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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In relation to HCC acquisition of new electric busses for Hereford:
1) Were the vehicles purchased /leased based on cost of acquisition only?
2) Were councillors made aware they were made in China before agreeing to the purchase or lease?
3) Did the council research if any of the materials used in producing the vehicles originated in Russia (i.e. steel, coal, oil used in production)?
4) Did the council research if any of the battery components were from mines involved in child or slave labour, or if the graphite was natural or synthetic?
5) How much did the council save compared to buying or leasing UK-made busses (assuming UK companies quoted)?
Published: 5 December 2023
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I would like to enquire around the current total funding position of Joint Funded individuals for the past 6 years within your LA's supported cohort. This would be young people of age 0 - 25 whom received funding from a combination of Social Care, Education & Health.
I'm looking for headline figures of total spend per year (2016-2022) one per sheet of a excel workbook.
Followed by the break down by Funding Stream's Social Care, Education & Health, Total Young Persons as columns. By Primary Need as Rows.
Published: 5 December 2023
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In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information:
1. The annual volume of schedule 9 requests issued by the Valuation Office Agency via a RALD letter for the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and for the period 1st January 2023 to 30th June 2023.
2. The annual volume of schedule 9 requests issued by the Valuation Office Agency via FOR VO6003 letter for the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and for the period 1st January 2023 to 30th June 2023.
3. The annual volume of schedule 9 requests issued by the Valuation Office Agency via a RALD letter and that were completed by the recipient ratepayer in question for the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and for the period 1st January 2023 to 30th June 2023.
4. The annual volume of schedule 9 requests issued by the Valuation Office Agency via FOR VO6003 letter and that were completed by the recipient ratepayer for the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and for the period 1st January 2023 to 30th June 2023.
5. The number and value of Civil Penalties issued with relation to the late response to or lack of provision of information relating to a schedule 9 requests issued by the Valuation Office Agency via a RALD letter for the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and for the period 1st January 2023 to 30th June 2023.
6. The number and value of Civil Penalties issued with relation to the late response to or lack of provision of information relating to a schedule 9 requests issued by the Valuation Office Agency via FOR VO6003 letter for the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and for the period 1st January 2023 to 30th June 2023.
Published: 5 December 2023
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The Environment Agency guidelines for 'Low environmental risk cemeteries: exemption conditions', published on 2nd October 2023 state that contact should be made with Local Councils to obtain information on the locations of any private water supply sources for domestic drinking or food production purposes.
I request a record of the locations of any private water supply sources for domestic drinking or food production purposes within 250m of the Wellington Graveyard at HR4 8BX.
Published: 5 December 2023
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I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request information held by your local authority on its schools.
Specifically, I would like to be sent:
* A table showing all the local authority-maintained schools the council currently has (accompanied with URNs) and the size of their surplus or deficit.
* A table showing all the times the council has had to take on a school's deficit after it opened as a sponsored academy. I would like the table to include the names of the schools (as well as their URNs), the size of the deficit, the year in which it became an academy and whether the council has paid off the deficit.
Published: 5 December 2023
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I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act. The following questions concern financial years, not academic years or calendar years.
1. The number of new EHCPs issued by the council so far in 2023/24
2. The percentage of new EHCPs issued by the council so far in 2023/24 that were issued within the statutory timeframe, excluding exception cases
3. The percentage of new EHCPs issued by the council so far in 2023/24 that were issued within the statutory timeframe, including exception cases
4. The number of new EHCPs the council is currently due to issue that have been waiting longer than the statutory timeframe, excluding exception cases
5. The number of new EHCPs that are designated exception cases, which the council is currently due to issue that have been waiting for longer than the statutory timeframe.
In questions 4 and 5, "currently due to issue" mean EHCPs that the council is required to issue as they relate to a child who has been deemed to need an EHCP following an EHC needs assessment. It is not restricted to EHCPs that are 'ready' to be issued or are to be issued imminently.
6. Any target, benchmark or key performance indicator the council has for the percentage of EHCPs awarded within the statutory timeframe in 2023/24, and performance against this to date. Please state whether this includes or excludes exception cases.
7. The percentage of requests for an EHC needs assessment that were rejected by the council in 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23 respectively (this should be three separate figures)
8. The percentage of requests for an EHC needs assessment rejected by the council so far in 2023/24 (excluding requests for which no decision has yet been made)
9. The percentage of EHC needs assessments that resulted in a decision to award a new EHCP in 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23 respectively (this should be three separate figures)
10. The percentage of EHC needs assessments that resulted in a decision to award a new EHCP so far in 2023/24 (excluding assessments regarding which no decision to award or not award an EHCP has yet been made)
11. The number of EHCPs that were ceased/terminated for reasons other than exceeding the age range for SEND support, in 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23 respectively (this should be three separate figures)
12. The number of EHCPs that were ceased/terminated for reasons other than exceeding the age range for SEND support so far in 2023/24
13. The total number of children/young people with EHCPs during the course of 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23 respectively (this should be three separate figures)
14. The total number of children/young people with EHCPs during the course of 2023/24 to date
15. Other than those referred to in response to question 6, any target, benchmark, key performance indicator or targeted/preferred direction of travel the council has regarding EHC assessments (including requests for an assessment), EHCPs (including cessation of EHCPs), or use of special schools by SEND children/students - and performance against these metrics to date. If the council has a stated preference for a particular measure to rise or fall (even without a stipulated target), that falls within the scope of this question.
For all questions other than 6 and 15, please use the attached spreadsheet to provide responses.
Published: 4 December 2023
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Please provide me with the total costs of Christmas lights in the 2022/23 financial year.
Please tell me whether the council is intending to turn on Christmas lights in the 2023/24 financial year.
If the answer to (2) is no, please explain give the reason for not turning on Christmas lights this year.
If the answer to (2) is yes, please provide a projection of the costs.
If it is not possible to provide some of the data requested, I would be grateful if you could provide whichever elements of this FOI request are eligible for release.
Published: 29 November 2023
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I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000/Environmental Information Regulations 2004 to request the following information regarding public rights of way:
1) The total number of reports made to the authority about obstructed/blocked/inaccessible public rights of way in:
i) 2022
ii) 2023, up to and including 31st October.
2) The total number of public rights of way in your area that were recorded as obstructed/blocked/inaccessible on:
i) 31st December 2022
ii) 31st October 2023
3) The total number of Section 130A Notices under the Highways Act 1980 relating to obstructions on public rights of way served on the authority in:
i) 2022
ii) 2023, up to and including 31st October.
4) The total number of unresolved Section 130A Notices relating to obstructions on public rights of way still being dealt with by the authority on 31st October 2023.
Published: 29 November 2023
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1. Please give details of the parking enforcement actions that you (or contractors on your behalf) took over the past three years (2020, 2021, 2022, 1st Jan - 30 June 2023):
• Total number of parking enforcement notices issued.
• Number of parking tickets (Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) or an Excess Charge Notice (ECN)) issued.
• Council net revenue (after paying contractors) from parking fines (Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) or an Excess Charge Notice (ECN)).
Published: 29 November 2023
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Can you please provide me with the following documents via the FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT: Eviction from Temporary Accommodation Policy and Procedure.
Published: 29 November 2023