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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1,821 disclosures

1. Bin collection job vacancies

   1. How many bin collection employees have left this financial year (from April 2021)? If it's possible to have this broken down by month April 2021 to October 2021, that would be great, but no problem if this would require more hours. If so, please just share the number of employees that left since April 2021.

   2. How many bin collection jobs do you have currently open/you are advertising for?

   Published: 30 March 2022

2. Fines for littering from vehicles

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   In financial years 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22, how many penalty notices have been issued to registered keepers for littering from vehicles.

   Published: 30 March 2022

3. Recruitment and retention: British Muslim employees

   Q1. How many British Muslim employees have you recruited? Please provide figures for every year since 2010.

   Q2. What is the average length of service?

   Q3. How many British Muslims have you employed in communications/media roles since 2010?

   Published: 29 March 2022

4. Parking fines and car park machines

   Q1. How many parking fines have been issued in 2021, and the first quarter of 2022?

   Q2. How much is the total value of parking fines which have been issued in 2021, and in the first quarter of 2022?

   Q3. How many car parking machines are there under your authority?

   Q4. How many of those car parking machines do not accept cash?

   Published: 29 March 2022

5. Job advertisements within the last 2 years

   I require a comparison of the number of job positions of a salary of over £45k per year, within the last 2 years that have been filled internally without being advertised externally, compared to those which were advertised externally. I would also like this broke down further by directorate.

   Published: 29 March 2022

6. Vehicle with the most parking tickets

   Please answer Question 1-7 in relation to the 2021 calendar year. 1. How many parking tickets were issued to the vehicle that infringed parking regulations in the borough on the most occasions? 2. What was the penalty value of these tickets? 3. In what street or car park were the majority of them collected? 4. How many of them have been paid? 5. What was the make and model of the vehicle? 6. If was a foreign-registered vehicle please state what was the nationality of its registration. 7. Did you manage to impound the vehicle? 8. What is the biggest value of unpaid Penalty Charge Notices issued to one single 'persistent evader' vehicle that has built up over a period of time going back where the first unpaid tickets was before 1.1.21? Please state (i) the value of these unpaid tickets, (ii) the date of the first and last unpaid tickets, (iii) the number of these unpaid tickets, (iv) the make and model of the vehicle, (v) have you seized the vehicle or taken any other action to reduce the unpaid balance?

   Published: 29 March 2022

7. Car parks in Kington

   Q1 What measures are you taking to increase parking?

   Q2 What negotiations have you untaken with McCartneys to allow public use of their extensive car park on non-market days?

   Q3 How did the County come to own these car parks that you want to sell back to the Town Council for (according to HT) £33,500 EACH YEAR? To get a return on the land at say 5%pa equates to £670,000. Is that the actuarial value of the land?

   Q4 So just how much did HC pay for this land? Doesn't it actually or morally belong to the Town? Why does HC need to be 'compensated' for this 'loss' anyway?

   Q5 Please provide costs of providing the costs of implementing and of running a chargeable car park from a similar, previously free, car park elsewhere in the County.

   Published: 28 March 2022

8. Number of licenses to exhibit animals

   I am looking at how many licenses under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) 2018 Regulations for the exhibition of animals have been issued in England. I would like to make a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act (2000). I would like information on licenses to exhibit animals under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) 2018 Regulations ONLY, issued by the Council. Can I please request information on:

   1. How many licenses are currently issued to exhibit animals under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) 2018 Regulations in your council?

   2. A list of the species of animal that are included in the licenses, and how many of each species.

   Published: 28 March 2022

9. Enforcement of standards in private rented sector

   Please provide the following information for the financial year 2020-21: 1. How many service requests did the council receive that related to conditions in private rented homes? 2. How many inspections of private rented homes did the council carry out a) in response to service requests and b) as part of licensing enforcement? 3. In how many private rented homes did the council find Category 1 Hazards during inspections? 4. How many a) Improvement Notices b) Prohibition Orders and c) Emergency Remedial Action Notices did the council issue in relation to private rented homes? 5. How many successful prosecutions of private landlords or agents for offences relating to rented housing did the council carry out? 6. How many a) notices of intent and b) final notices relating to civil penalties for housing offences did the council impose? 7. How many Rent Repayment Orders did the council a) successfully apply for and b) assist an occupier to apply for? 8. How many allegations did the council record of offences under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977? 9. How many enforcement notices did the council serve relating to Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards? 10. How many prosecutions did the council pursue for offences relating to a) mandatory licensing of HMOs and b) discretionary licensing of houses?

   Published: 27 March 2022

10. Fee rates for residential care services for adults with learning disabilities

    Fee rates for residential care services for adults with learning disabilities 1. The method or mechanism which has been adopted by the council to set fee levels for the previous 3 financial years i.e. 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and the data on which those calculations were based. 2. Details of the consultation exercise the council has undertaken in connection with fee settings for this type of service in the last 3 years. 3. The council's policies on fee settings for care services for working age adults. 4. Confirmation that the council has taken advantage of the adult social care precept and the % / amount of this which has been allocated to services for working age adults. 5. Number of placements terminated by service providers and / or the council as a result of unsuccessful fee resolution / negotiations for years 2020-21, 2021-22.

    Published: 27 March 2022