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. Special Educational Needs - High Needs Provision Capital Allocation Grant

    I would like to request the following information, which will be held by your finance and special educational needs and disability (SEND) teams:

    High Needs Provision Capital Allocation

    In March 2022, the Department for Education announced the allocation of High Needs Provision Capital Allocation (HNPCA) grants for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 financial years.

    As part of the assurance arrangements for this grant, the Department for Education requested that each local authority:

    "complete and return a short grant assurance data return at an appropriate interval, to provide details on the projects they intend to fund using HNPCA. LAs should therefore complete the

    published template on GOV.UK, setting out their intentions for the funding"

    The Department for Education requested a completed HNPCA template form from each local authority. They requested an original template form to be returned by 1st October 2022, and an updated form to be returned by 1st October 2023.

    Please provide me with copies of the completed assurance data return template files that your council sent to the Department for Education under the conditions of the HNPCA grant. If possible, please provide a copy of the completed Excel template file (.xlsx) rather than a pdf file.

    Published: 20 November 2023

  2. Number of potholes reported, repaired and compensation paid

    Can I please request, in the form of a spreadsheet such as Excel or CSV file, information on potholes reported to and repaired by the council since 2017.

    1. The total number of potholes reported to the council, broken down by month, for the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (to date).

    2. The total number of potholes repaired by the council, broken down by month, for the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (to date).

    3. The total amount of money paid out in compensation due to potholes, broken down by calendar year in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (to date).

    4. The amount of money spent by the council on fixing potholes, broken down by calendar year in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (to date).

    Published: 20 November 2023

  3. Number of closed Council Tax accounts and totals for tax years 21/22 and 22/23

    I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the number of closed council tax accounts in credit, and the total value of credit, between the tax years for 2021/22 and 2022/23.

    Published: 17 November 2023

  4. Planning applications from 1st October 2013 where no decision was made within 26 weeks

    Please provide a list (in Excel format) of all planning applications submitted on or after 1st October 2013 where no decision was made within 26 weeks (unless a longer period has been agreed in writing between the applicant and the local planning authority) and NO refund of fees has been made to date.

    The information should be provided in the following format/columns:

    Col 1: Planning Application Number

    Col 2: Applicant Name

    Col 3: Planning Application Date

    Col 4: Planning Application Fee Paid / £

    Col 5: Decision 'Due By' Date

    Col 6: Decision Date 'Actual'

    Col 7: Extension Agreed (if appropriate) - Yes or No?

    Published: 17 November 2023

  5. Local housing demand and supply

    Please supply the below in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act:

    - The number of people on the local authority's housing waiting list as of September 2023

    - The number of people on the local authority's housing waiting list as of September 2022

    - The number of social/council homes completed in 2022/23

    - The number of social/council homes "lost" (e.g. demolished, sold, etc.) in 2022/23

    - The total social/council home stock as of September 2023

    Published: 17 November 2023

  6. Smoking and vaping product seizures from 2018-2013

    Under the Freedom of Information Act, I wish to request the following information:

    - How many units of e-cigarettes/vaping devices/e-liquid goods were seized?

    - How many units of cigarette packs were seized?

    - The number of identified cases of illegal vaping products being in possession of, stocked, or sold by businesses

    - How many fines or penalties have been issued for being in possession of, stocking, or selling illegal vapes?

    - What was the value in £ pound sterling of each fine issued by your local authority?

    Please present this data annually for each of the below periods:

    1st January 2023 > 1st November 2023

    1st January 2022 > 31st Dec 2022

    1st January 2021 > 31st Dec 2021

    1st January 2020 > 31st Dec 2020

    1st January 2019 > 31st Dec 2019

    Published: 16 November 2023

  7. Pothole costs in the last five financial years (2018-2023)

    In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, I would be grateful if you could comply with the following request.

    Could you provide the following information:

    1. Total number of claims made for damages caused by potholes in the last five financial years (2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23)?

    2. Total money awarded for payouts on pothole damage claims made for each of the last five financial years (2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23)?

    3. Average payout awarded for a pothole damage claim for each of the last five financial years (2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23)?

    4. Highest single payout awarded for a pothole damage claim in each of the last five financial years (2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23)?

    5. Average cost of repairing a pothole for each of the last five financial years (2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23)?

    6. Highest cost of repairing a pothole in each of the last five financial years (2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23)?

    Published: 16 November 2023

  8. Parking offences from January 2020 - June 2023

    I am writing to you to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 

    1. Please give details of the parking enforcement actions that you (or contractors on your behalf) took over the past three years (2020, 2021, 2022, 1st Jan - 30 June 2023):

    • Total number of parking enforcement notices issued

    • Number of parking tickets (Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) or an Excess Charge Notice (ECN)) issued

    • Number of vehicles clamped

    • Number of vehicles towed / removed

    • Council net revenue (after paying contractors) from parking fines (Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) or an Excess Charge Notice (ECN))

    • Council net revenue (after paying contractors) from those paying to remove clamps

    • Council net revenue (after paying contractors) from those paying towing fines

    Published: 16 November 2023

  9. Defects in pavements and kerbs in the last 3 years in Corn Square, Leominster

    How many jobs have been raised re. defects in pavements and kerbs in the last 3 years in Corn Square, Leominster? And what is your best estimate of the total cost to HC of these jobs?

    This request is for Corn Square only, not the adjacent Corn Street and Victoria Street.

    Published: 16 November 2023

  10. Rate paid for externally provided adult learning disability and autism services for 2023/2024

    Question 1

    For this financial year

    The average (arithmetic mean in £ and pence) rate you pay for externally provided adult learning disability and autism services (not your in-house services) for each of the service types as follows:

    The weekly rate for Residential homes (including profound and multiple learning disability (PMLD) services and respite care)

    The hourly rate for Supported living

    The hourly rate for Day services

    The hourly rate for Domiciliary care

    If the service is not commissioned hourly, please provide an estimated average hourly rate based on the average number of hours per week.

    For clarification:

    *I am looking for the average rate that has been set for this current financial year, which to my knowledge would have been decided around April.

    *Can I have data on rates to providers for adults with learning disabilities and autism only.

    *Data on purely Residential providers.

    Question 2

    The average (arithmetic mean as a percentage) annual fee uplift (inflationary uplift) you have implemented in 2023/24 for externally provided adult learning disability and autism services (not your in-house services) for each of the service types as follows:

    Residential homes (including profound and multiple learning disability (PMLD) services and respite care)

    Supported living

    Day services

    Domiciliary care

    Question 3

    For this financial year

    We want to understand the average (arithmetic means in £ and pence) rate that would be applicable for your in-house / internally provided adult learning disability and autism services for each of the service types as below.

    The weekly rate for Residential homes (including profound and multiple learning disability (PMLD) services and respite care)

    The hourly rate for Supported living

    The hourly rate for Day services

    The hourly rate for Domiciliary care

    If the hourly cost for providing the service is not already available to you, please provide an estimated average hourly rate using the assumptions below.

    Assumptions:

    National Insurance/Tax/Sickness costs per hour: £8.30

    Apportioned core costs per hour: £2.73

    Training/Management costs per hour: £2.65

    For clarification: From my understanding, LD and autism are usually categorised together, but in this case, if they can be regarded as two separate categories, that would be great.

    Published: 15 November 2023