.) been subject to enforced closure for longer than 2 weeks (10 school days) within the last 10 years (from 1 September 2012 to date of this request). Please disregard closures due to COVID lockdowns. Please answer yes or no.

    2. If yes, please provide the name and the address of the school and any assistance provided to the school including but not limited to any adjustments made to the exam process for public exams for GCSE and A Level

    Published: 9 December 2022

  2. Cremation and Burials - Charges and number of sites owned by Herefordshire Council

    Crematoria

    1 - At present, what is the TOTAL crematorium charge (including use of chapel, waiting rooms and attendances, floral decoration, recorded or organ music, scattering/strewing of ashes, medical referee's fee, and environmental surcharge) at each crematorium operated by the council?

    2 - Does the crematorium fee include an 'environmental charge' associated with the cost of mercury abatement, and if so, how much is this environmental charge?

    3 - What was the council's total crematorium charge (as described in Q1):-

    (a) In October 2022

    (b) In October 2021

    (c) In October 2017

    4 - Has the council transferred any crematoria to private sector businesses and if so:-

    (a) Please identify the private operator.

    (b) In what year did this take place?

    (c) Has the council restricted the fees which the private operator may charge, and if so what is the restriction?

    Cemeteries

    5 - How many cemeteries does the council own and operate?

    6 - How much does the council charge for an adult burial, to include an exclusive right of burial, for the minimum period of use, in a standard lawn grave, and including any interment fee?

    7 - What was the charge for the same provision of a grave as described in Q6:-

    (a) In October 2022

    (b) In October 2021

    (c) In October 2017

    8 - Are there any private sector cemeteries within the council's boundaries and if so, please identify them and the company which operates them.

    9 - Has the council transferred any cemeteries to private sector businesses and if so:-

    (a) Please identify the private operator.

    (b) In what year did this take place?

    (c) Has the council restricted the fees which the private operator may charge, and if so what is the restriction?

    10 - Please indicate whether the council has had to restrict or cease burials in its cemeteries because of a lack of capacity and if so, what arrangements are there for burials?

    Published: 8 December 2022

  3. Number of complaints received in 2022 about drainage problems

    The number of complaints about drainage problems from 1/1/22. Can you break this down by month please?

    Published: 8 December 2022

  4. Officer responsible for premise licensing and licensing platforms used

    1. The name, job title and contact details including email address and telephone number for the person responsible for Premises & TENs licensing.

    2. Details of your current licensing platform including expiry date, contract cost and duration of the contract. The licensing platform is the software you use to manage customers applications, e.g. IDOX, Verso, Civica, Jadu, unless of course you use Word or PDF.

    Published: 8 December 2022

  5. Cost of replacement/repair of Pencombe footbridge

    The total cost of recent replacement/repair of Pencombe footbridge on footpath PG3 at its junction with footpath WN7.

    Published: 8 December 2022

  6. Nature of the rules governing the Red Meadow Car Park, Ross-On-Wye

    Please provide details for Red Meadow Carpark Ross on Wye:

    Nature of the rules governing the carpark i.e. Byelaws, local laws Please provide details of the above

    Please provide dates for the last 2 years that the above bye laws or other laws governing the above carpark have been relaxed, altered or otherwise not enforced for the purposes of the authority or third parties to use the above carpark for purposes other than it intended use. For example, caravan parking for filming crews or actors' welfare facilities or vehicle parking for Christmas markets etc. in the designated coach bay.

    Published: 7 December 2022

  7. the purchase of the Anchor

    RE: PURCHASE OF THE ANCHOR AT LUCKSALL FOR THE NEW HOLME LACY BRIDGE AND ROAD WIDENING. Please can you provide me with details of the purchase price and the subsequent land registry regarding the Anchor public house.

    Published: 7 December 2022

  8. Income/Costs of Red Meadow Car Park, Ross-On-Wye

    Please provide details for Red Meadow Carpark Ross on Wye:

    Income for the last available 12 months

    Cost of running the car park including but restricted to:

    Staff wages including all costs and overheads

    Transport provision Staff training Clothing and health and safety equipment

    Any other equipment required to carry out the task of monitoring and enforcement in the carpark

    Cost of provision and Maintenace of equipment to take payment inspection and maintenance of the carpark infrastructure, surface, signage

    Any other cost or overhead

    Published: 7 December 2022

  9. Number of times Ledbury High Street has been closed on Boxing Day

    Can you please tell me how many times there have been successful applications to close Ledbury High Street, on Boxing Day in the last 10 years.

    If any, please state for what event or reason?

    Published: 7 December 2022

  10. funding for free entitlement for early years

    FOI request - Local Authority funding for free entitlement for two, three and four-year-olds Financial year 2021/22

    1. Did you have an underspend in the early years block for funded places in 2021/22? Yes/no. Please give amount. OR:

    2. Did you have an overspend in the early years block for funded places in 2021/22? Yes/no. Please give amount.

    3. What actions, if any, were agreed relating to this underspend or overspend? For example, we used our underspend to offset a deficit in the high needs block

    4. Has your early years block been subject to an in-year adjustment by the Department for Education? If so, by how much? For example, the DfE adjusted our underspend by £200,000 which left us with an overspend of £20,000 overall Does your answer to Q1 or 2 above include any adjustment?

    5. Has your 2021/22 early years block been subject to an adjustment by the Department for Education since 1 April 2022 and now? If so, by how much? For example, the DfE adjusted our underspend by £200,000 which left us with an overspend of £20,000 overall Does your answer to Q1 or 2 above include any adjustment?

    Published: 7 December 2022