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. Adult social care (under 65's) spending

    Could you please provide the following information in a CSV or spreadsheet format:

    1. What is the total amount your local authority spends on supporting adults with disabilities in residential social care and supported living settings in:

    (a) 2019-20

    (b) 2020-21

    (c) 2021-22

    (d) 2022-23 and

    (e) 2023-24?

    Please provide these figures for the financial year and exclude care homes for the elderly in your response. If this specific level of detail is not possible, please provide the spending for adults in residential social care and supported living settings aged 18-64.

    2. Please provide a breakdown of the annual cost for each provider, and whether they are private or local-authority run. If this is not possible, please provide the value of the top 3 most expensive contracts with private providers.

    3. Please provide a snapshot of the number of adults with disabilities that are being, or have been, cared for in privately-run residential or supported living accommodation (or as per (1), adults in residential social care and supported living settings aged 18-64) on:

    (a) 31 March 2020

    (b) 31 March 2021

    (c) 31 March 2022

    (d) 31 March 2023 and

    (e) 31 March 2024?

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    CLARIFICATION:

    Supported living refers to a range of services and community living arrangements designed with individuals with disabilities and their families to support citizens with disabilities to attain or retain their independence or interdependence in their local communities.

    A residential care home where someone with learning or physical disabilities is living - I'm not sure how much more I can define this.

    Privately run meaning the local authority has tendered a contract with an external company to provide this service.

    What we want to understand is the cost of residential settings run by private companies for working-age adults with disabilities of all kinds.

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    Published: 22 August 2024

  2. LA-maintained school internal financial audits

    I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request information held by your council on local authority-maintained school internal financial audits.

    Specifically, I would like to be sent:

    • The number of schools that haven’t been audited since January 1, 2019

    • Of these schools, the name of the school(s) with the longest wait since its last internal audit. I would like you to also state the year in which the school(s) was last audited

    • Does the council publish the findings from its audit reports in the public domain? If so, it would be appreciated if you could state whether the council names schools, how they are published and provide me with any relevant links

    • The number of council investigations launched on the back of local authority-maintained school internal audit reports, along with information on what the investigation centred on, the year(s) the probe took place and a copy of the investigation report

    • Council guidance outlining how often, when and why internal audits are carried out

    If any of the information is already in the public domain, please can you direct me to it, with page references and URLs if necessary.

    Published: 22 August 2024

  3. Flytipping

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

    • How many incidents of fly tipping have been reported each year for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (to date). Please breakdown the number of incidents by month where possible to highlight which months are most common for fly tipping / have the highest number of fly tipping incidents?

    • In total, how much has been paid to remove/clean up following fly tipping each year in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (to date)

    • How many fly tipping fines have been given out in the years of: 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (to date)

    • How much money has been paid in fly tipping fines in the years of: 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (to date)

    • Have you recently increased fly tipping fines? If yes, please can you tell us how much you fine for fly tipping now (current date) versus previously?

    Published: 22 August 2024

  4. Phosphate data for the Luston Integrated Constructed Wetland (ICW)

    Please provide the following data for the Luston Integrated Constructed Wetland (ICW) recorded on a weekly basis: Inflow phosphate levels (mg/l) Outfall phosphate levels (mg/l) Flow rate (m3/hr) Date range: from inception to current day

    Published: 22 August 2024

  5. Tenders for interpretation services

    I would like to request the following information:

    1. When the last tender was issued by your council related to interpretation services

    2. The names of the companies or service providers who were awarded these tenders.

    3. The contract values or spend details associated with each awarded tender (this includes booking volumes and price per booking type).

    4. When the contract ends and if there is any option to extend (and when the council is planning for the next tender)

    5. Any available documentation or reports that outline the evaluation criteria and decision-making process for these tenders.

    Published: 21 August 2024

  6. ICNIRP Certificate Issues - 5G Mast at Belmont Road

    RE: ICNIRP certificate issues for the 5G mast installation at Belmont Road (Application Ref: P240719/PA7).

    Having reviewed the recent FOI response published 2nd August 2024 (EIR2024/01217) and the 5G technical briefing note issued to Herefordshire Council Councillors, I believe there are several points that require urgent attention.

    1. The FOI response indicates that operators who received approval with incorrect Statements were contacted and advised of potential breaches of planning control. Has this process been applied to the Belmont Road installation?

    2. While the FOI response suggests that enforcement action is limited once development is carried out, it also mentions that corrected Statements remove health and safety concerns. Given that we still lack a valid certificate for this installation, what steps will be taken to address this?

    3. The technical note advises that any discrepancies must be brought to the attention of the applicant/agent as soon as possible. Has this been done for the Belmont Road mast, and if not, when will it be addressed?

    Published: 20 August 2024

  7. Food safety expenditure

    I am analysing trends in local authority expenditure data in England. I have a query regarding annual expenditure data, specifically annual outturns of Food safety expenditure as a spending line of Environmental and Regulatory service expenditure I am looking at data from the PLDR Which analyses data from the RO5 I see Herefordshire frequently reports 0 expenditure for this service and I was hoping to gain some information for why this might be. For example does the LA not spend money on food safety services, if so how do they operate. Alternatively are food safety expenditure data reported in another spending line perhaps? Any information you can provide will be greatly appreciated, just to inform my analysis of how to treat these 0 data.

    Published: 16 August 2024

  8. PROW Enforcement Letters/Notices Sent in last 6 months for CH20, EB25, MY2,

    I require copies of Enforcement Action taken by the Highway Authority , in terms of Formal Request by Letter or Services of Notices for the following three Footpaths from :

    The 1 st February 2024 until 30th August 2024

    CH20

    MY2

    EB25

    The request is specifically for copies of the formal letters or notices served within this period for the three footpaths concerned.

    Published: 16 August 2024

  9. Costs of temporary accommodation for homeless households in 2022/23 and 2023/24

    Please advise:

    1. Your total spending on temporary accommodation for homeless households in the financial year 2022/23.

    Please advise how much of this spending was funded by central Government (for instance via the Homelessness Prevention Grant) and what, if any, was the net cost to you (to be funded by the Council Tax.)

    2. Your total spending on temporary accommodation for homeless households in the financial year 2023/24.

    Please advise how much of this spending was funded by central Government (for instance via the Homelessness Prevention Grant) and what, if any, was the net cost to you (to be funded by the Council Tax.)

    3. Your total spending on hotels as temporary accommodation for homeless households in the financial year 2022/23.

    4. Your total spending on hotels as temporary accommodation for homeless households in the financial year 2023/24.

    Published: 16 August 2024

  10. Section 47 enquiries in the years: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 to date

    (Children and Families Directorate)

    With reference to Freedom of Information Act 2000 I would like to request information relating to implementing Section 47, Children Act 1989, investigation by Children's Social Services:

    Children Act 1989, section 47, Local authority’s duty to investigate,

    (1) Where a local authority—

    (b) have reasonable cause to suspect that a child who lives, or is found, in their area is suffering, or is likely to suffer, significant harm,

    So question 1.

    How many section 47 enquiries were initiated in the years: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 to date?

    So question 2.

    How many section 47 enquiries resulted in an Initial Child Protection Conference (ICPC) in the years: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 to date?

    So question 3.

    How many of these (ICPC) resulted in a child protection plan in the years: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 to date?

    Published: 16 August 2024