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. GemFest 24 noise levels

    RE: GemFest 2024

    My questions under the Freedom of Information Act are:

    1) Did your Environmental Health and Licensing for the Safety Advisory Group officers independently measure the noise levels at the venue?

    If so what was their findings?

    If they did not measure the noise levels did they register the organisers own measurements or just that they complied with the Noise Management Plan (NMP) schedule of monitoring?

    2) Was there any monitoring of noise levels undertaken in the local residential areas?

    3) Per the NMP, “any complaints and actions taken will be noted down along with our Noise Monitoring Form …… made available to Local Authority Staff on request.” What were the findings from these in terms of numbers of complaints and actions taken?

    Published: 8 August 2024

  2. Street Votes / Street Vote Development Orders

    My query relates to your local authority's policy on "Street Votes" - where a vote is held to allow the residents of a street to give themselves the right to extend or redevelop their properties. This could include building a mansard roof. An extension. Or building housing on land currently occupied by derelict alleys or disused garages.

    The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 included provision for Street Vote Development Orders, though the new Government has not yet announced if it will proceed with implementing this or not. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55

    Please advise:

    1. Has your local authority stated an opinion on street votes?

    Specifically, did you respond to the official consultation on Street Vote Development Orders?https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/street-vote-development-orders-consultation/street-vote-development-orders If so please send me a copy of your response.

    2. I understand that regardless of Street Vote Development Orders legislation being implemented, individual local authorities could choose to introduce a similar arrangement of their own volition. This could be done by allowing a local poll under Section 116 of the Local Government Act 2003 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/26/section/116?timeline=false&view=plain and then issuing Local Development Orders to reflect what the residents voted for. https://www.local.gov.uk/pas/topics/local-development-orders/local-development-orders.

    Have you held any such street votes?

    Do you have any plans to allow street votes in future?

    Published: 7 August 2024

  3. Transport team budget, schemes and staffing

    CLARIFICATION: I refer to highways/ transport team. I refer to non maintenance capital programme approved schemes.

    1) What was the last 3 years budget for transport related schemes, broken down by year?

    2.a) What contractors/ software (including speed, O/D surveys, traffic count, vehicle type) are/ is used to analyse the road network before a potential scheme is added to the programme?

    2.b) What is the annual cost for these, listed individually?

    3) How many scheme were completed in the last 3 annual programmes, broken down by year?

    4) Please could you confirm the number of staff within the team?

    5) Please could you confirm the cumulative annual wage for the team?

    Published: 7 August 2024

  4. Boarding school placements for children in care

    The statutory guidance for local authorities "Promoting the education of looked after children and previously looked after children" states:

    "The child’s wishes and feelings should be taken into account, and the suitability of the education setting tested by arranging an informal visit with the child. Where a looked after child would benefit from attending a boarding school, either in the state or independent sector, VSHs and social workers should be proactive in considering this option."

    Further to this guidance please advise:

    1. How many of your children in care "Looked After Children", in both number and percentage, are currently in mainstream boarding school placements?

    2. How many of your children in care "Looked After Children", in both number and percentage, are currently in Special Educational Needs boarding school placements?

    3. What procedure (if any) do you have to consult children in care "Looked After Children" about the option of a boarding school placement? What record (if any) do you have of the number of children in care "Looked After Children" - in both number and percentage - who were asked about such an option, in the financial year 2023/24? How many of them expressed a wish to proceed with it?

    4. How many informal visits that you arranged, to mainstream boarding schools, for children in care "Looked After Children" took place in the financial year 2023/24?

    5. How many informal visits that you arranged, to SEN boarding schools, for children in care "Looked After Children" took place in the financial year 2023/24?

    Published: 7 August 2024

  5. School attendance orders issued between 01/07/2023 and 01/07/2024

    Please provide me with the following information.

    1) Between 1st July 2023 and 1st July 2024, how many School Attendance Orders were issued?

    2) Between 1st July 2023 and 1st July 2024, how many of the school attendance orders that were issued were prosecuted for non-compliance?

    3) Of the School Attendance Orders issued between 1st July 2023 and 1st July 2024 and prosecuted for non-compliance, how many were the parent found by the court to be not guilty?

    4) Of the school Attendance orders issued between 1st July 2023 and 1st July 2024, how many did result in a child being registered in school?

    5) Of the School Attendance Orders issued between 1st July 2023 and 1st July 2024, how many have not been prosecuted for non-compliance or revoked?

    Published: 7 August 2024

  6. Change of use planning applications received from 2021-2024

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

    1) Please confirm how many change of use applications you received to move from 'Class E - Commercial, Business and Service' to a 'Class C3(a) - Dwellinghouse'.

    2021

    2022

    2023

    2024 (1st Jan to 30th June)

    2) Please confirm the number of those applications that were approved.

    2021

    2022

    2023

    2024 (1st Jan to 30th June)

    Published: 7 August 2024

  7. Listed buildings within the county of Herefordshire

    In terms of the Freedom of Information Act of 2000 could you please provide me with a list of all Listed Buildings within the county of Herefordshire to include the following information:-

    a) Billing Authority Property Reference Number

    b) Firm’s Trading Name (i.e. property occupant or ratepayer)

    c) Full Property Address (Number, Street, Post Code, Town)

    d) Occupation / Vacancy status

    e) Date of Occupation / Vacancy

    f) 2024 Financial Years annual rates charge with categories of reliefs/exemptions granted with amounts of reliefs/exemptions.

    Please could you kindly provide this data as a Microsoft Excel file.

    Published: 5 August 2024

  8. Survey Tools

    The information that we require, under the Freedom of Information Act, is as follows:

     

    1) Do you use a tool for Surveys? (a survey tool would help to create the survey, design the questions, distribute the survey, drive responses, and build out reports and insights into the data)

    2) If so, which supplier do you use for this tool?

    3) How much do you spend annually on Survey Tools?

    4) Which month & year does your contract with your supplier end?

    5) Who is the budget holder for this contract?

     

     

    Published: 2 August 2024

  9. 3 trenches at Goodrich on the B4229

    At Goodrich on the B4229, there are three trenches which cross the road immediately alongside the school. Grid reference 51degrees 52'09,92" N and 2degrees 37'09.98" W

    Please explain who dug these trenches and what has been done to enforce proper reinstatement of them under the provisions of the New Roads and Streetworks Act.

    Published: 2 August 2024

  10. Vehicle movement numbers for Kington Recycling Centre, Kington, HR5 3HB

    Please can you confirm the vehicle movement numbers for Kington Recycling Centre, Kington, HR5 3HB.

    Please can I have the following information from 1st April 2024 to 31st May 2024 split into individual days:

    1) Please can you confirm how many vehicles were booked into the recycling centre?

    2) Please can you confirm all vehicle movements going in and out, including staff vehicles?

    3) Please can you confirm the percentage of booked appointments which are ‘no shows’ (i.e. book and do not attend)?

    Published: 2 August 2024