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. Pre-booking at council tips

    The council tips are run by a private company. Prior to covid, you were able to arrive and deposit rubbish etc without a pre-booked slot. The normal contract terms a local council has with a private company for such an operation includes incentivisation to minimise the amount of waste going to landfill, for example by employing operatives to remove from the deposited waste items that can be recycled, Clearly now, post covid, with a pre-booking required, the total amount of waste ending up in landfill is going to be significantly less, because less people are able to just arrive with waste (since they haven't pre-booked), but this reduction is not because of any performance from the private company.

    I would like to understand how this de facto change in the public use of tip facilities was accounted for by the council with respect to these contracts, both historically, at present and going forwards, otherwise it is reasonable to conclude that the private company has hit the incentive performance targets that were historically in place without actually doing any effort or changing any behaviour on their part.

    Published: 23 January 2024

  2. Fly-tipping recorded in Herefordshire for 2023

    Under the Freedom of Information Act, can you provide me with the following information please.

    1) All of the streets in Herefordshire that have had fly-tipping incidents recorded in 2023.

    2) If that cannot be collated, then the wards in Herefordshire that have had fly-tipping recorded in 2023.

    3) For each street/area, can you specify how many incidents have led to a successful prosecution, are currently under investigation or no further action was required.

    Can this be provided in Excel format please.

    Published: 23 January 2024

  3. High risk public equine events

    I am currently working on a project regarding high risk public equine events. Using the Freedom of Information legislation, I would be very grateful if you could provide the following information, preferably in digital format to reduce time, effort and costs incurred.

    1. Did the organisers complete an events application for 2023 hunt parade in Bromyard?

    2. Did a competent person complete a full risk assessment?

    3. Did the event organiser obtain legal permission to close any roads?

    4. If permission was granted to close roads can you please advise which legislation was used? (e.g. Town Police Clauses Act 1847, Section 16 of The Road Traffic Regulation Act (as ammended by the RTRA (Special Events) Act 1994, or other legislation?

    5. Did the event organiser apply for a street collection licence, and if so, was it granted?

    6. Did the event organiser use council equipment to close any roads? If yes, did they have correct permission, and who paid/is due to pay.

    7. Who cleaned up after the event, and who is responsible for costs incurred?

    8. If the hunt were granted exemptions to the normal public events requirements, please advise what exemptions were given and on what grounds?

    Published: 22 January 2024

  4. Street that has provided highest income from traffic/parking violations for 2022/2023

    Which single street in your council area has produced the highest income from traffic or parking violations (income from just fines) in the 2022/2023 financial year?

    Please provide details of the number of tickets issued and the income to the council of motorists paying traffic or parking violations fine in relation to this single street in the 2022/23 financial year, and what the violations were Eg, parking, driving in bus lanes etc.

    Published: 22 January 2024

  5. Number of time Wilton Lane, Ross-on-Wye has been closed due to flooding last five years

    I would like to know how many times Wilton Lane, Ross-on-Wye HR9 6AH has been closed for flooding over the last five years, on a year-by-year basis if possible.

    Published: 22 January 2024

  6. BBLP Contract

    I'd be most grateful if you could supply me with a copy of the Herefordshire Council specification upon which the contract to Balfour Beatty has been awarded.

    Published: 19 January 2024

  7. Activities licensed under the Animal Welfare LAA Regulations 2018

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am therefore writing to request the following information:

    1. The number of licences (current only) you have issued under paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 to the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) Regulations 2018 (LAIA Regulations 2018) (this being the licensable activity of "Keeping or training animals for exhibition") to farm parks, petting zoos, city farms or any other set-ups/establishments where animals are exhibited to the public.

    2. The names and addresses of those establishments.

    3. Details of how many of these licensed establishments exhibit (or have, or will, exhibit) rabbits.

    4. Details of how many inspectors you have appointed under reg.4(2)(a) of the LAIA Regulations 2018.

    5. Details of who is responsible for dealing with animal welfare complaints relating to farm park, petting zoos and other such establishments in your area.

    6. Contact details for that person/those people.

    7. Details regarding how often the establishments licensed under paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 to the LAIA Regulations 2018 are inspected.

    8. What guidance the inspectors appointed under regulation 4(2)(a) of the LAIA Regulations 2018 are given as to how they are to establish that the welfare needs of the rabbits they are inspecting are being met by the farm park, petting zoo etc. (For example, are they given a copy of the Good Practice Code for the Welfare of Rabbits - https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Rabbit-CoP-July-2023.pdf?)

    9. The number of licences (issued at all times since the LAIA Regulations 2018 came into force) under paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 to the LAIA Regulations 2018 have been suspended or revoked under the powers in regulation 15, and why?

    10. The number of licences (current only) you have issued under paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the LAIA Regulations 2018 (this being the licensable activity of "Selling animals as pets")?

    11. Details of how many of these licensed sellers sell rabbits?

    12. Details of how many of these licensed sellers sell only rabbits?

    13. Details of how many of these licensed sellers are pet shops, and how many are private individuals?

    14. Details of who is responsible for dealing with animal welfare complaints relating to these sellers (of any animals, not just rabbits)?

    15. Contact details for that person/those people.

    16. The criteria you use for determining whether the "business test" in paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the LAIA Regulations 2018 is met.

    17. The level of income the sellers licensed under paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the LAIA Regulations 2018 need in order to be deemed to be selling animals "in the course of a business".

    18. Whether you have a dedicated animal welfare officer/team?

    19. If so, what their contact details are.

    Published: 19 January 2024

  8. Donkeys/ mules in licensed commercial operations

    Please could we request the information listed below, and request that the details relating to each type of licensed business be separately recorded on the form we have provided:

    1.

    • The number of operators using donkeys and mules registered under the Hiring of Horses licence.

    • The number of donkeys/ mules these businesses own.

    • The postcodes of these businesses.

    • Please give data for the last three years

    2.

    • The number of businesses using donkeys and mules registered under the Keeping for Exhibition licence.

    • The number of donkeys/ mules these businesses own.

    • The postcodes of these businesses.

    • Please give data for the last three years.

    3. Data regarding donkeys/ mules kept under any other licence.

    • The number of donkeys/ mules these businesses own.

    • The postcodes of these businesses.

    • Please give data for the last three years.

    Published: 18 January 2024

  9. Learning disabilities support for adults 18-64 both residential and supporting living

    I would like to submit a Freedom of Information request to understand the Learning Disabilities support offered by your Local Authority to adults aged 18-64. I am looking for information on care provided in both Residential care and Supported living settings.

    I have attached an excel spreadsheet to aid in collecting the data that I have requested. I would be grateful if you could use it as a template for your response.

    The data I would like to request is the following, for the financial years ending March 2019, March 2020, March 2021, March 2022, March 2023 and H1 of the 2024 financial year (April 2023 to September 2023) (please see attached excel for details):

    1. The number of people supported in:

    o Residential care settings

    o Supported living settings

    2. The number of new placements made in:

    o Residential care settings

    o Supported living settings

    3. The number of people discharged from:

    o Residential care settings

    o Supported living settings

    4. The average weekly fee across all people supported in:

    o Residential care settings

    o Supported living settings (the portion of the fee relating to the care support)

    o Supported living settings (the portion of the fee relating to the housing support)

    5. The average weekly fee across new placements only in:

    o Residential care settings

    o Supported living settings (the portion of the fee relating to the care support)

    o Supported living settings (the portion of the fee relating to the housing support)

    6. The average weekly fee across discharged people only from:

    o Residential care settings

    o Supported living settings (the portion of the fee relating to the care support)

    o Supported living settings (the portion of the fee relating to the housing support)

    7. The median time in days from referral (when the Local Authority issues a request for a placement) to placement (when the service user enters the care setting) in:

    o Residential care settings

    o Supported living settings

    For all items, please provide the information split across:

    o Where the care setting is "in-area" (the local area covered by the Local Authority)

    o Where the care setting is "out-of-area" (outside the local area covered by the Local Authority)

    Please refer to the attached excel spreadsheet which lays out this request in a clear format.

    For clarification:

    - I am not sure about the distinction between supported in or supported by, I am referring to people using those services (i.e. staying in residential care homes or supported living homes)

    - For new placements, I am referring to service users who have just started in the period, yes

    - Please consider people discharged from residential and supported living settings (i.e. stopped receiving care support)

    Published: 18 January 2024

  10. Teaching assistant vacancies for local authority maintained schools

    Under the Freedom of Information Act, please can you provide me with information:

    For the latest available date, and for local authority maintained schools in the local authority area, what were:

    The total of funded teaching assistant posts (inclusive of both filled and unfilled posts);

    (a) The total number of unfilled teaching assistant vacancies;

    (b) The teaching assistant vacancy rate; and

    (c) The date for which these figures are valid.

    In each case, I would be grateful if the definition of 'teaching assistant' could be treated as consistent with the Department for Education's Workforce Census definition (i.e. inclusive of HLTAs).

    Please can the figures for (a), (b), and (c) be provided on both a headcount and an FTE basis, if possible.

    Published: 18 January 2024