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. Implementing 20mph speed limit on restricted roads

    One of the criteria in the Council Climate Change Action Scorecard <https://councilclimatescorecards.uk/> is a Local Authority's commitment to a 20mph speed limit on restricted roads. Local Authorities in Wales and in Scotland will soon be implementing 20mph as a national norm.

    In order to assess progress towards 20mph in England, please provide answers to the following:

    1. Do you have plans in place to make 20mph the norm or default speed limit for most restricted roads?

    2. Have you requested the UK Government to set 20mph as the default speed limit for restricted roads in England?

    3. Are you committed to Vision Zero as part of your traffic/transport strategy?

    Published: 19 June 2023

  2. direct payments

    ☆For the attention of Adult Social Services☆

    The term data in the heading above refers to the actual activity/service/goods that a direct payment was/is used for and not just the broader category that it falls within. Of course, the broader category can be included as well. Where direct payments are used for personal assistants (PA), these can be excluded from the dataset.

    The primary purpose of this request is to receive a full breakdown of how individual users spend their direct payments. The amount of each payment would be very useful but not essential. The total direct payment amount each person receives is useful though and this can be displayed weekly or monthly or whichever is easiest for you.

    So, to re-iterate, please provide all data in relation to how direct payments are specifically being used by users aged 24 - 54 and all other age groups can be excluded. The more comprehensive and detailed this list is, the more useful it will be for this FOI request. For example, data showing DPs being used for a gym membership (including how much it costs) would be far more valuable than data showing DPs being used for "leisure activities" which would be too broad; nonspecific and unhelpful.

    If you require dates to extract this data could you extract it from either of the following financial years (preferably both):

    • 2018-2019

    • 2022-2023

    Published: 19 June 2023

  3. Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property)

    1. In respect of non-domestic properties only, how many tenant-reported breaches of the MEES Regulations did the LA receive in the following periods:

    a. 01.04.2018 (when the MEES Regulations came into effect) to 31.03.2022

    b. 01.04.2022 to 31.03.2023

    c. Since 01.04.2023

    2. In respect of non-domestic properties only, how many compliance notices in total have the LA issued during the following periods:

    a. 01.04.2018 (when the MEES Regulations came into effect) to 31.03.2022

    b. 01.04.2022 to 31.03.2023

    c. Since 01.04.2023

    3. In respect of non-domestic properties only, how many penalty notices in total have the LA issued during the following periods:

    a. 01.04.2018 (when the MEES Regulations came into effect) to 31.03.2022

    b. 01.04.2022 to 31.03.2023

    c. Since 01.04.2023

    4. In respect of non-domestic properties only, what is the total monetary value of the MEES-related penalty notices issued during the following periods:

    a. 01.04.2018 (when the MEES Regulations came into effect) to 31.03.2022

    b. 01.04.2022 to 31.03.2023

    c. Since 01.04.2023

    5. In respect of non-domestic properties only, how many publication penalties have been issued by the LA during the following periods:

    a. 01.04.2018 (when the MEES Regulations came into effect) to 31.03.2022

    b. 01.04.2022 to 31.03.2023

    c. Since 01.04.2023

    6. In respect of non-domestic properties only, how does the LA identify properties that are not compliant with the MEES Regulation?

    7. Does the LA have one or more individuals with specific responsibility for the compliance of non-domestic properties with the MEES Regulations? If so, which team, function or department are they part of?

    Published: 19 June 2023

  4. Local Welfare Assistance Provisions (LWA) Scheme

    These questions specifically pertain to your local welfare assistance/provision (LWA) scheme.

    By LWA scheme, we mean a discretionary service which:

    • provides grants to your residents when facing a crisis (these grants may take the form of cash, vouchers or the item itself, e.g. a cooker);

    • has a claims process via which a member of the public can apply for support, that is, they are not targeted at specific cohorts.

    Please do not include information about the Household Support Fund (HSF) unless you used HSF funds for your local welfare assistance scheme.

    All questions are specifically referring to support provided via the LWA scheme which is set out on https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/family-support/support-emergency-welfare-support/3 and we require information from the period 1st April 2022 - 31st March 2023.

    1. What was the total spend on your scheme in 2022/23?

    2. How many applications did you receive to this scheme in 2022/23?

    3. How many applications were successful in 2022/23?

    4. How much was spent on the provision of furniture, white goods and furnishings (including flooring and window coverings) in 2022/23? This includes cash, vouchers and the provision of the item itself.

    (a) What percentage was:

    • Cash

    • Vouchers

    • Provision of the item itself

    5. Please tick (or otherwise indicate) which furniture/appliance types you provide and tell us whether these are new or preloved (e.g. Y/N, New/Preloved):

    • Cooker

    • Fridge

    • Freezer

    • Fridge Freezer

    • Washing Machine

    • Sofa

    • Bed

    • Wardrobe

    • Chest of Drawers

    • Table and Chairs

    • Flooring (Carpets or Lino)

    • Window coverings (curtains or blinds)

    6. Do you replace broken appliances or furniture items?

    7. Can social housing tenants apply to the fund for support provided they meet the general application criteria?

    8. What proportion of any furniture, appliances and furnishing spend went to social housing tenants?

    9. What percentage of your 2022/23 spend was funded by your core spending power (as opposed to additional Govt. funding provided via Section 31 grants, such as the Household Support Fund)

    a) If your scheme was not 100% core funded, how is the remaining budget funded?

    10. What is your budget for 2023/24?

    11. What percentage of your 2023/24 budget is funded by your core spending power?

    If this budget is not 100% core funded, how is the remaining budget funded?

    Published: 16 June 2023

  5. Premises Licence information - ROEBUCK INN, BRIMFIELD, LUDLOW SY8 4NE

    Re: ROEBUCK INN, BRIMFIELD, LUDLOW, SY8 4NE

    We wish to enquire as to whether or not this property has a Premises Licence and if so, whether this is subject to any conditions.

    Published: 16 June 2023

  6. Council housebuilding 2022/23

    Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information. These questions relate to new homes built by the council.

    1) In the 2022/23 financial year (1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023) how many new homes of any tenure did the council complete?

    1) a) Please can you provide a breakdown of those new build completions, by tenure (for example, how many were social rent, shared ownership, market sale, temporary accommodation, etc).

    2) If the council has a council-owned housing company, in the 2022/23 financial year (1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023) how many new homes of any tenure did the company complete?

    2) a) Please can you provide a breakdown of those completions, by tenure (for example, how many were social rent, shared ownership, market sale, temporary accommodation, etc).

    3) How many homes does the council expect to build in the next five years (i.e. from April 2023-March 2028)

    4) If the council has a council-owned housing company, how many homes does it expect to build in the next five years (April 2023-March 2028)

    Published: 15 June 2023

  7. Unauthorised encampments - Under section 77 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994

    For the avoidance of doubt 'the Authority' means the local authority to whom this request is addressed.

    Where the information requested is for numbers of claims, orders, notices and etc. this should include claims and etc. against both named defendants and persons unknown/all occupants.

    Where a single claim or etc. is against multiple defendants it should be counted as one.

    Please provide:

    1. The number of directions to leave under section 77 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 given by the Authority to persons residing on land belonging to the Authority

    a) between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2018,

    b) between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2019,

    c) between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020,

    d) between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021,

    e) between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022,

    f) between 1 January 2023 and 31 May 2023.

    2. The number of directions to leave under section 77 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 given by the Authority to persons residing on land not belonging to the Authority

    a) between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2018,

    b) between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2019,

    c) between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020,

    d) between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021,

    e) between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022,

    f) between 1 January 2023 and 31 May 2023.

    3. The number of complaints made by the Authority to any magistrates' court seeking orders under section 78 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 regarding persons residing on land belonging to the Authority

    a) between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2018,

    b) between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2019,

    c) between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020,

    d) between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021,

    e) between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022,

    f) between 1 January 2023 and 31 May 2023.

    4. The number of complaints made by the Authority to any magistrates' court seeking orders under section 78 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 regarding persons residing on land not belonging to the Authority a) between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2018,

    b) between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2019,

    c) between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020,

    d) between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021,

    e) between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022,

    f) between 1 January 2023 and 31 May 2023.

    5. The number of orders under section 78 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 made by any magistrates' court on complaint of the Authority regarding persons residing on land belonging to the Authority

    a) between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2018,

    b) between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2019,

    c) between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020,

    d) between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021,

    e) between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022,

    f) between 1 January 2023 and 31 May 2023.

    6. The number of orders under section 78 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 made by any magistrates' court on complaint of the Authority regarding persons residing on land not belonging to the Authority

    a) between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2018,

    b) between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2019,

    c) between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020,

    d) between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021,

    e) between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022,

    f) between 1 January 2023 and 31 May 2023.

    7. The number of claims for possession brought by the Authority against occupants of unauthorised encampments on land owned by the Authority issued by the County Court or High Court

    a) between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2018,

    b) between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2019,

    c) between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020,

    d) between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021,

    e) between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022,

    f) between 1 January 2023 and 31 May 2023.

    8. The number of interim orders for possession granted by County Court or High Court in favour of the Authority against occupants of unauthorised encampments on land owned by the Authority

    a) between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2018,

    b) between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2019,

    c) between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020,

    d) between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021,

    e) between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022,

    f) between 1 January 2023 and 31 May 2023.

    9. The number of final orders for possession granted by County Court or High Court in favour of the Authority against occupants of unauthorised encampments on land owned by the Authority

    a) between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2018,

    b) between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2019,

    c) between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020,

    d) between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021,

    e) between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022,

    f) between 1 January 2023 and 31 May 2023.

    10. The number of occasions on which the Authority used (or purported to use) common law rights to recover possession of land from occupants of unauthorised encampments

    a) between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2018,

    b) between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2019,

    c) between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020,

    d) between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021,

    e) between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022,

    f) between 1 January 2023 and 31 May 2023.

    11. Copies of any policy or guidance adopted by the Authority regarding the management of unauthorised encampments in use

    a) between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2018,

    b) between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2019,

    c) between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020,

    d) between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021,

    e) between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022,

    f) between 1 January 2023 and 31 May 2023.

    Published: 15 June 2023

  8. Members Council Tax arrears

    I would like to know which Herefordshire ward councillors, if any, were in arrears with their Council Tax payments at the time of their election on 5 May 2023, and how much each were in arrears.

    Published: 14 June 2023

  9. EV, charging and follow on questions

    Please may you provide me with:

    1. What are the council's plans and timelines for the deployment of chargers under LEVI funding?

    2. If there is no reply to the above what is your timeline to have something ready?

    3. Regarding the NEVIS data that has been provided to local authorities and councils.

    Can you provide the amount for;

    • Slow 7KW or less

    • 22KW

    • rapid chargers

    Are forecasted for your area from NEVIS for your council?

    4. Do you already have PFI's for your street furniture if so who they are with?

    5. Who is in charge of leading the electric vehicle charging projects under LEVI, their department and contact information?

    6. Does the authority allow drilling in lamp columns to accommodate the installation of electric vehicle charging points?

    7. What execution issues have been faced in implementing your current EV strategy, if any?

    8. Have you granted planning permission for large-scale development of housing estates if so who? Or are you looking at any with the possibility of granting, again if so who?

    Published: 14 June 2023

  10. Placements in unregistered children's homes 2020-2023

    1. Could you please provide a breakdown of the number of looked after children who were placed in an unregistered children's home (not registered at the time of placement) by financial year: 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23

    2. Could you please provide a breakdown of the ages of children living in an unregistered children's homes (not registered with Ofsted at the time of placement) in the 2022/23 financial year: Under 5 Under 10 Under 16 Aged 16 and 17

    3. How much did your local authority spend on unregistered children's homes for looked after children in 2022/23?

    Published: 14 June 2023