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. Up to date list of utilities (Statutory Undertakers) operating in your area

    Could you please share your most up-to-date list of utilities (Statutory Undertakers) operating in your area?

    Published: 1 November 2023

  2. Child Asylum Seekers misidentified as Adults

    I would be grateful if you could please provide the following information:

    * In January to June 2023, how many individuals claiming to be children (aged under 18) were referred to your children's services department having previously been assessed to be an adult by the Home Office and placed in adult asylum accommodation or detention?

    * Of those referred, how many were subsequently assessed by your children's services department to be under 18?

    Published: 30 October 2023

  3. Schools revenue budgets

    I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act.

    Questions 1-6 concern schools' revenue budgets.

    1. A list of all LA-maintained schools in the local authority area and the following information for 2022/23:

    a. the type of school (nursery, primary, secondary, PRU, special etc)

    b. each school's in-year financial outturn - i.e. the surplus or deficit the school recorded on its revenue budget in 2022/23

    c. each school's cumulative outturn balance at the end of 2022/23 (i.e. factoring in previous years)

    2. The forecast in-year financial outturn (as defined in question 1b) in 2023/24 for each LA-maintained school in the local authority area (please state the type of school as per question 1a for any newly opened schools that don't appear in question 1)

    3. The total number and percentage of schools with a surplus revenue balance in 2022/23, broken down by type of school (as per question 1a)

    4. The total number and percentage of schools with a negative revenue balance in 2022/23, broken down by type of school (as per question 1a)

    5. The total number and percentage of schools with a forecast surplus revenue balance for 2023/24, broken down by type of school (as per question 1a)

    6. The total number and percentage of schools with a forecast negative revenue balance for 2023/24, broken down by type of school (as per question 1a)

    7. Please state how many children of compulsory school age with Education, Health and Care Plans have no school place for September and are not in Elective Home Education

    If the council is on the Delivering Better Value in SEND Programme, please also answer questions 8 and 9:

    8. What is the council's forecast unmitigated cumulative DSG deficit for 2027/28? Please provide a forecast figure for 2026/27 if no forecast is available for 2027/28.

    9. What is the council's forecast mitigated cumulative DSG deficit for 2027/28 under implementation of DBV savings? Please include all forecasts that have been calculated (e.g. upper/lower bound, target and stretch forecasts etc). Please provide forecast figures for 2026/27 if no forecast is available for 2027/28.

    Please do not refer me to the council's Schools Forum papers - my experience is that councils do not routinely publish the requested information via their Schools Forums.

    Published: 27 October 2023

  4. Number of litter bins in Herefordshire/frequency of being emptied

    How many litter bins are there in Herefordshire?

    How often are the litter bins emptied?

    How many litter bins are there from The Courtyard Theatre to the end of Station Road?

    Published: 27 October 2023

  5. Solar panels on council buildings

    Please could you tell me whether any of the buildings currently owned by Herefordshire Council have solar panels installed? If so, please could you advise when these were installed.

    Published: 27 October 2023

  6. Unaccompanied child migrants

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

    How many 'unaccompanied child migrants' has your authority been responsible for between January 2022 and now?

    What percentage of 'unaccompanied child migrants' that your authority is responsible for have had their age reassessed during this time period?

    What is the total number of 'unaccompanied child migrants' that have been found to be above the age of sixteen during this time period?

    Published: 27 October 2023

  7. Enforcement Agency Services

    Q1. Your current suppliers used to collect the following debts (please give names of all suppliers for each debt type):

    • Parking Fines (PCNs)

    • Council Tax

    • Business Rates (NDR)

    Q2. Number of cases issued to enforcement agents for each debt type, for the immediate past two financial years and year to date, e.g. 2021/22; 2022/23; 2023 Year to date:

    • Parking Fines (PCNs)

    • Council Tax

    • Business Rates (NDR)

    Q3. Enforcement/Debt Collection contract start and contract end date, and any contract extension dates for each of the following debt types:

    • Parking Fines (PCNs)

    • Council Tax

    • Business Rates (NDR)

    Q4. Are your Revenue and Benefits or Parking Services outsourced, and if they are, please state who is the supplier responsible for each or both service e.g. Capita, APCOA, Agilysis, Serco, Liberata etc.

    • Parking (RTD)

    • Revenues and Benefits

    Q5. The name and/or job title of the Senior Office (outside of procurement) responsible for the above contract(s)?

    Published: 27 October 2023

  8. Planning Application P223229/F - History of changes report

    Planning Application P223229/F - Land to the rear of the Sun Inn, Winforton, Herefordshire HR3 6EA

    This request is to provide a History of Changes report showing the date and time stamps when data entry fields were added or last changed in the General Information table for this application, as published on the Herefordshire Council Planning portal. The report should provide this data for all input fields included in the table.

    Published: 27 October 2023

  9. Council Tax closed accounts - credits, over-payments and totals for tax years 21/22 and 22/23

    I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request data on the total amount of credits and over-payments (£) held in CLOSED council tax accounts by the council between the tax years for 2021/22 and 2022/23.

    I am also requesting the total number of such accounts in the same period.

    Please provide the information in the form of a simple table like the example below:

    Tax year

    Number of closed accounts in credit

    Total credits/ over-payments (£)

    2021/22

    e.g. 508

    e.g. £54,678.09

    2022/23

    If it is not possible to provide a breakdown of credits by financial year and they are instead only recorded on a rolling basis, could I get the total value of current credits (£) and the total number of accounts in credit as of the current date.

    I am also requesting the main reasons why residents have overpaid on their council tax during these periods.

    Published: 27 October 2023

  10. Business Property Rates Data (Q3 2023)

    In terms of the Freedom of Information Act of 2000, and subject to section 40(2) on personal data, could you please provide me with your local authority's complete and most-recently updated list of all business (non-residential) property rates data, including the following fields: -

    Billing Authority Property Reference Code (linking the property to the public VOA database reference)

    - Firm's Trading Name (i.e. property occupant or ratepayer)

    - Full Property Address (Number, Street, Postal Code, Town)

    - Occupation / Vacancy status

    - Date of Occupation / Vacancy

    - Reliefs and / or exemption categories (classifications) granted or applied

    - Date that reliefs and / or exemption categories granted or applied

    - Value of reliefs and / or exemption categories granted or applied (in Pounds)

    - Actual annual rates charged (in Pounds)

    If you are unable to provide an absolute "Occupation / Vacancy" status, please provide the balance of the information requested.

    Please could you also provide a list of definitions for the codes for the Exemptions and / or Reliefs you use.

    Published: 27 October 2023