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
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The contact details for the Council Tax department at the council
Q1. The direct telephone number and options required to speak to a Council tax agent at the council
Q2. The days and times the phone line are open
Q3. The email address
Q4. A link to any online contact form
Q5. The name of the person who manages the department and their direct email address
Q6. Confirm which boroughs your council administers and if they work together or combine administration with other councils.
Q7. Please also advise if is it your policy to automatically award class B if your council has a housing association registered as a charity, and they meet the criteria or do you require an application to be issued for each change of occupation?
Published: 22 December 2021
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1) How many housing units in your local authority do you estimate to be in the PRS?
2) Please state the year in which your local authority last carried out a Stock Condition Survey.
3) How many environmental health officers work for the local authority whose main job is to enforce standards in the private rented sector? (FTEs)
4) How much (£) did it cost a landlord to obtain a mandatory HMO licence for a single property occupied by five people in your local authority? Please exclude any discounts.
5) How many working days did it take for a typical mandatory HMO licence application to be processed and issued? Please write the typical number of working days from receipt to decision.
6) Is it your local authority's policy to inspect a property before issuing a mandatory HMO licence?
Published: 22 December 2021
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For each year 2016 to 2020 inclusive, please provide:
* The number of licensed dog breeders in your Local Authority
* The total number of breeding bitches owned by these breeders.
If known, please could you also provide
* The number of Greyhound breeders out of the total number of breeders
* The total number of breeding bitches they own. For the same period, please also provide
* The number of licensed Greyhound racing tracks in your Local Authority
* The number of times each you inspected Greyhound tracks in each year.
If unknown, please enter 'unknown'. If not applicable, please enter 'NA'. If none, please enter 0.
Published: 21 December 2021
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I understand that members of the council staff have what is known as procurement cards which allow purchases from store like Argos and Ikea, I would like the amounts spent each month from March 2020 right up to the end of Nov 21, the amounts should be given monthly
Published: 21 December 2021
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How many phone calls and online contacts did your local authority receive about anti-social behaviour from 1st October 2020 to 30th September 2021?
Please provide separate figures for phone calls and online contacts. Of these (giving answers for phone and online contacts):
a. How many led to no action (no action means none of the actions in points b to e in the list below were taken)?
b. How many were resolved at the time of contact by a call handler, or online at the time of contact by a member of staff on Live Chat?
c. How many led to a member of staff being sent out?
d. How many led to a member of staff making contact with the complainant or the person being complained about after the call or contact, but not visiting in person?
e. How many were referred to another agency such as the police or a housing association (either by the council making the referral, or advising the complainant to make contact with the other agency themselves)?
If it is helpful, please use this table attached.
Published: 21 December 2021
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I wish to see the details of the proposed pelican crossing on the A40 in Lea which is part of the development of 10 houses ref P213683/O at Castle End. The houses are nearing completion and the crossing should be in place by now.
Published: 20 December 2021
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How much money is given per child on Free School Meals for FSM over the 2021 Christmas holidays in your council? Please give the figure per week.
Published: 20 December 2021
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Could you provide me with a list of projects that your authority spent it's Active travel fund allocation on, as reported here - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/emergency-active-travel-fund-local-transport-authority-allocations/emergency-active-travel-fund-total-indicative-allocations)
Published: 20 December 2021
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Q1. How many libraries does the local authority maintain?
Q2. A breakdown of the number of books borrowed between January 1, 2016 to present day (November 29, 2021).
Q3. A breakdown of the number of books not returned between January 1, 2016 to present day (November 29, 2021).
Q4. A breakdown of the cost of fines given out for library books not being returned, damaged or lost between January 1, 2016 to present day (November 29, 2021).
Q5. A breakdown of the top ten borrowed books (by book title and author's name) between January 1 2016 and present day (November 29, 2021).
Q6. A breakdown of the number of library members for each year between January 1, 2016 to present day (November 29, 2021).
Q7. A breakdown of the number of books and titles banned by libraries between January 1, 2016 to present day (November 29, 2021).
Please provide the requested data in a spreadsheet format, with the data broken down by year and other specific filters I have asked for.
Published: 20 December 2021
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1. How many buildings owned/ run/ managed by the local authority have asbestos on the premises? This can include any historical instances of asbestos which are currently managed. 2. Please provide a list of all buildings owned/ run/ managed by the local authority that contain asbestos including but not limited to swimming pools, leisure centres, public libraries and council offices. 3. Does the council have an asbestos management plan in place for the buildings that it owns/ runs/ manages? Please provide the information in the form of a PDF or Excel spreadsheet.
Published: 20 December 2021