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. Council Tax

    I would like to request proof of where Resident's Council Tax Payments are being spent.

    1. I would like to see the previous 3 years of receipts for where the council tax funding is being spent. I do not want to see percentages but proof in pounds (£s) as to where the annual council tax is being spent.

    2. I would like to know if my council tax funds West Mercia Police Service, West Midlands Ambulance Service, Herefordshire Waste collection and Schools. If so i would like to know as to what percentage it is distributed.

    3. Which law, not legislation, states that council tax must be paid.

    4. Which law states that it is a criminal offence to not pay council tax?

    5. Please attach a copy of contract in where i agreed to pay for council tax.

    Published: 7 March 2023

  2. Number of people currently awaiting asylum in Herefordshire

    1: How many people, currently (Feb 2023) awaiting asylum, are being housed in contingency accommodation in your district?

    2: How many people awaiting asylum were housed in contingency accommodation in your district in March 2020?

    Published: 6 March 2023

  3. Elections - Voter Authority Certificates, polling stations staff training

    1. How many Voter Authority Certificates (VACs) has the council issued, how many applications has it rejected, and what is the demographic profile of those applications, both accepted and rejected?

    2. Can you confirm that the Chief Executive, acting in their role as the Returning Officer, and/or the Elections Department of your council, has received guidance from the Electoral Commission and/or the Department of Levelling Up Housing and Communities about implementing the new voter ID legislation for the May 4th elections?

    3. Can you confirm a) all polling station staff have been trained on implementing the new processes and if so, b) what that training has entailed.

    4. Can you confirm whether the Chief Executive, in their role as Returning Officer, has presented a report on preparedness for the Voter ID requirements to the full council or any other appropriate committee of the council? Has this included a risk assessment and mitigation plan? (If yes, please can you supply a copy of that report?)

    5. Can you confirm whether an audit has been undertaken of all proposed polling stations to identify a private room for those people who, for whatever reason, cover their face in public? What was the outcome of this audit if it has happened? (For example, have any polling stations been found to be unsuitable, and if so, how many?)

    6. Has the council undertaken a public information campaign to inform voters about the new Voter ID requirements?

    Published: 6 March 2023

  4. Cost of maintaining SEALED and UNSEALED Roads.

    Can you please provide the cost of maintaining all Unclassified Sealed (ie ordinary tarmac roads) per mile (or km).

    And the comparative cost of maintaining Unsealed Unclassified roads per mile.

    The total cost of claims made whether or not successful (or paid out if you only have that figure), for ordinary unclassified roads?

    The comparative total cost for claims on Unsealed roads. (Unsealed roads are those often shown as ORPAs on OS maps, or Other Roads with Public Access)

    Published: 3 March 2023

  5. Anaccompanied asylum seeking children determined to be adults

    In 2022 (the calendar year), how many individuals claiming to be children (aged under 18) were referred to your children's services department having 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: 3 March 2023

  6. Equal access to safe, affordable and sustainable energy across all communities

    We are researching solutions that ensure equal access to safe, affordable and sustainable energy across all communities.

    Specifically, we are looking at ways of distributing information to households on how to reduce energy consumption. This would include things like government grants such as the Home Upgrade Grant and ECO4.

    1. What methods do you utilise to distribute information regarding home energy efficiency (such as grants or energy saving advice)? e.g. Letters, phone calls etc

    2. Do you specifically target this at low-income households, or do you distribute this to every household in your area?

    3. Would you be able to share any of the approximate annual costs involved in these distribution methods?

    Published: 2 March 2023

  7. Social Care Fees

    Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information regarding adult care services.

    Please kindly include responses on the attached Excel spreadsheet.

    1. Please provide the average and median weekly rate paid by the LA in nursing and residential care 2021/22 for: a. Older person's general placement

    b. Older person's EMI placement

    c. Adult with a learning disability placement

    d. Adult with a mental health need placement

    e. Adult with a neurological need placement

    f. Adult with a physical disability placement

    Note: Please provide 2021/22 data as a snapshot at year end.

    2. Please provide the average and median weekly rate paid by the LA in nursing and residential care 2022/23 for: a. Older person's general placement

    b. Older person's EMI placement

    c. Adult with a learning disability placement

    d. Adult with a mental health need placement

    e. Adult with a neurological need placement

    f. Adult with a physical disability placement

    Note: Please provide 2022/23 data as a current snapshot. If not available, please provide at YTD or budgeted year end.

    3. Please provide the budgeted average and median weekly rate paid by the LA in nursing and residential care 2023/24 for:

    a. Older person's general placement

    b. Older person's EMI placement

    c. Adult with a learning disability placement

    d. Adult with a mental health need placement

    e. Adult with a neurological need placement

    f. Adult with a physical disability placement

    Note: Please provide 2023/24 as an estimated or budgeted figure.

    4. Please provide the proposed average percentage uplift to the weekly rate paid by the LA in nursing and residential between 2022/23 and 2023/24 for:

    a. Older person's general placement

    b. Older person's EMI placement

    c. Adult with a learning disability placement

    d. Adult with a mental health need placement

    e. Adult with a neurological need placement

    f. Adult with a physical disability placement

    Note: Please provide the average proposed percentage uplift between 31 March 2023 and 1 April 2023

    Published: 1 March 2023

  8. Contacts with tobacco industry

    Please provide a list of any and all contact your organisation and/or staff have had with British American Tobacco, Imperial Brands, Japan Tobacco International, Philip Morris International, as well as any other domestic or transnational tobacco companies or anyone representing the tobacco industry including subsidiaries of tobacco industry. I would like this information for the period from 1 April 2021 to 20 February 2023.

    Contact would primarily include attending or arranging meetings or functions, and responding to correspondence or phone calls. Please break down the information by:

    • Tobacco company or representative's name

    • Date of contact(s)

    • Type of contact (meeting, email, letter, phone call, text/app message or video call, e-card or any other form of electronic communication)

    • Place of contact, if relevant

    • Purpose of contact

    • Outcome of contact, including if no action taken I request that the information be provided electronically. I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request.

    Published: 1 March 2023

  9. Live-in Care Packages

    I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information:

    • Does the Local Authority currently purchase live-in care packages? Live-in care is 24-hour care in a patient's home, living with the patient.

    • What is the average price for live-in care packages?

    • Please can you provide the name of the commissioner who commissions home care in the Local Authority.

    • Is there an open framework for us to apply for spot purchasing or an approved provider?

    Published: 1 March 2023

  10. Exposure to asbestos in schools between 2016 - 2021

    We herein make a request under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and would be grateful if you could provide us with the following information:

    1. The number of school employees (existing and retired staff to include teaching staff, school support staff and caretakers, etc) and ex-pupils that have pursued a claim against you for exposure to asbestos within a school in your county between 2016 and 2021;

    2. The number of these claims that have been settled between 2016 and 2021; and

    3. The amount of money that has been paid in settlement of these claims (with and without your authority accepting responsibility) between 2016 and 2021.

    Published: 28 February 2023