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. Care leavers (aged 18 – 21) in supported accommodation

   I am writing to make a formal request under the Freedom of Information Act for access to the following information:

   Please Note: The following questions are about care leavers (Aged 18 - 21) placed in supported accommodation who are receiving floating support; these young people come under the Leaving Care Act 2000.

   1) Who are the currently supported accommodation providers you use for 18+ floating support & accommodation?

   2) What provider out of your current list of supported accommodation providers has the majority of your care leavers?

   3) What is the minimum support hours L.A requirement for 18-21 care leavers in supported accommodation?

   For example, a min of 2 hours.

   4) What is the current minimum cost L.A. pays for 18+ floating accommodations?

   (Accommodation Only) For example, £500 P/W per placement depending on support needs.

   5) How many service users were placed with your L.A between the years 2022 - 2023?

   6) What are the practical postcodes your L.A placements team require for 18+ service users?

   7) What are the current issues your L. A's placement team face when it comes to placing 18+ service users in supported accommodation?

   8) What is the placements teams' budget per week for 18+ placements?

   For example, £620 P/W per placement including 3 support hours.

   9) What is the procedure for your L.A if a provider wishes to join both on-tender & off-tender providers list?

   10) What are the main KPI's (key performance indicators) your L.A placements team use to separate a good semi-independent service to a bad one, specifically for 18+ service users?

   11) What are the main factors your L.A Placements team use to ascertain whether a placement / provider is a good match for 18+ service users?

   12) What is the L.A's budget for support hours, specifically per hour, for 18+ service users?

   For example £21.50 per additional support hour.

   13) What type of accommodation is needed but in short supply for your L.A placements team? I.e. studios, shared, 2 bed flats, etc.

   14) What is the L.A placements team budget per week for the following accommodation:

   a) Studio,

   b) 1 bed Flat,

   c) 2 bed flat,

   d) Shared Accommodation.

   15) When does the L.A plan to publish their next tender for 18+ placements?

   16) What is L.A's standard procedure before placing an 18+ service user with a provider for the first time?

   17) Who are the current providers you use for 18+ unstaffed accommodation?

   Published: 8 February 2024

2. Supported Living Referrals

   I am making a Freedom of Information Act request for the following:

   A copy of your referral form for Supported Living

   A copy of a refusal to place form

   A copy of the local referral/refusal policy and procedure for placing in supported living

   A copy of the National guidance

   Published: 7 February 2024

3. Properties sold under Right to Buy Scheme

   I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act (2000).

   I would like to know:

   1. How many leasehold properties have been sold by the local authority under the Right to Buy scheme (1980) since its inception?

   2. How many of these leaseholds are currently registered at an away address (an address which is not that of the property itself)?

   3. How many properties initially sold under the Right to Buy act have been subsequently purchased by the local authority?

   a) How many of these were purchased on or after January 1st 2020?

   b) How much money has the local authority spent on purchasing these properties? (If any properties have been sold again after being re-purchased, please also specify this income)

   Published: 6 February 2024

4. Planning applications from 1st January 2022 where no decision was made within 26 weeks

   Please provide a list (in Excel format) of all planning applications submitted on or after 1st January 2022 where no decision was made within 26 weeks (unless a longer period has/had been agreed in writing between the applicant and the Local Authority) and no refund of fees has been made to date. The information should be provided in the following columns:

   • Planning application reference

   • Applicant name

   • Valid date

   • Planning application fee paid (£)

   • Decision due date

   • Actual decision date

   • Extension of time/Planning performance agreed - yes or no?

   • Refund - yes or no?

   • Eligible for Refund - yes or no?

   • Withdrawn - yes or no?

   • Proposal

   I would appreciate if the information could be broken down into each respective year.

   Published: 6 February 2024

5. Parking Prices in Hereford from 2013

   I am looking for price information on Hereford car parks since 2013.

   Published: 6 February 2024

6. Fostering placement costs with Independent Fostering Agencies in 2023

   I respectfully request for the council to provide details of the average daily, or weekly, or fortnightly cost per individual parent and child fostering placements with Independent Fostering Agencies in 2023.

   Published: 5 February 2024

7. gas and electricity contracts

   I am writing to submit a Freedom of Information (FOI) request regarding information related to the organisation's gas and electricity contracts, as well as details on the energy management system.

   Please acknowledge this request within the legally required timeframe.

   **Gas and Electricity Contracts: **

   1. Energy Provider

   2. Annual Spend for each provider for the past 3 financial years.

   3. Contract Duration (Including any extensions)

   4. Contract start date

   5. Contract Expiry Date

   6. Contract Review Dates

   7. Contact details of the person responsible, including job title

   8. Total Consumption of Gas, please provide me with the latest figure in cubic metres.

   9. Total Consumption of Electricity (NHH), please provide me with latest figure in kWh for the past 3 financial years.

   10. Total Consumption of Electricity (HH), please provide me with latest figure in kWh for the past 3 financial years.

   11. Contact details of the person responsible, including job title at the very least

   Energy Management System Contract(s) - Contract(s) relating to the organisation's energy management system. An energy management system (EMS) is a system of computer-aided tools used by operators of electric utility grids to monitor, control, and optimise the performance of the generation or transmission system.

   Energy Management System Provider

   1. Annual Spend

   2. Contract Duration (Including any extensions)

   3. Contract Expiry Date

   4. Contract start date

   5. Contract Review Date

   6. Contract Description - A description of the services provided.

   7. Brand of the software

   8. Total number of meter points for electricity:

   a. Non-Half Hourly (NHH) meter points

   b. Half Hourly (HH) meter points

   9. Total number of Gas meter points

   11. Total number of meter points for specialist gases and liquids

   11. Contact details of the person responsible, including job title

   Published: 5 February 2024

8. Home educated children

   I would like to request the following information under the freedom of information act:

   1. On October census day in 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019, how many children and young people were you aware of being electively home educated in your local area?

   2. Of these, what proportion were known to have an education, health and care plan or statement of special educational need.

   3. How many formal notifications for elective home education were made in each of the last five academic years (2022-23, 2021-22, 2020-21, 2019-20 and 2018-19)

   4. During each of the last five academic years, how many local children were known to be electively home educated at any point across the academic year (the cumulative total)?

   5. In the academic years 2022-23, 2021-22, 2018-19 and 2017-18, how much income did the council receive from penalty notices for unauthorised school absences?

   Published: 5 February 2024

9. List of S38's and S278's in Herefordshire

   Please provide us with a list of section 38s and 278s in the area.

   Published: 2 February 2024

10. Occupational therapy assessments

    I would like to submit a Freedom of Information request to obtain information relevant to occupational therapy assessments.

    Please provide details for the following:

    1. Do you require Occupational Therapists (OTs) for adult social care assessments?

    2. Is the council currently registered on any framework for Occupational Therapy assessments? If so, kindly specify the name of the framework along with relevant details, including the expiry date.

    3. Does the council employ a specific portal for procurement and outsourcing/commissioning of Occupational Therapy assessments? If so, please provide the Portal/Website Address.

    4. Is the council currently under an ongoing contract with any external Occupational Therapy services provider for adult social care assessments?

    5. Are there any current open contract opportunities for outsourcing Occupational Therapy assessments to external providers? If yes, kindly provide details including the start and end date of the contract. Please specify the expected date for such contract opportunities to be published.

    6. Please specify the details for the department responsible for commissioning and outsourcing independent Occupational Therapy assessments to external private organisations.

    Published: 2 February 2024