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. Highways Term Maintenance Contract

    I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect to the Highways Term Maintenance Contract below: Herefordshire Council - New Public Realm Services Contract Market Engagement Event

    1. What criteria do you use to measure social value on your highways maintenance contract?

    2. Do you have any partnerships or collaborations with specific social enterprises or local organisations related to highways?

    3. Provide a breakdown of the number and type/category of highways defects responded to for each of the last three years

    4. What are the categories and the required response times to highways defects and what is the average time taken for your highways contractor to respond to these defects over the past 3 years?

    5. What is the current scope of the highways term maintenance contract, and are there any planned changes for the future re-procurement?

    6. Who owns the winter fleet and how is this fleet currently fuelled? EV, HVO, other. When was the current fleet purchased and when is it due for replacement?

    7. Please can you confirm which local subcontractors support your term maintenance contract?

    8. What are the current performance levels of the highways term maintenance contractor? Please provide KPI performance for the last 3 years.

    9. Provide a breakdown of highways spend for each of the last 3 years, split between each area of scope provided by the contract.

    10. Do you have a baseline carbon footprint across scopes 1, 2, & 3? If so, please provide it.

    11. Do you have a costed plan and a timeline to decarbonise your highways service? If so, please provide it.

    12. How do you monitor and measure customer (Public) satisfaction?

    13. Please share your Future Highways Research Group (FHRG) value for money report?

    Published: 2 September 2024

  2. Time spent in temporary accommodation after making a homelessness application

    Please can I request the following information to be sent back via email under the freedom of information act.

    1. The average length of time households spent in temporary accommodation (including b&bs and hotels) after making a homelessness application to the council:

    a). between April 1st 2023 and March 31st 2024

    b). between April 1st 2024 and July 31st 2024

    2. The average length of time households with children spent in temporary accommodation (including b&bs and hotels) after making a homelessness application to the council:

    a). between April 1st 2023 and March 31st 2024

    b). between April 1st 2024 and July 31st 2024

    3. Whether the figures you provide take into account households being moved from one temporary accommodation – to another. Or whether it is reflective of the amount of time the same households are spending in temporary accommodation (even if it is 4 hotels etc., over time)

    Published: 2 September 2024

  3. Dog fouling prevalence over last 12 months

    Please provide:

    1. The number of complaints received for dog fouling in the last year (September 2023 - August 2024)

    2. The number of fixed penalty notices issued for dog fouling / dog littering during the same period

    3. The value in £ of those fines outlined in point 2

    4. Specific locations of those FPNs outlined in point 2 [if possible] - by postcode or similar

    Published: 2 September 2024

  4. Council electricity tariffs and renewable electricity generation

    I would like information about your council’s electricity sources in relation to climate action for the Council Climate Action Scorecards. This information may be held by an estates department or similar.

     

    In particular, please supply me with information relating to the following questions:

     

    a. Does the council have a 100% renewable green electricity tariff for all of the electricity that the council is directly responsible for, and is this tariff with Green Energy UK plc, Good Energy Limited or Ecotricity?

     

    This includes all electricity that the council is directly responsible for, in council offices and any other buildings leased and managed by the council where the council pays the electricity tariff. This does not include homes owned or managed by the council. If unsure, please state your provider and tariff.

     

    b. Does the council generate and use energy from waste? And if so, what percentage of the council’s total electricity use is powered by this/these energy from waste electricity sources?

     

    c. Does the council buy directly from a local renewable electricity source or have its own renewable electricity sources? And if so, what percentage of the council's total electricity use is powered by this/these renewable electricity sources?

     

    This includes council owned renewable electricity sources that are located outside of the council area, such as solar farms located further south to maximise energy generation.

    Published: 2 September 2024

  5. Demands on Trading Standards services and enforcement activities

    We have a number of questions around the demand for your Trading Standards Service, your resources and enforcement activities. Please see the attached questions.

    Published: 29 August 2024

  6. Funding to replace stiles

    Why was £250,000 allocated to parish councils for replacing stiles when it is the responsibility of the landowner to maintain stiles, not the Council's?

    Published: 29 August 2024

  7. Request for an update to your public rights of way data

    In November 2012 you sent me MapInfo files that has the details of your public rights of way. You provided updates in January 2014, July 2018, October 2019 and November 2020. The latter had reference EIR IAT 21489.

    I would be grateful if you would provide me with the latest version of your public rights of way data.

    I would like this information to be provided to me as an electronic copy, preferably as an ESRI shapefile or MapInfo files and I would prefer these files to be bundled into a zip file.

    Previously, you have released the data with the Open Government Licence version 3.0 which is described at: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

    If you are happy to do this again, please can you email me to say that the data that you send me is released with OGL v3.0.

    Published: 28 August 2024

  8. Copies of enforcement action for Footpaths HB1 and HER16 between 22/08/2023 and 22/08/2024

    RE: Footpaths HB1 and HER16

    These two footpaths have been reported as obstructed over the last two years.

    I require copies of Enforcement Action taken by the Highway Authority, in terms of Formal Request by Letter or Services of Notices for HER16 and HB1 between the dates of 22/08/2023 and 22/08/2024.

    Published: 28 August 2024

  9. Statement of Accounts 2022-23 and 2023-24

    1) Please provide the actual cost incurred in this year for the posts listed on page 42, which should include the cost of temporary staff noted below the table. The table excludes the costs for contracts listed in the notes. For clarity this should be the entire cost of permanent and temporary cost.

     

    For example;

    “The Director for Children and Families left on 30 April 2021. The post was filled by temporary contract during the period to 31 December 2021. The post title became Corporate Director, Children and Young People from 1 January 2022.

    The Director for Adults and Communities left on 4 July 2021. The post was filled by temporary contract during the period to June 2022 when the permanent appointee started. The post title became Corporate Director, Community Wellbeing.

    The Director for Economy and Place left on 31 July 2021. The post was filled by temporary contract to 13 February 2022. The post titled became Corporate Director, Economy and Environment with a new director commencing in post 14 February 2022.

     

    2)a) Please provide the total cost including agency fees for the cover/contract provided by the listed temporary staff noted in notes 3,4,5,7 and 8. Please provide the breakdown separately of each contract.

     

    2)b) Please provide where the costs for these contracts are represented in this statement of accounts document?

    In relation to The Statement of Accounts 2023-24

     

    3) Please provide the actual cost incurred in this year for the posts listed on page 42 which should include the cost of temporary staff noted below the table. The table excludes the costs for contracts listed in the notes.

     

    4) Please provide the total cost of severance payments made in the years 2019/20 - 2024/25 (to 30/07/24).

     

    5) Please provide the total cost of severance payments made in the years 2019/20 - 2024/25 (to 30/07/24) excluding redundancy.

    Published: 27 August 2024

  10. SRPs and SEN units

    I would like to submit the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:

    1. In your local authority area, the number of special resourced provision and SEN units that exist. Please can this include any that have closed in the last 10 years.

    2. A list of which schools in your local authority area have the SRPs and SEN units (can this please include the school's URN number), the pupil age range of the SRP/unit, the SEN need it's aimed at and what year the SRP/unit was set up. Please can you specify if you categorise it as an SRP, SEN unit or other. If other, please provide details.

    3. For each SRP and SEN unit, the number of students placed there since 2018.

    4. For each please can you include details on who initiated them being set up if available, i.e. was it the council that approached schools about opening a SRP and SEN unit or an academy trust.

    5. For each, how much capital funding was spent on the SRP/SEN unit.

    6. Details on how each unit is funded and what criteria a student has to meet to qualify for a place at the unit i.e. do they have to have an EHCP?

    7. Details on any compliance / quality checks you carry out on the SRP/ SEN unit. For at least questions 1 to 5, can this information be provided in an Excel spreadsheet file.

    Published: 27 August 2024