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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1,821 disclosures
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We would like to understand how many families are being provided with accommodation under section 17 of the Children Act 1989.
These could be households provided with accommodation under section 17 for a range of reasons, including:
• because they did not qualify for accommodation under the 1985 and 1996 Housing Acts
• because they were not eligible for assistance
• because they were eligible for assistance but were found to be intentionally homeless.
We would only like to collect information on the number of families that are currently in housing provided under section 17 of the Children Act. Please note we are not asking for information on households housed in Temporary Accommodation under housing or homelessness legislation
I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of information Act 2000.
1. The number of households living in accommodation provided by the local authority under section 17 of the Children Act 1989 on 30th June 2022 (or closest possible date)
2. (if available) The total number of adults living in these households on 30th June 2022 (or the closest possible date)
3. (if available) The total number of children living in these households on 30th June 2022 (or the closest possible date)
We understand that many authorities will hold some but not all the information requested. Where this is the case, we would appreciate it if you could provide the information that you do hold and to mark others as 'Not available'.
Published: 3 October 2022
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Q1. Does the council have a Local Plan, which has been developed and/or updated in the past seven years (i.e. from January 2016 to date)?
Q2. Has any area(s) been identified as suitable for wind energy development in the latest Local Plan?
Q3. Has the council explicitly considered and has been unable to identify a suitable area for wind energy development in the latest Local Plan?
Q4. Does the council have a Neighbourhood Plan(s), which has been developed and/or updated in the past seven years (i.e. from January 2016 to date)?
Q5. Has any area(s) been identified as suitable for wind energy development in the latest Neighbourhood Plan?
Q6. Has the council explicitly considered and has been unable to identify a suitable area for wind energy development in the latest Neighbourhood Plan?
Q7. Please confirm how many (if any) onshore wind farm applications have been granted planning approval by the local authority during the past seven years (i.e. January 2016 to date)?
Q8. Please confirm how many (if any) solar farm (i.e. large-scale ground-mounted solar PV system) applications have been granted planning approval by the local authority during the past seven years (i.e. January 2016 to date)?
Q9. Further, can you kindly provide a copy of the latest (a) Local Plan and (b) Neighbourhood Plan and (c) confirm which sections (or pages) relate to the identification (or non-identification) of suitable areas for wind energy development?
Published: 3 October 2022
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My request relates to the Homes for Ukraine scheme and the number of breakdowns in host/guest pairings since the scheme began.
To simplify this request, I am attaching a spreadsheet containing the questions and the format I would like you to answer them in, and I would be grateful if you could fill in the answers as per the example answers I have filled in in red. I have added a notes tab should there be any issues with any of the questions, so if you are unable to fill in a certain part please detail why not there.
Published: 30 September 2022
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I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from your Local Education Authority. Please may you provide us with the following:
1. How many whistleblowing disclosures have you received over the last two years?
2. Can you provide a breakdown of the whistleblowing concerns received over the last two years?
3. The current headcount/total number of staff in your whistleblowing team.
4. The amount of expenditure allocated to your whistleblowing team, department or function that deals with disclosures made concerning the bodies, entities or individuals you regulate, supervise or oversee over the last two years.
5. Any relevant documents or processes you have in place for dealing with whistleblowing concerns over the last two years.
Published: 29 September 2022
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We would like to request the following data for private (de-regulated <20 m³/day) surface water and groundwater abstractions within a 2 km radius around Upper Lyde (Grid Ref: SO 49226 44854. Nearest Postcode: HR4 8NF)
• Location (grid reference/ address);
• Licence or permit reference number;
• Permitted volumes;
• Source (surface or groundwater) and name of watercourse or aquifer abstracted from;
• Water uses;
• Depth of well / geology details if available.
Published: 29 September 2022
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Please could you kindly send me any information you may hold relating to persons who are/were known to the Council via any of the following teams and who have died with:
- no known next of kin (defined as blood relatives) OR
- where you have been unable to engage with or locate any KNOWN next of kin,
Please provide details of cases that have occurred or come to your attention since 1/7/2022 to the day of your reply or as close as possible.
The name of the team responsible varies but exists within all County Councils, London Boroughs, Unitary & Metropolitan District Councils.
Team names:
* Deputyship
* Appointeeship
* Adult social care
* Client Finance Team
* Protection of Property
* Financial Assessment
* Other team name whereby Council official(s) were charged with handling the financial affairs of the (now deceased) person
Please provide as much of the following information as you can:
1. full names of deceased persons,
2. dates of death,
3. marital status,
4. maiden surnames of married or widowed females,
5. dates of birth or ages at death,
6. last known addresses,
7. estimated value of estates,
8. date(s) when the information was passed (or information that is about to be or likely to be passed) to the Government Legal Department (formerly Treasury Solicitor) or the Duchy of Lancaster or Cornwall or any other 3rd party, or, confirmation that this will not be happening and the reason why.
Published: 23 September 2022
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I note that a new white line has been painted along the kerb edge in Widemarsh Street, hence I ask why when this kerb edge was installed the council stated that it met with all safety regulations and now after many accidents you are going to redo this street at a cost of many thousands of pounds?
However, why a white line when the most seen colour in daylight light is yellow and the most seen colour at night is green, hence hi-vis colours are a lime green, now orange?
Under freedom of information can you tell me how many accidents have been caused from this kerb edge?
Published: 23 September 2022
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Services covered under youth work include youth centres, youth clubs (drop in sessions), open access provision, targeted provision, mobile youth work, etc.
1. What was the expenditure for the following financial years / budget for those upcoming (or counts, where relevant)? 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
Overall budget for children's and young people's services
Overall budget for children and young people's services for ages 13-19 and young people up to age 25 with a disability if recorded?
Overall budget for youth services
Overall number of youth centres in local authority
Number of allocated places for young people in youth centres (if recorded)
Overall number of directly employed youth workers and youth support workers (Head count/FTE)
2. What is the current balance of expenditure between council provided services and alternative provision of children and young people services (with a focus on a budget for ages 13-19 and young people up to age 25 with a disability if recorded)? 2021/22 financial year, although if the previous years' data as per Q1 are easily available within the time allocation of the FOI request, that would be great.
3. Please state whether directly employed youth workers are employed on JNC, NJC, SJC, or other terms and conditions (please specify):
a. JNC for Youth and Community Workers
b. National Joint Council (NJC)
c. Scottish Joint Council (SJC)
d. Other (please specify)
e. No direct youth provision
4. Please supply a copy of the current youth service staffing structure showing the grade and rate of pay, gender and race for each post. Please attach a copy of this separately to your email response and state below whether it is attached or not.
Published: 22 September 2022
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Regarding: The Orange Tree, 16 King Street, Hereford, HR4 9BX
Please can you confirm who the Premises License 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: 22 September 2022
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I'm looking to request information regarding the amount of contaminated land within your area as of now (21/09/2022). More specifically I'm looking for the below:
Q1. How many sites in your area are contaminated?
Q2. What area in square meterage does this cover?
Published: 21 September 2022