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 Maintenance Plan - EQA duty in the revised Appendix A plan

    RE: Highways Maintenance Plan

    There is no evidence of any EQA duty in the revised Appendix A plan and the plan for the most part is identical to the 2023.

    1. Please provide all s149 EQA 2010 examination evidence held as a result of the finding that no evidence were in place in 2023 which led to the LGSO complaint and to the decision to provide evidence of the PSED by May 30th 2024.

    Published: 26 June 2024

  2. Council Tax debt management and arrears

    I am just writing to submit a Freedom of Information request to your authority with questions around council tax debt management and arrears.

    1. Between 6th April 2023 and 5th April 2024, what guidelines did you follow when setting arrangements for constituents to pay Council Tax arrears? (YES/NO)

    - The Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1992

    - The Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) (Wales) Regulations 1998

    - The National Standards for Enforcement Agents

    - Local Council Tax Support Schemes

    - Income and Expenditure Assessments

    - Flexible Payment Arrangements

    2. Between 6th April 2023 and 5th April 2024, what industry standard tools did you use when assessing an individual’s ability to repay Council Tax arrears? (YES/NO)

    - Income and Expenditure Forms

    - Budgeting Software

    - Affordability Assessments

    - Credit Reference Agencies

    - Debt Advice Services

    - Legal Proceedings

    3. Between 6th April 2023 and 5th April 2024, what % of Council Tax was:

    - Paid on time?

    - Paid after internal chase activities?

    - Collected by an enforcement agent? 

    4. How much did you spend on collecting Council Tax arrears between 6th April 2023 and 5th April 2024. Can you also state the cost per method:

    - Internal chase activities

    - Enforcement agent

    5. Do you have your own internal enforcement department? (YES/NO)

    6. Between 6th April 2023 and 5th April 2024, did you use a benefits calculator to help residents in arrears maximise their income? If so, which tool?

    7. Between 6th April 2023 and 5th April 2024, did you use attachment of earnings for constituents to pay Council Tax arrears?

     

    Published: 26 June 2024

  3. Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing contracts

    I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect to Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing contracts.

     

    The details we require are:

     

    •       What mental health and emotional wellbeing contracts/services do you currently commission or deliver in house?

     

    •       If commissioned, how was the contract commissioned? Please confirm if it was direct award or via a formal procurement process.

     

    •       Please can you confirm the supplier/provider of each of these mental health and emotional wellbeing services/contracts?

     

    •       Please can you confirm the annual and total contract values of each of these contracts/services?

     

    •       Please can you confirm the start date & duration of each of these contracts?

     

    •       Could you please provide a copy of the service/product specification given to all bidders for when these contracts were last advertised?

     

    •       Within these services, do you use a keyworker model for delivery?

     

    •       Please can you confirm if there is an extension clause in each of these contracts and, if so, the duration of the extension?

     

    •       Has a decision been made yet on whether each of these contracts is being either extended, direct awarded or recommissioned? And if so what is the decision?

     

    •       Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for each of these contracts?

     

    •       Are there any planned market engagement events for each of these contracts if they are being recommissioned?

     

    •       Are there any new mental health and emotional wellbeing contracts you intend to commission in the next 36 months that have already been confirmed/given permission to proceed?

     

    Published: 25 June 2024

  4. Children in care as a result of Violence

    In the 2023 calendar year how many children were taken into care where there was a recorded concern that the parents/carers were at risk of physical violence from the child? Please state the ages and sexes of any children involved.

    Published: 25 June 2024

  5. Legal Proceedings Against Elective Home Education Families

    FOI Questions

    1.  How many legal proceedings have been commenced by Herefordshire Council against Elective Home Education Families in the year 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 to date?

     

    2. How many legal proceedings have resulted in legal penalties imposed on Elective Home Education Families in the year 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 to date?

    (in a simple persons language how many has the council won in county/magistrates court?).

     

    Published: 25 June 2024

  6. Fraudulent claims for business rates in the last 10 years

    1. Could you please confirm the number of instances in the last 10 years where a fraudulent claim for a business rates refund has been made?

    2. Could you please confirm the number of instances where a refund has been paid to an incorrect entity due to a fraudulent claim?

    3. Could you please confirm the total value (£) over the last 10 years where a Ratepayer has had to be compensated due to a fraudulent claim for a business rates refund?

    4. The total value of credits held on business rates accounts within the billing authority as of today's date.

    Published: 25 June 2024

  7. Staffing numbers since the current Chief Executive has been in post

    1) Can you please indicate how many full-time/part-time permanent contract staff have left Herefordshire Council since the current Chief Executive has been in post?

    2) Could you please indicate how many limited period contract/non-permanent staff have been employed by Herefordshire Council since the current Chief Executive has been in post?

    CLARIFICATION:

    - Please include Fixed-Term employees and Agency workers, broken down into separate totals for each employment/worker type

    - Please include all staff employed / contracted before they started and were still with council after the Chief Executive was employed

    This should include all staff since the commencement of the current Chief Executives employment to the date this request is received.

    Published: 25 June 2024

  8. Blue Badge applications since September 1st 2022

    I am writing to make a formal request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for information regarding the issuing of Blue Badges within your Council.

     

    Specifically, I kindly request the following information:

     

    *   Number of Blue Badges currently held (as of the date of this email).

     

     

    *   Number of Blue Badge applications received since September 1st 2022.

     

     

    *   Number and percentage of successful Blue Badge applications since September 1st 2022 - of these, the number and percentage of applications which were successful under the Hidden Disability criteria.

     

    *   Number and percentage of unsuccessful Blue Badge applications since September 1st 2022 - of these, the number and percentage of applicants appealing the decision and the number and percentage of applicants who were successful in their appeal.

     

    Published: 21 June 2024

  9. Adoption of IHRA on the Working Definition of Antisemitism

    This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

    You kindly last provided information in 2022.

    Please confirm the following:

    Q1.a) If the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Definition has been adopted by the Council since 1 May 2022. If so, please provide the date that the motion/decision to do so was approved and provide a copy of the relevant motion/minutes/policy document or a working link if it is available on your website.

    See antisemitism.org/definition<http://antisemitism.uk/definition> for more information about the IHRA Definition and the IHRA statement<https://holocaustremembrance.com/news/from-the-archives> on the integrality of the examples.

    Q1.b) If the IHRA Definition has been adopted, was the IHRA Definition adopted in its entirety including all of the examples?

    Q1.c) If all of the examples were not adopted, which ones were adopted?

    Q1.d) If the IHRA Definition has not been adopted at all, was there a motion/decision to adopt the IHRA Definition which was defeated, and if so on what date was it defeated?

    Q1.e) If the IHRA Definition has not yet been adopted, has adoption been timetabled?

    Published: 21 June 2024

  10. Risk of homelessness

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please can you provide me with information on households put at risk of homelessness.

    1. The number of households where someone is in receipt of the state pension who have been put at risk of homelessness in your local authority due to a Section 21 notice in each of the financial years since 2018/19

    2. The number of households where someone is in receipt of the state pension who have been put at risk of homelessness in your local authority in each of the financial years since 2018/19

    3. The number of households where there where someone is aged under 18 who have been put at risk of homelessness in your local authority due to a Section 21 notice in each of the financial years since 2018/19

    4. The number of households where there where someone is aged under 18 who have been put at risk of homelessness in your local authority in each of the financial years since 2018/19

    5. The number of households where there where someone is registered as a carer who have been put at risk of homelessness in your local authority due to a Section 21 notice in each of the financial years since 2018/19

    6. The number of households where there where someone is registered as a carer who have been put at risk of homelessness in your local authority in each of the financial years since 2018/19

    Published: 19 June 2024