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. Workforce Planning and HR Leads

    I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act about your organisations Workforce Planning and HR Leads. Please complete the below FOI questions.

    Does your organisation have workforce planning* on its risk register?

    If yes, please provide the name and job title of the risk owner/ person responsible for managing this risk?

    Could you please provide the name, job title and email address of the HR Director/ Chief People Officer for the organisation?

    Could you please provide the name, job title and email address of the Workforce planning lead or person responsible for workforce planning for the organisation?

    * Workforce Planning- is the process of analysing, forecasting, and planning workforce supply and demand.

    Published: 5 October 2023

  2. Pot Hole Data 2022/2023

    For 2022 and from January to August (inclusive) in 2023:

    How many potholes were reported

    How many potholes were repaired

    How many pothole compensation claims were received

    How many pothole compensation claims were paid out

    How many pothole compensation claims were rejected

    How much did the council pay out for pothole inflicted compensation claims

    How much did the council spend on repairing potholes

    Published: 4 October 2023

  3. From 01/09/2022-31/11/2022 how many homelessness cases were referred to Now Medical Ltd

    From the 1st September to the 31st November 2022:

    1.

    a. How many homelessness cases were referred to Now Medical Ltd

    b. Of those cases identified in 1a, how many cases concerned vulnerability in relation to priority need under Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996

    c. Of those from 1b, how many responses from Now Medical Ltd supported the conclusion that the individual was vulnerable?

    d. Of those from 1b, how many cases were then found to be vulnerable in the s.184 decision letter and therefore in priority need?

    Published: 3 October 2023

  4. Information regarding any deceased person’s residential properties sold by the Local Authority

    Information regarding any deceased person's residential properties that have been sold by the local authority either by but not limited to an enforced sale or a Section 116 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 between 1st September 2018 - 1st September 2023.

    Please supply the following information:

    1) Addresses for deceased person's residential property that have been sold by the local authority

    2) Monies held by the local authority for any such sale

    3) Date deceased person's residential property was sold

    4) Any monies and dates from the sale of a deceased person's residential property that was paid into court funds.

    Published: 3 October 2023

  5. Value of Community Disability Equipment for financial years 2021/2022 and 2022/2023

    Under the Freedom of Information Act (2000), I would be grateful if you could provide information to us on all the geographical areas that you cover, for the following two periods:

    * 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022

    * 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023

    1. The value* of community disability equipment** provided by your organisation (we require information from each organisation separately, if you wish to provide joint spending figures - please let us know) to disabled and terminally ill children (as defined by the 2010 Equality Act please see *** below) in your area.

    2. The numbers of individual pieces of equipment supplied to disabled and terminally ill children in your area.

    * Value to include both recycled equipment (if relevant) provided to specific children through services such as Community Equipment Stores and equipment purchased new for specific children.

    **The term community equipment includes such items as wheelchairs, buggies, specialist beds, standing frames, hoists, car seats and specialist seating. We do not include structural adaptations, consumables such as nasal gastric tubing and incontinence supplies, IT equipment or surgical aids.

    *** As defined by the 2010 Equality Act. Children up to their 18th birthday who have 'a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on their ability to do normal/daily activities'.

    Published: 2 October 2023

  6. Number of applicants with planning permission for one type of building who reapply for something else

    I would like to know how many applicants get planning permission for one type of building and then reapply for something else instead. Please provide figures for the past five years (no preference over financial or calendar years) We have had a number of planning decisions approved in our local area for a small cottage In keeping with the character of the area but then the applicant has reapplied for enormous unsuitable building instead and it seems to be waived through.

    Published: 2 October 2023

  7. UK Shared Prosperity Fund

    Request:

    Following your awarding of £6,642,187 from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, please can you detail how much of this funding has been allocated to the 'Communities & Place' investment strand over the entire funding period?

    In addition, of the £806,091 of UKSPF funding allocated to be spent in 2022 - 2023, could you please confirm how much of this has been allocated to the 'Communities & Place' investment strand and provide as much detail as to the reporting criteria as set out below:

    Name of Project

    Project Description - a brief description of the project

    Budget for this Project (both total budget and amount spent in 2022/23)

    New or pre- UKSPF Project - is this a continuation of an existing project with UKSPF funding, or a new project?

    The main UKSPF intervention the project has been set up to support - primary intervention, based on spend

    Location - Project Postcode or Project Delivery Postcode (if applicable). Local Authority Areas that will benefit

    Delivery Lead - name of the organisation delivering project

    Type of Organisation delivering project - for example, VSO, Private Sector etc

    Status - that is, Planned, Live, Finished (completed), Closed (stopped early)

    Reason for closure - if project has closed early rather than being successfully completed

    Published: 2 October 2023

  8. Number of Challenges to books received by your library/libraries between 2018 - 2022 so far in 2023

    Please provide data regarding the number of challenges to books received by your library/libraries for each calendar between 2018 and 2022, plus so far in 2023.

    For this request, a book challenge is defined as a formal complaint requesting that materials be removed from a library because of content or inappropriateness. Specifically, please provide each of the following for each year if available:

    • The number of challenges received

    • The title and author of the books challenged

    • The reason (if any) provided for the challenge

    • The action taken in response to the challenge

    Published: 2 October 2023

  9. Commercial properties owned or leased by the council, and their current occupation status

    I would like a complete list of all industrial, and commercial properties to include offices etc across the county, that are owned or leased by Herefordshire County Council and the current situation of each property, either let or vacant, I am not interested in any buildings used for residential uses. It should be a complete list

    Published: 29 September 2023

  10. Accident data for road traffic accidents in 2020, 2021 and 2022

    Please send me the data you have on deaths and injuries in the road traffic environment for the calendar years 2020, 2021, 2022. These data are recorded by speed limit categories and categories of victims so please include data for 20mph/30mph/roads above 30mph and please include data for drivers and passengers of vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians.

    Published: 29 September 2023