Freedom of information (FOI) releases from Herefordshire Council

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  1. Ref: Barons Cross Baron Cross Road Leominster HR6 8RS (33140)

    Please can you confirm who the Premises Licence holder is for the above premises whether current or pending.

    Also whether there is a Gaming Machine Notification or Gaming Machine Permit in their name.

    If there is a permit could you also confirm the number and category of machines covered and when the annual fee would be due.

    Published: 7 October 2022

  2. How many employees are at your organisation?

    How many mobile phone and mobile broadband (data only) connections do you currently have in total?

    How many of these are data only (for laptops and tablets)?

    How many of these are voice and data (for mobile phones)?

    Who is your mobile phone network provider?

    Do you have a shared data bundle or individual allowances?

    What is your organisations average total data usage across all connections?

    What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in April 2021?

    What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in May 2021?

    What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in June 2021?

    What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in July 2021?

    What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in August 2021?

    What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in September 2021?

    What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in October 2021?

    What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in November 2021?

    What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in December 2021?

    What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in January 2022?

    What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in February 2022?

    What was your total spend on mobile phone contract and overage costs in March 2022?

    Do these numbers include VAT?

    When did you renew your mobile phone contract?

    How long does your contract run for?

    What is the renewal date of your contract?

    How did you source your contract?

    What is the value of your hardware/technology/transformation fund provided with the contract (if none provided please mark as n/a)

    Who is the shareholder/primary contact for this contract?

    Published: 7 October 2022

  3. 1. Please provide details of your minimum and maximum basic pay rates in each grade for the jobs below in your children's social services:

    Family/Support Worker

    Newly Qualified Social Worker

    Social Worker Generic

    Social Worker Child Protection/Safeguarding

    Social Worker Family Placement

    Social Worker Child and Adolescent Mental Health

    Social Worker Youth Offending Team

    Senior Social Worker

    Assistant Team Manager

    Advanced Practitioner

    Consultant Social Worker

    Team Manager

    Principal Social Worker

    Service Manager

    Please base your return on your April 2022 payroll. If a job occupies two or more grades, please list data by each grade.

    2. Please provide how many FTE employees you have in the jobs below in each grade for your children's social services:

    Family/Support Worker

    Newly Qualified Social Worker

    Social Worker Generic

    Social Worker Child Protection/Safeguarding

    Social Worker Family Placement

    Social Worker Child and Adolescent Mental Health

    Social Worker Youth Offending Team

    Senior Social Worker

    Assistant Team Manager

    Advanced Practitioner

    Consultant Social Worker

    Team Manager

    Principal Social Worker

    Service Manager


    Please base your return on your April 2022 payroll. If a job occupies two or more grades, please list data by each grade.

    3. Please provide details (including scope and amounts) of any market force supplements you pay to any of the jobs below in your children's social services:

    Family/Support Worker

    Newly Qualified Social Worker

    Social Worker Generic

    Social Worker Child Protection/Safeguarding

    Social Worker Family Placement

    Social Worker Child and Adolescent Mental Health

    Social Worker Youth Offending Team

    Senior Social Worker

    Assistant Team Manager

    Advanced Practitioner

    Consultant Social Worker

    Team Manager

    Principal Social Worker

    Service Manager


    Please base your return on your April 2022 payroll. If a job occupies two or more grades, please list data by each grade.

    4. Please provide details (including scope and amounts) of any recruitment payments you pay to any of jobs below in your children's social services:

    Family/Support Worker

    Newly Qualified Social Worker

    Social Worker Generic

    Social Worker Child Protection/Safeguarding

    Social Worker Family Placement

    Social Worker Child and Adolescent Mental Health

    Social Worker Youth Offending Team

    Senior Social Worker

    Assistant Team Manager

    Advanced Practitioner

    Consultant Social Worker

    Team Manager

    Principal Social Worker

    Service Manager

    Please base your return on your April 2022 payroll. If a job occupies two or more grades, please list data by each grade.

    5. Please provide details (including scope and amounts) of any retention payments you pay to the jobs below in your children's social services:

    Family/Support Worker

    Newly Qualified Social Worker

    Social Worker Generic

    Social Worker Child Protection/Safeguarding

    Social Worker Family Placement

    Social Worker Child and Adolescent Mental Health

    Social Worker Youth Offending Team

    Senior Social Worker

    Assistant Team Manager

    Advanced Practitioner

    Consultant Social Worker

    Team Manager

    Principal Social Worker

    Service Manager

    Please base your return on your April 2022 payroll. If a job occupies two or more grades, please list data by each grade.

    6. Please provide details (including scope and amounts) of any welcome/start up payments you pay to the jobs below in your children's social services:

    Family/Support Worker

    Newly Qualified Social Worker

    Social Worker Generic

    Social Worker Child Protection/Safeguarding

    Social Worker Family Placement

    Social Worker Child and Adolescent Mental Health

    Social Worker Youth Offending Team

    Senior Social Worker

    Assistant Team Manager

    Advanced Practitioner

    Consultant Social Worker

    Team Manager

    Principal Social Worker

    Service Manager

    Please base your return on your April 2022 payroll. If a job occupies two or more grades, please list data by each grade.

    7. How many FTE temporary workers (staff employed via an agency) do you currently have in your Children's Social Services and which of the jobs below are they covering:

    Family/Support Worker

    Newly Qualified Social Worker

    Social Worker Generic

    Social Worker Child Protection/Safeguarding

    Social Worker Family Placement

    Social Worker Child and Adolescent Mental Health

    Social Worker Youth Offending Team

    Senior Social Worker

    Assistant Team Manager

    Advanced Practitioner

    Consultant Social Worker

    Team Manager

    Principal Social Worker

    Service Manager

    Please base your return on your April 2022 data. If a job occupies two or more grades, please list data by each grade.

    8. Do you use the social worker job evaluation role profiles (NJC, GLPC or Hay) to match your social work jobs to?

    YES - NJC

    YES - GLPC

    YES - HAY

    NOT USED

    Published: 7 October 2022

  4. Could you please send me under the freedom of information act a full list of the business that received grant funded bicycles please.

    Published: 7 October 2022

  5. Please share your energy bills for each council-run children's residential home in your local authority over the past 24 months, including your most recent.

    Please share your predicted future energy bill for each council-run children's residential home in your local authority.

    Are your energy bills for council-run children's residential homes in your local authority protected by the price cap?

    How do you expect council-run children's residential homes in your local authority in England and Wales to operate this winter when taking into account the additional energy charges on the way?

    Published: 7 October 2022

  6. 1. Is it the Council's policy to visit a Homes for Ukraine sponsor's home to check on the guest's welfare after the guest has begun living with the sponsor? Please provide a yes or no answer only.

    2. How many Homes for Ukraine scheme matches have lasted two months or more but the Council has not visited the match at their home address?

    3. How many Homes for Ukraine scheme matches have lasted four months or more but the Council has not visited the match at their home address?

    4. How many Homes for Ukraine scheme matches have lasted five months or more but the Council has not visited the match at their home address?

    5. Have any of the Council home visits resulted in further action taken? Where possible, please specify what this further action was.

    Published: 7 October 2022

  7. Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information:

    1. Do you have a contract with a commercial partner to provide and maintain your bus shelter infrastructure? If yes, who is your contracted provider?

    2. What are the start and end dates of your bus shelter contract, including any optional extensions?

    3. What is the financial value of your contract?

    4. How many bus shelters does the contract cover?

    5. How many of the bus shelters covered in the contract have advertising shells? What is the breakdown of these advertising shells between traditional print and digital?

    6. What restrictions are there within the contract in relation to advertising in your bus shelters - for example, are there any industries or topics that cannot be advertised?

    Published: 7 October 2022

  8. Please provide the following information in respect of electively home educated (EHE) children and parents. :

    1. The number of EHE children in your local authority area as at 1st October 2022, or the nearest date thereafter.

    2. The number of EHE parents served with a notice under the Education Act 1996 s437 during the year from 30th September 2021 to 1st October 2022. Please clarify the number of children to whom these s437 notices apply.

    3. The number of EHE parents served with a School Attendance Order (SAO) during the year from 30th September 2021 to 1st October 2022. Please clarify the number of children to whom these SAOs apply.

    4. The number of EHE parents who were prosecuted for failure to comply with a SAO during the year from 30th September 2021 to 1st October 2022.

    5. The number of EHE parents who were found guilty, when prosecuted for failure to comply with a SAO during the year fom 30th September 2021 to 1st October 2022.

    Published: 7 October 2022

  9. 1. Who is the manager for HMO/ Selective/ Additional Licensing?

    2. Contact details for the manager - email address and phone number.

    3. What software are you using for HMO/ Selective/ Additional Licensing? For example, Metastreet, Idox, Verso, Civica.

    4. What is the renewal date for the software contract?

    5. What schemes are you looking to introduce?

    Published: 7 October 2022

  10. This is an information request relating to the purchase of air freshener by the council. Please include the information for each of the following financial years; 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22:

    * Total annual expenditure on air freshener by the council. Included in this are automatic sprays, plug ins, instant sprays and aerosols, decorative and solid room fresheners

    * If possible, can you also provide me with a list of products purchased, without the individual prices, as this may trigger the S43 exemption

    Published: 7 October 2022