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. Consolidated Fund account query

    This is a freedom of information request.

    Does council tax collected by the council go to the Consolidated Fund account?

    Published: 21 November 2023

  2. Unregulated Provision and Children's Homes Costs

    Under the FOIA 2000, please provide the following figures relating to

    a) the use of unregulated provision for Looked After Children, and also

    b) the cost of Children's Home placements.

    UNREGULATED PROVISION USE

    1/ What is the total number of Looked After Children (LAC) aged 16 and 17-years-old who are currently placed in unregulated provision? Please provide the number of these individuals in such provision at the point this request is answered. Registration became mandatory in October.

    https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-bans-unregulated-accommodation-for-young-people-in-care#:~:text=The%20measures%20mean%20that%20from,homes%20with%20no%20meaningful%20oversight.

    2/ What is the total number of LAC under the age of 16-years-old who are currently placed in unregulated provision? Directors of Children's Services typically authorise this directly. Please also provide the age of the youngest child placed in such provision.

    COST OF ALL LAC PLACEMENTS

    3/ What is the highest weekly cost paid to a provider in the period April 1st 2022 to date for an LAC placement in a children's home? Please provide any mitigating detail (e.g. 3-to-1 care) if you believe it to be relevant to the high cost.

    4/ What is the highest annual cost paid in the 2022/2023 financial year for an individual LAC's placement in children's home(s)? Please provide the total annual cost if the child has been placed in multiple placements.

    Published: 21 November 2023

  3. Networks Strategy

    Please could you assist me by sending information regarding the following:

    • Please can you direct me to the authority's current IT Network strategy?

    • What does the council currently use for their Networks (Wifi/LAN/SD-WAN)?

    • Who are you currently working with for your Networks?

    • When does that contract come up to an end?

    • What does the council consider most important when reviewing their Network Strategy?

    • Who is the best contact around this area?

    Published: 21 November 2023

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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