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. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. I write to ask the following questions:

    1. How many electric charge points does this council currently own and operate?

    2. Are all the charge points compliant with the 2023 Public Charge Point Regulations? If not all, then how many?

    3. What steps have been taken by the council to ensure compliance with the 2023 Public Charge Point Regulations?

    4. Has this council experienced any challenges when working to comply with the 2023 Public Charge Point Regulations?

    Published: 27 August 2024

  6. Can you please supply data around the following Freedom of Information request:

    1) How many off-street parking spaces there are in total in the Herefordshire Council area?

    2) How many of those are motorcycle specific parking spaces?

    3) How motorcycles are accommodated by the spaces listed above?

    4) That data drilled down further by location.

    5) What the rules/charges are for motorcycles in the above area?

    Published: 23 August 2024

  7. I am writing to make a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I would like to request the following information: 1. The names of all banking providers that this institution has used in the past two financial years (1st April 2022 – 1st April 2024).

    2. The services that were used from the above banking providers in the past two financial years (1st April 2022 – 1st April 2024). Banking provider refers to: an institution that deals in money and its substitutes which provides money-related services including but not limited to accepting deposits, making loans and providing credit card services.

    3. The name of the insurance company or companies that currently provide your institution with the following types of insurance coverage: Employers’ liability insurance Public liability insurance Professional indemnity insurance Officials Indemnity Business Interruption Property Owners Personal Accident Casualty Motor/Vehicle Fine Art Property Event Travel Crime Terrorism Excess Liability

    4. Any other type of insurance not listed above - please provide the name of the company together with the type of the insurance cover

    5. The start and end dates of the current insurance contract(s) for each type of insurance coverage listed above Please provide the requested information in the order listed above. If the cost of complying with this request exceeds the appropriate limit as stated in section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act, please respond with as much information as possible within the limit, following the order of priority I have specified. If any of this information is already publicly available, please provide a link or reference to where I can find it.

    Published: 22 August 2024

  8. RE: Footpath KS31

    This footpath is out of repair and has been the subject four defect reports on 29/07/24, 11/06/21, 11/06/21 and 06/12/21.

    I require copies of Enforcement Action taken by the Highway Authority, in terms of Formal Request by Letter or Services of Notices for KS31 between the dates of:

    12/06/2021 to 01/03/2022

    30/07/2024 to 20 /08 /2024

    Published: 22 August 2024

  9. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 please could I request a list of Non-Domestic Completion Notices served by the authority from 01/06/2024 to the present date. I would be grateful if the list could include;

    • The property reference number (otherwise known as billing authority reference number).

    • The address of the property to which the notice relates.

    • The date the notice was served .

    • The completion date recorded.

    • The business or person to whom the notice was served.

    • Address to where the Notice was sent.

    • Whether the notice was issued by the by the billing authority or a third party.

    Published: 22 August 2024

  10. Please provide me with a list of numbers on roll (NOR) for Herefordshire schools from the October census.

    Published: 22 August 2024