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. Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs)/homelessness support

    1. How many applications for DHPs did the council receive in 2022/23?

    2. How many of the applications in question 1 did the council approve? (i.e. the council decided to award DHP in response to the application, either in full or in part)

    3. How many of the applications in question 1 did the council refuse? (i.e. the council decided not to award any DHP in response to the application)

    4. Please provide any data the council holds on reasons for DHPs being refused in 2022/23

    5. What was the average amount of DHP awarded in response to successful DHP applications in 2022/23?

    Published: 18 July 2023

  2. Number of incidents of sexual harassment against Herefordshire Council colleagues

    For the purposes of this FOI, I define 'third parties' as a person who is not council staff, including service-users, members of the public or contractors' staff.

    Sexual harassment is defined in law in the Equality Act 2010 as 'unwanted conduct [related to a person's sex] which has the purpose or effect of violating an individual's dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for that individual'. Sexual harassment includes, but is not limited to, sexual assault, requests for sexual encounters and favours, sharing sexual images.

    If you categorise incidents of sexual harassment in other ways, including sexual misconduct, sexual assault or rape, please include these cases too for the questions below.

    All questions require information regarding the last five financial years: 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/2022, 2022/23.

    Please note there are 9 parts to my request.

    Q1. Over the past five years, how many incidents of sexual harassment allegedly perpetrated by council staff against colleagues has the council recorded? Please share a breakdown by gender.

    Q2. Please share the nature of the allegations. For example, indecent exposure, sexual assault, sexual jokes.

    Q3. Of the above cases in Q1, how many staff have been formally disciplined for sexual harassment.

    Q4. Over the past five years, how many incidents of sexual harassment allegedly perpetrated by council employees against third parties has the council recorded? Please share a breakdown by gender.

    Q5. Please share the nature of the allegations. For example, indecent exposure, sexual assault, sexual jokes.

    Q6. Of the above cases in Q4, how many staff have been formally disciplined for sexual harassment against third parties?

    Q7. a) Over the past five years, how many staff have been suspended over allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault and sexual misconduct?

    Q7. b) Please provide a total figure of how much the Council has spent on wages during their (the staff referred to in Q7. a)) suspension.

    Q8. Please share the number and cost of claims closed/setteled with damages paid in the last five years in relation to sexual harassment. Please include the following information in the table:

    Number of claims

    Damages paid

    Defence costs paid

    Claimant Costs Paid

    Total Paid

    Breakdown by year (year of closure or settlement year)

    Breakdown by claimant type (staff or third party)

    Q9. I define non-disclosure agreements as a contract through which the parties agree not to disclose information covered by the agreement. Over the past five years, has the council issued a non-disclosure agreement to resolve a sexual harassment case? If so, how many non-disclosure agreements were to resolve sexual harassment cases?

    Published: 18 July 2023

  3. Licensing Information Request - The Bridge Inn, Kentchurch, Herefordshire HR2 0BY

    Re: The Bridge Inn, Kentchurch, Herefordshire HR2 0BY

    Please could you let me have the following information:

    Licensing - Premises Licence - Permitted Hours/Days

    Sale of Alcohol:

    Live Music & Dance:

    Late Night Refreshment:

    Published: 14 July 2023

  4. Number of complaints made by private rental sector tenants about landlords 2019-2023

    Please provide data broken down by year. I don't mind if the data is broken down by calendar year, financial year, or other 12-month reporting period.

    1. Total number of complaints made by PRS (private rental sector) tenants to Local Housing Authority regarding PRS landlords or property managers each year for the last 5 reporting years

    2. Total number of improvement notices issued by Local Housing Authority to PRS (private rental sector) landlords or property managers, each year for the last 5 reporting years

    3. Total number of civil penalty notices issued by local authority to PRS (private rental sector) landlords or property managers each year in the last 5 reporting years

    4. Total number of prosecutions made by local authority to PRS (private rental sector) landlords or property managers each year in the last 5 reporting years

    Published: 13 July 2023

  5. Statutory powers delegated, by Herefordshire Council, to BBLP in respect of highways drainage

    List of any statutory powers delegated, by Herefordshire Council, to Balfour Beatty Living Places in respect of highways drainage:

    1. What statutory powers, under section 100 (1) & section 100 (2) of the Highways Act 1980, have Herefordshire Council delegated to Balfour Beatty Living Places?

    2. Has Herefordshire Council delegated the responsibility defined in the Highways Act 1980 Section 100 (3), "A highway authority shall pay compensation to the owner or occupier of any land who suffers damage by reason of the exercise by the authority of any power under subsection (1) or (2) above." to Balfour Beatty Living Places or any other contractor, to exercise on their behalf?

    Published: 13 July 2023

  6. Cost to repave Hereford Hightown

    How much the works to repave Hereford high town has cost please. For clarification I am enquiring about the cost of the the current work in Widemarsh Street to address the 50mm upstand kerb.

    Published: 10 July 2023

  7. Gender,and equality training

    1. what if any training in gender,gender identity and equality your Council staff , or sub groups of staff e.g . Social workers, strengthening families workers, admin staff have received in the last 4 years,

    2 . All the organisations who provided this training over the last 4 years.

    3. Please confirm if you possess training resources supplied by the trainers.

    4. If you do possess the training please confirm if it is stored in a location accessible to all clinical staff e.g a shared drive or common training resource.

    5. How much any training cost.

    6. Are you a member of any organisation that assists with provision of gender, gender Identity or equality training, e.g. employers network for equality and diversity, global butterflies etc.

    7..If you are a member please name all the organisation(s) who help with gender, gender identity and equality training you are a member of

    8.what if any is the cost of this membership.

    Published: 10 July 2023

  8. Food waste collection service

    1. Does your council currently offer a food waste collection service to its residents?

    a. What percentage of households in your council are provided with this food waste collection service?

    b. What type of food waste collection do you provide? [e.g. where do you collect the food waste from and how often]

    c. How long have you been providing a food waste collection service to residents?

    If NO, please provide the following information:

    2. In line with the Environment Act 2021, when will you provide a food waste collection service to your residents?

    3. Please state the reason why you do not currently provide a food waste collection service to your residents?

    Published: 10 July 2023

  9. Recycling credits paid per tonne 2023/2024 in relation to Hereford Delivery Office Station Aproach

    I am currently reviewing the amount of recycling credits paid per tonne from different County Councils to district Councils, so would it be possible to confirm your £ per tonne paid in 2023/24 for the Hereford Delivery Office Station Approach, Hereford, HR1 1AA.

    Published: 10 July 2023

  10. Tree planting data

    Since the 2020 financial year can you publish.

    1. All documents related to where to plant trees?

    2. Long term management plans for planted trees?

    3. Survival rates of planted trees?

    Published: 7 July 2023