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. Deaf children with EHCPs

    We are requesting the following information:

    1) How many deaf children are in the Herefordshire area?

    2) How many deaf children have EHCPs?

    3) How are children performing against their EHCPs? are their needs being met?

    Published: 1 March 2024

  2. Information regarding use of NJC Job Evaluation Scheme

    1. Does your local authority use the NJC job evaluation scheme?

    2. If not, which job evaluation scheme do you use?

    3. Does your local authority opt into the NJC Terms and Conditions for your employees?

    4. Does your local authority employ anyone who is not under NJC terms and conditions and associated rates of pay?

    5. Does your local authority employ anyone defined as a 'Craft Worker', whose terms and conditions follow national Craft Worker agreements or any who have alternative local bargaining arrangements?

    A. If so, how many workers?

    B. What are their job titles?

    C. Please supply rates of pay for each job title.

    D. Do these workers have access to any additional allowances, bonuses overtime schemes? Please list all.

    E. Please provide copies of all documents that outline the working conditions, additional allowances, bonuses or overtime schemes.

    Craft Workers occupations generally fall under the categories on the attached spreadsheet although you may employ other categories that are not listed. Please add to the list of this is the case.

    Published: 1 March 2024

  3. Bond value for s278/s38 from 2020-2023 - financial years

    All years specified refer to financial years.

    Highway Bond Provision

    1. What is the total bond value for S278 and S38 agreements for:

    a) 2020-21

    b) 2021-22

    c) 2022-23

    2. What is the total number of bonds completed in:

    a) 2020-21

    b) 2021-22

    c) 2022-23

    3. What items of adoptable highway infrastructure currently attract commuted sums, and what are the individual costs?

    4. What is your inspection fee or percentage applicable relevant to the bond provision for S278 and S38 agreements?

    S278 Timescales

    5. What was the average time taken from technical submission to technical approval of a S278 agreement in:

    a) 2020-21

    b) 2021-22

    c) 2022-23

    6. What was the average time taken from technical approval to the completion of a Section 278 legal engrossment in:

    a) 2020-21

    b) 2021-22

    c) 2022-23

    7. What was the average time to grant a Street Works Permit, post execution of Legal Engrossment in:

    a) 2020-21

    b) 2021-22

    c) 2022-23

    S38 Timescales

    8. What was the average time taken from technical submission to technical approval of a S38 agreement in:

    a) 2020-21

    b) 2021-22

    c) 2022-23

    9. What was the average time taken from technical approval to the completion of a Section 38 legal agreement in:

    a) 2020-21

    b) 2021-22

    c) 2022-23

    10. What was the average total time taken from technical submission to formal adoption of a S38 agreement in:

    a) 2020-21

    b) 2021-22

    c) 2022-23

    Survey questions

    1. What is an appropriate timescale for the submission and final execution of a S38/S278 Agreement?

    2. Do you have target timescales for submission to final execution? If yes, what are they?

    3. What improvements do you think could be made to the overall process from submission to engrossment?

    4. What improvements are you already considering/ have already implemented?

    5. Would you consider using the developer obtained tender value for calculating the bond provision for S278 and S38 agreements? What conditions would you need in place to do/consider doing this?

    6. Would you consider completion of a legal agreement before confirmation of Land Title Registration?

    7. What is an appropriate total bond value of a S278/S38 agreement?

    8. Would the planning process benefit from a national standard for:

    a) bond provision values

    b) inspection fee percentages

    c) statutory timescales for approval

    Published: 29 February 2024

  4. Council use of external enforcement agencies for debt-collecting

    I would please like to request the following information:

    1) In the financial years 21/22, 22/23 and 23/24 (Up to 07.02.24), could you please provide me with the total monetary value of council-related debts (such as council tax, parking fines, failures to pay business rates and housing arrears) which were referred to external enforcement agencies?

    2) Of this figure, please could you provide the amount that was recovered by external debt agencies broken down for each of the financial years referenced?

    3) For each of those financial years, please provide the number of complaints the council has received about the conduct of external bailiffs and debt collectors.

    Published: 29 February 2024

  5. Information on Permits to Work in the Public Sector

    I am writing to make a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to obtain information regarding the Management of Permits to work (PTW) on your sites. Could you kindly provide details on the following:

    a. Which types of work require a Permit To Work to be completed on your sites?

    b. Does your organisation utilise a software platform to issue, record, and provide evidence of completed works that require a permit?

    c. If a software platform is used, please specify the name or type of software utilised to complete and evidence work permits.

    d. Who within your organisation is responsible for the issuance, sign-off, and provision of evidence for Permits To Work?

    Published: 28 February 2024

  6. Seizure of illegal vapes and testing for prohibited substances, 2023-2024

    This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, and relates to your trading standards service.

    Please can you provide the following information. If possible, please can you provide these statistics broken down by month.

    1) How many illegal vapes have been seized by the trading standards service in the past year (January 2023 - January 2024)?

    2) Of these vapes, how many were tested for the presence of prohibited substances?

    3) Of those tested, how many tested positive for fentanyl?

    Published: 28 February 2024

  7. Number of prior approval planning applications, approved on the basis of an ICNIRP self cert

    Please would you let me know how many prior approval planning applications for your council have been approved on the basis of an ICNIRP self certification in the name of Three UK Ltd, since the end of 2015.

    In relation to applications on the planning portal, it is usually extremely difficult to locate the ICNIRP self-certificates for relevant 5G mast planning applications.

    Published: 28 February 2024

  8. Contract for family information service directory

    Please can you supply me with the following information:

    Which provider currently holds the contract to deliver your family information service directory?

    What is the annual value of that contract?

    When does that contract expire?

    Published: 27 February 2024

  9. Housing Officer training

    What training do housing officers responsible for discharging the council's duties under Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996 get in relation to:

    • The Housing Act 1996

    • The Homelessness Code of Guidance

    • The Homelessness Reduction Act 2017

    • The Equality Act 2010

    • The Care Act 2014, including safeguarding

    • The Data Protection Act 2018

    • Trauma Informed Practice

    • Implementing Psychologically Informed Environments

    • Domestic Abuse Act 2021

    • Human Rights Act 1998

    • Mental Capacity Act 2005

    • Dual diagnsosis

    • Multiple Exclusion and Homelessness

    • Mental Health in respect of making reasonable adjustments and priority need

    Published: 27 February 2024

  10. Children’s centres and family hubs in the financial year 2010/11

    Please could you answer the following question:

    How many children's centres and family hubs were operated by your council in the financial year 2010/11?

    Published: 26 February 2024