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. Funding and grants available to small businesses

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

    1. What funding (if any) do you offer to small businesses in the local area?

    2. How many grants (if any) do you offer to small businesses in the local area?

    3. If funding or grants are offered, please can you provide the specific monetary figures that are available to small businesses in the local area.

    4. How many grants, or funding offers, were applied for and successfully granted to small businesses in the calendar years 2021, 2022 and 2023.

    Published: 3 April 2024

  2. Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hubs

    1. Do you have a Multi-agency safeguarding hub or similar arrangement in which children's social care departments work alongside the Police, Health, Education and other partners to share information and make decisions about child safeguarding?

    2. If so when was this established?

    3. Are staff from the different agencies co-located?

    4. If staff are co-located when did this occur?

    5. For each year ending 31st March from 1st April 2007 to 2023 please provide:

    a. The number of strategy meetings held

    b. The number of children who have been the subject of a strategy meeting.

    Published: 3 April 2024

  3. Paper and Cardboard Recycling

    Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information regarding paper and cardboard recycling in your borough:

    • What are the contractual performance KPI's for this contract?

    • Suppliers who applied for inclusion on each framework/contract and were successful & not successful at the PQQ & ITT stages

    • Who is the current supplier?

    • Actual spend on this contract/framework (and any sub lots), from the start of the contract to the current date

    • Are there any processing facilities or MRFs utilised within the contract if so what the names and addresses?

    • How is your fibre processed (baled or loose)?

    • Where is the end destination of the fibre?

    • What is your current collection method (dual stream, single source, kerbside sort or comingled)

    • What tonnage per year do you produce by fibre grade?

    • Start date & duration of framework/contract?

    • Could you please provide a copy of the service/product specification given to all bidders for when this contract was last advertised?

    • Is there an extension clause in the framework(s)/contract(s) and, if so, the duration of the extension?

    • Has a decision been made yet on whether the framework(s)/contract(s) are being either extended or renewed?

    • Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this contract?

    • Are there any plans to change the existing service?

    Published: 2 April 2024

  4. Broken streetlights in the calendar year 2023

    In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, I would be grateful if you could provide me with the following information:

    1. How many streetlights were reported as faulty in the calendar year 2023?

    2. What was the average amount of time taken between the reporting of a fault with a streetlight and its resolution in the calendar year 2023?

    3. What was the longest delay between the reporting of a streetlight problem and its resolution in the calendar year 2023?

    4. What was the most recent estimate of the number of streetlights in your area that are currently not functioning or partly functioning?

    Published: 2 April 2024

  5. Light Touch Care Needs Assessments

    Please provide:

    A copy of your "Light touch (over the telephone) Care Needs Assessment (LTottCNA)" Policy and procedure.

    Can you please confirm how your LTottCNA conforms with the Care Act wellbeing Duty and the Public Sector Equality Duty?

    Can you confirm if a member of the Public can email a request for a Care Needs Assessment?

    Can you confirm if a member of the Public can be Forced against their will to telephone in and undergo a LTottCNA?

    Published: 28 March 2024

  6. Pollution Report for Wellington Brook

    I believe that a survey on the level of pollution in the Wellington Brook was conducted last year on behalf of Herefordshire Council. Due to my concern over this, and the impact on the local ecology I would be grateful for a copy of this report.

    Whilst I have concern over pollution levels on the whole, for this request my main focus is the section running from the WWTW (STW) in Canon Pyon to the confluence of the two branches of Wellington Brook at Kinford. It is believed that the WWTW operated by Welsh Water is operating above its design capacity, with rather obvious consequences

    A survey was carried out on behalf of Herefordshire Council by the Wye and Usk Foundation over January - March 2022.

    Published: 28 March 2024

  7. Placement Team contact details

    Please provide the following details:

    * Email addresses for Childrens placements team

    * Email addresses for Adults placements team

    * Contact details (email addresses or phone numbers) of decision makers involved in the selection and approval process for the use of free software specifically created for social care placements teams, which enables placements teams to find appropriate placements instantly.

    Published: 28 March 2024

  8. Council’s transport service journeys 2021-2024

    The following questions relate to the council's transport services and should be treated as a Freedom of Information request.

    1 Does the council currently operate any transport routes for which the destination falls outside of the council area in either of the following categories (YES/NO)

    a) SEN Transport

    b) Home to School

    c) Taxi Services

    d) Transport for Adult Care

    2 If yes - can the council state - for each category, how many individual journeys have been made to out-of-council destinations in this financial year to date (23-24).

    Please also supply the number of individual journeys broken down by the previous two financial years (22-23 and 21-22)

    a) SEN Transport

    b) Home to School

    c) Taxi Services

    d) Transport for Adult Care

    3. In each of the following categories, can the council provide the longest individual journey carried out this current financial year (23-24).

    Please also supply that figure going back the two previous financial years (22-23 and 21-22).

    a) SEN Transport

    b) Home to School

    c) Taxi Services

    d) Transport for Adult Care

    Published: 27 March 2024

  9. Number of Nuisance Smell Complaints

    Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the number of nuisance smell complaints received by the council for the following periods:

    1st Jan 2024-29th February 2024

    1st Jan 2023-31st December 2023

    1st Jan 2022- 31st December 2022

    1st Jan 2021- 31st December 2021

    To be clear, I am referring to complaints made about nuisance smells that could be a 'statutory nuisance' (covered by the Environmental Protection Act 1990) as defined in this guidance from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/nuisance-smells-how-councils-deal-with-complaints

    If possible, please could you break down the number of odour complaints, by type.

    Published: 27 March 2024

  10. Number of people employed/subcontracted by the Council within equality and diversity

    I would like to know:

    1. How many DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) people are council employed/subcontracted or used on whatever basis?

    2. The complete cost on a yearly basis.

    3. How many years the council had paid out for and on DEI?

    4. The salary of a DEI 2022-2023.

    For clarification, I would like the information for all of those who have DEI responsibilities and the costs associated with training each DEI. If outsourced the company name, if trained in house how many hours per person.

    Published: 27 March 2024