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. Broken streetlights in the calendar year 2023

    In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, I would be grateful if you could provide me with the following information:

    1. How many streetlights were reported as faulty in the calendar year 2023?

    2. What was the average amount of time taken between the reporting of a fault with a streetlight and its resolution in the calendar year 2023?

    3. What was the longest delay between the reporting of a streetlight problem and its resolution in the calendar year 2023?

    4. What was the most recent estimate of the number of streetlights in your area that are currently not functioning or partly functioning?

    Published: 2 April 2024

  2. Light Touch Care Needs Assessments

    Please provide:

    A copy of your "Light touch (over the telephone) Care Needs Assessment (LTottCNA)" Policy and procedure.

    Can you please confirm how your LTottCNA conforms with the Care Act wellbeing Duty and the Public Sector Equality Duty?

    Can you confirm if a member of the Public can email a request for a Care Needs Assessment?

    Can you confirm if a member of the Public can be Forced against their will to telephone in and undergo a LTottCNA?

    Published: 28 March 2024

  3. Pollution Report for Wellington Brook

    I believe that a survey on the level of pollution in the Wellington Brook was conducted last year on behalf of Herefordshire Council. Due to my concern over this, and the impact on the local ecology I would be grateful for a copy of this report.

    Whilst I have concern over pollution levels on the whole, for this request my main focus is the section running from the WWTW (STW) in Canon Pyon to the confluence of the two branches of Wellington Brook at Kinford. It is believed that the WWTW operated by Welsh Water is operating above its design capacity, with rather obvious consequences

    A survey was carried out on behalf of Herefordshire Council by the Wye and Usk Foundation over January - March 2022.

    Published: 28 March 2024

  4. Placement Team contact details

    Please provide the following details:

    * Email addresses for Childrens placements team

    * Email addresses for Adults placements team

    * Contact details (email addresses or phone numbers) of decision makers involved in the selection and approval process for the use of free software specifically created for social care placements teams, which enables placements teams to find appropriate placements instantly.

    Published: 28 March 2024

  5. Council’s transport service journeys 2021-2024

    The following questions relate to the council's transport services and should be treated as a Freedom of Information request.

    1 Does the council currently operate any transport routes for which the destination falls outside of the council area in either of the following categories (YES/NO)

    a) SEN Transport

    b) Home to School

    c) Taxi Services

    d) Transport for Adult Care

    2 If yes - can the council state - for each category, how many individual journeys have been made to out-of-council destinations in this financial year to date (23-24).

    Please also supply the number of individual journeys broken down by the previous two financial years (22-23 and 21-22)

    a) SEN Transport

    b) Home to School

    c) Taxi Services

    d) Transport for Adult Care

    3. In each of the following categories, can the council provide the longest individual journey carried out this current financial year (23-24).

    Please also supply that figure going back the two previous financial years (22-23 and 21-22).

    a) SEN Transport

    b) Home to School

    c) Taxi Services

    d) Transport for Adult Care

    Published: 27 March 2024

  6. Number of Nuisance Smell Complaints

    Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the number of nuisance smell complaints received by the council for the following periods:

    1st Jan 2024-29th February 2024

    1st Jan 2023-31st December 2023

    1st Jan 2022- 31st December 2022

    1st Jan 2021- 31st December 2021

    To be clear, I am referring to complaints made about nuisance smells that could be a 'statutory nuisance' (covered by the Environmental Protection Act 1990) as defined in this guidance from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/nuisance-smells-how-councils-deal-with-complaints

    If possible, please could you break down the number of odour complaints, by type.

    Published: 27 March 2024

  7. Number of people employed/subcontracted by the Council within equality and diversity

    I would like to know:

    1. How many DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) people are council employed/subcontracted or used on whatever basis?

    2. The complete cost on a yearly basis.

    3. How many years the council had paid out for and on DEI?

    4. The salary of a DEI 2022-2023.

    For clarification, I would like the information for all of those who have DEI responsibilities and the costs associated with training each DEI. If outsourced the company name, if trained in house how many hours per person.

    Published: 27 March 2024

  8. Land and school buildings transferred from LA to the CoE between 2010 and 31/12/2023

    I am writing to make a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act.

    Please can you provide a comprehensive list of educational assets (that is: land and school buildings) transferred from your local authority to the Church of England (also "Diocese") between 2010 and 31 December 2023.

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

    · the name and type (community, voluntary aided, voluntary controlled, etc) of the school of which the property was owned by prior to transfer

    Clarification: I mean "owned". So the name and type (community, VA, VC, etc) of the school and its assets prior to any transfer to the CofE (ie. John Smith Primary School was a community school prior to its merger with and subsequent asset transfer to St John Smith CofE Voluntary Aided School).

    · whether the transfer of assets came about as part of a school merger

    · if yes to the above, the name and type (community, voluntary aided, voluntary controlled, free school, academy, etc) of school following the merger.

    I would be grateful if you could provide the information in electronic form - preferably as a spreadsheet.

    Published: 26 March 2024

  9. Number of days homeless households in Band A spent on the housing register in 2023

    In 2023, what was the average number of days homeless households in Band A spent on the housing register before they were housed, broken down into the different household sizes (1 bed, 2 bed etc.), both for those who needed accessible / adapted properties and those who did not?

    Published: 26 March 2024

  10. Outstanding section 38 and section 278 adoptions

    Do you have a list of sites that are currently constructed/under construction but are yet to have the section 38 and section 278 adopted by your highways team?

    Published: 26 March 2024