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. Unauthorised absence school fines for the Aylestone federation since 2013

    I would like how many fines were issued from the council, relating to unauthorised absence for children from the Aylestone federation, including Withington primary, Broadlands primary and Aylestone high.

    How many fines were issued per school year since 2013, when the guidance came in place, in all 3 schools?

    Published: 7 November 2023

  2. Year 7 admission data for Earl Mortimer College between 2018 and 2023

    I would like to request historic year 7 admission data for Earl Mortimer College between 2018 and 2023.

    I would like know how many first choice applications and how many on roll for the academic year beginning 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022.

    This information is not available on the website.

    Published: 7 November 2023

  3. Special Educational Needs & Disability – Funding Allocations

    I would like to request the following:

    1) Information that describes "top-up", "banding," "matrix," or "element" arrangements that the Council uses to guide its allocation of High Needs Block funding to mainstream schools, resource base / units in mainstream schools, and special schools;

    2) Information showing the maximum High Needs or Top-Up funding allocation (in pounds) that each specific band, matrix point, or element attracts in the current financial year (2023-24);

    3) Information showing the maximum High Needs or Top-Up funding allocation (in pounds) that each specific band or element attracted for the previous financial year (2022-23).

    · If funding allocations for each band/element in 2023-24 are identical to those in 2022-23, please say so.

    · If it is more efficient for you to provide these allocations based on academic years rather than financial years, please use academic years instead.

    · If the Council has changed its banding arrangements during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 periods, please provide information showing the previous banding arrangements as well as the current ones.

    · For special schools where banded funding is not used, please provide information showing the High Needs Block 'top-up' allocation per place.

    Published: 7 November 2023

  4. Social Media Management for Herefordshire Council

    I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, the information requested below.

    The details we require are:

    1) Do you use a social media management platform?

    2) If so, what tools do you use?

    3) How much do you spend annually on a Social media management tool?

    4) Which month & year does your contract with your supplier end?

    5)Do you use a social listening / media monitoring platform?

    6) If so, what tools do you use?

    7) How much do you spend annually on a social listening / media monitoring tool?

    8) Which month & year does your contract with your supplier end?

    9) Who is the senior officer in charge of these contracts?

    Published: 6 November 2023

  5. Leominster Illegal deposit of Litter

    How many incidents of fly tipping have their been in Leominster during the past 12 months, broken down by Month if possible.

    Published: 6 November 2023

  6. Parking Income and Empty Business Property query

    (a) Your site says car park income latest figure was £2,020,148, yet the figure for all and every fee from motorists (provisional) for 22/23 is £5,334,006. Please give a breakdown of this second figure.

    (b) In respect of empty business properties in the city, what is the policy for charging or not charging business rates? Can the Council state, approximately, what extra income would be coming in if there were no empty business properties within the city as defined below.

    For the purposes of the definition of "city" in this request, I mean the "circular" area bounded by the river in the south, the "new" bridge/Victoria Street up to the roundabout by Debenhams, then right along the A438 to the lights St Owen Street, then straight on to the river.

    Published: 6 November 2023

  7. Firewall, Anti-virus, and Enterprise Agreements

    I am currently embarking on a research project around Cyber Security and was hoping you could provide me with some contract information relating to following information:

    1. Standard Firewall (Network) - Firewall service protects your corporate Network from unauthorised access and other Internet security threats

    2. Anti-virus Software Application - Anti-virus software is a program or set of programs that are designed to prevent, search for, detect, and remove software viruses, and other malicious software like worms, trojans, adware, and more.

    3. Microsoft Enterprise Agreement - is a volume licensing package offered by Microsoft.

    The information I require is around the procurement side and we do not require any specifics (serial numbers, models, location) that could bring threat/harm to the organisation.

    For each of the different types of cyber security services can you please provide me with:

    1. Who is the existing supplier for this contract?

    2. What does the organisation annually spend for each of the contracts?

    3. What is the description of the services provided for each contract?

    4. Primary Brand (ONLY APPLIES TO CONTRACT 1&2)

    5. What is the expiry date of each contract?

    6. What is the start date of each contract?

    7. What is the contract duration of contract?

    8. The responsible contract officer for each of the contracts above? Full name, job title, contact number and direct email address.

    9. Number of Licenses (ONLY APPLIES TO CONTRACT 3)

    Published: 3 November 2023

  8. Flood risk to a site in Lower Bullingham, Hereford

    We are currently investigating flood risk to a site in Lower Bullingham, Hereford. As part of the level 2 SFRA it is understood that a hydraulic model of the Withy, Norton and Red Brooks was built in 2019.

    Could we please request the model, model outputs, and modelling reports in order to inform a site specific flood risk assessment?

    Published: 3 November 2023

  9. Vision impairment (VI) education services

    Please find attached a Freedom of Information (FOI) questionnaire about vision impairment (VI) education services.

    This includes habilitation services, the specialist vision impairment curriculum framework as well as education services for children and young people with VI.

    Published: 2 November 2023

  10. Vision rehabilitation services across England

    Please complete the attached questionnaire regarding vision rehabilitation services across England.

    Vision rehabilitation provides one-to-one training in daily living skills, mobility, and communications, to maximise people's independence, confidence and quality of life

    Published: 2 November 2023