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. Section 38/278 Agreements

    Can you provide an up to date list of all roads within Herefordshire that currently have Section 38 or Section 278 highway agreements in relation to them?

    Published: 4 December 2024

  2. Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) process

    Could I please have a full breakdown of the steps required to implement a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) for a speed limit change and the cost for each element both internal and external to Herefordshire council.

    Published: 3 December 2024

  3. Street lighting locations (latest, 2014, and 2010)

    I am writing to submit a Freedom of Information request for data on the location of all street lights maintained by the council. Specifically, I would like to obtain:

    - The most recent available data on street lighting locations. Please provide the total number of streetlights maintained by the council and the actual location of these lights (the latter in Shapefile, KML, and/or GeoJSON format).

    - Data on street lighting locations from 2014. Please provide the total number of streetlights maintained by the council and the actual location of these lights (the latter in Shapefile, KML, and/or GeoJSON format).

    - Data on street lighting locations from 2010. Please provide the total number of streetlights maintained by the council and the actual location of these lights (the latter in Shapefile, KML, and/or GeoJSON format).

    Published: 2 December 2024

  4. Data on vehicle-related noise complaints in local areas between 2022-2024

    Please could you provide the following data for the time periods outlines below:

    - Total number of vehicle-related noise complaints (including complaints about noise from cars, vans, and motorbikes).

    - Number of complaints regarding vehicle alarms.

    - Number of noise abatement notices issued related to vehicle noise

    - Fines or penalties issued for vehicle noise violations Could this data be presented annually for each of the below time periods?

    1st October 2023 > 30th October 2024 (last full 12-month period) 1st January 2024 > 30th October 2024 (current year to date) 1st January 2023 > 31st Dec 2023 1st January 2022 > 31st Dec 2022

    Published: 2 December 2024

  5. Early Years funding 2023 - 2024

    FOI request – Local Authority funding for Government funded entitlement for two, three and four-year-olds – 2023 - 24 Financial year 2023/24

    1. Did you have an underspend in the early years block for funded places at the end of 2023/24? Yes/no. If yes, please give amount of underspend:

    OR:

    2. Did you have an overspend in the early years block for funded places at the end of 2023/24? Yes/no. If yes, please give amount of overspend:

    3. What actions, if any, were agreed relating to this underspend or overspend?

    • Offset deficit in school’s block

    • Offset deficit in high needs block

    • Carried forward to 2024/25 budget

    • Re-distributed to the early years providers

    • Retained in reserves

    • No action has been agreed

    • Other – please specify

    4. Under the pass-through regulations, what percentage of your budget for funded three and four-year-olds did you pass through to providers in 2023/24?

    5. What was the % pass through to providers of your Early Years Supplementary Grant which local authorities received for the period September 2023 to March 2024.

    Teachers’ pay grant and teachers’ pension employer contribution (TPPG) in 2023/24:

    6. How much additional funding did your local authority receive in the early years block as a result of changes to the TPPG allocation in 2023/24?

    7. What percentage of early years providers in your local authority area were eligible to receive additional funding as a result of the TPPG rate being added to the EYNFF rates.

    8. What percentage of private, voluntary and independent (PVI) early years providers in your local authority area were eligible to receive additional funding as a result of the TPPG rate being added to the EYNFF rates.

    9. What decisions were made about how the TPPG funding uplift was distributed? (for example: used to create separate supplements to the early years hourly rate, distributed to specific categories of providers only, added to the overall early years base rate, etc.)

    Published: 29 November 2024

  6. Number of babies taken into care

    Number of new born babies within 10 days of date of birth and children under 1 year old taken into care by Herefordshire Council (I believe this would be CP and Court Team).

    Question 1: (a) How many new born babies within 10 days of date of birth were taken into care by Herefordshire Council in the calendar year 2020 (or 12 month statistical period).

    (b) How many (not new born babies - 10 days) children under 1 year old  were taken into care by Herefordshire Council in the calendar year 2020 (or 12 month statistical period).

    Question 2: (a) How many new born babies within 10 days of date of birth were taken into care by Herefordshire Council in the calendar year 2021 (or 12 month statistical period).

    (b) How many children under 1 year old  were taken into care by Herefordshire Council in the calendar year 2021 (or 12 month statistical period).

    Question 3: (a) How many new born babies within 10 days of date of birth were taken into care by Herefordshire Council in the calendar year 2022 (or 12 month statistical period).

    (b) How many children under 1 year old  were taken into care by Herefordshire Council in the calendar year 2022 (or 12 month statistical period).

    Question 4: (a) How many new born babies within 10 days of date of birth were taken into care by Herefordshire Council in the calendar year 2023 (or 12 month statistical period).

    (b) How many children under 1 year old  were taken into care by Herefordshire Council in the calendar year 2023 (or 12 month statistical period).

    Question 5: (a) How many new born babies within 10 days of date of birth were taken into care by Herefordshire Council in the calendar year 2024 to date (or 12 month statistical period to date).

    (b) How many children under 1 year old  were taken into care by Herefordshire Council in the calendar year 2024 to date (or 12 month statistical period to date).

    Published: 29 November 2024

  7. Placement Order Child put up for Adoption

    Question 1:

    (a) How many (total) Placement Orders obtained in the calendar year 2020 (or 12 month statistical period).

    (b) Of these how many were: “that the parent or guardian has consented to the child being placed for adoption with any prospective adopters who may be chosen by the local authority and has not withdrawn the consent.”

    (c) How many were opposed/non consenting: “that the parent’s or guardian’s consent should be dispensed with”.

    (d) How many were: the child has no parent or guardian.

    Question 2:

    (a) How many (total) Placement Orders obtained in the calendar year 2021 (or 12 month statistical period).

    (b) Of these how many were: “that the parent or guardian has consented to the child being placed for adoption with any prospective adopters who may be chosen by the local authority and has not withdrawn the consent.”

    (c) How many were opposed/non consenting: “that the parent’s or guardian’s consent should be dispensed with”.

    (d) How many were: the child has no parent or guardian.

    Question 3:

    (a) How many (total) Placement Orders obtained in the calendar year 2022 (or 12 month statistical period).

    (b) Of these how many were: “that the parent or guardian has consented to the child being placed for adoption with any prospective adopters who may be chosen by the local authority and has not withdrawn the consent.”

    (c) How many were opposed/non consenting: “that the parent’s or guardian’s consent should be dispensed with”.

    (d) How many were: the child has no parent or guardian.

    Question 4:

    (a) How many (total) Placement Orders obtained in the calendar year 2023 (or 12 month statistical period).

    (b) Of these how many were: “that the parent or guardian has consented to the child being placed for adoption with any prospective adopters who may be chosen by the local authority and has not withdrawn the consent.”

    (c) How many were opposed/non consenting: “that the parent’s or guardian’s consent should be dispensed with”.

    (d) How many were: the child has no parent or guardian.

    Question 5:

    (a) How many (total) Placement Orders obtained in the calendar year 2024 to date (or statistical period to date).

    (b) Of these how many were: “that the parent or guardian has consented to the child being placed for adoption with any prospective adopters who may be chosen by the local authority and has not withdrawn the consent.”

    (c) How many were opposed/non consenting: “that the parent’s or guardian’s consent should be dispensed with”.

    (d) How many were: the child has no parent or guardian.

     

    Published: 29 November 2024

  8. Alleged planning breaches reported in the last 10 years

    1) In the last 10 years, and split by year, how many alleged planning breaches have been reported by:

    a) members of the public?

    b) and how many planning breaches have separately been reported by planning authority staff?

    2) By year, and split between reports from the public and reports from planning authority staff, how many were investigated?

    3) By year, and split between reports from the public and reports from planning authority staff, in how many cases did the planning authority take enforcement action?

    4) In a previous disclosure, the planning authority confirmed that its total annual budget for planning enforcement work comprised "Only staff salary within wider Development Management team; there is no dedicated budget for direct action/legal fees, etc.".

    a) In circumstances where the planning authority wishes to take action, how is that action funded?

    b) Is a lack of dedicated funding effectively preventing the planning authority from fulfilling its enforcement responsibilities?

    CLARIFICATION: My request refers to planning enforcement action outcomes e.g. enforcement notice, requirement to submit a planning application etc.

    Published: 28 November 2024

  9. Temporary agency and permanent agency spend and recruitment for 2021-2024

    1. Please provide a report using the below table, showing all temporary agency spend (£) for your organisation, broken down for the last 3 financial years:

    Financial Year

    2021/22

    2022/23

    2023/24

    2. Please provide a report using the below table, showing permanent agency spend (£) for your organisation, broken down for the last 3 financial years:

    Financial Year

    2021/22

    2022/23

    2023/24

    3. Please provide a report using the below table, showing all temporary agency spend (£) at your organisation, broken down for the last 3 years covering the following services:

    • Legal & Governance Services

    • Finance & Corporate Services.

    Financial Year Legal & Governance Services Finance & Corporate Services

    2021/22

    2022/23

    2023/24

    4. Please provide a report using the below table, showing all permanent agency spend (£) at your organisation, broken down for the last 3 years covering the following services:

    • Legal & Governance Services

    • Finance & Corporate Services.

    Financial Year Legal & Governance Services Finance & Corporate Services

    2021/22

    2022/23

    2023/24

    5. Please provide a breakdown of all ‘off framework’ agency spend (£) at your organisation for the last 3 years covering the following services:

    • Legal & Governance Services

    • Finance & Corporate Services.

    Financial Year Legal & Governance Services Finance & Corporate Services

    2021/22

    2022/23

    2023/24

    6. Do you use any of the following model(s) to manage temporary agency recruitment (for Legal & Governance Services; Finance & Corporate Services) at this moment in time?

    • Master Vendor/Managed Service

    • Neutral Vendor

    • Preferred Supplier List

    What model is used and when does this agreement expire?

    7. Do you use any of the following model(s) to manage permanent agency recruitment (for Legal & Governance Services; Finance & Corporate Services) at this moment in time?

    • Master Vendor/Managed Service

    • Neutral Vendor

    • Preferred Supplier List

    What model is used and when does this agreement expire?

    8. Please confirm the number of staff members for Legal & Governance Services and Finance & Corporate Services departments and the split between permanent members of staff, temporary staff (fixed-term contracts) and agency staff in the below table for this moment in time:

    Legal & Governance Services Finance & Corporate Services

    Number of permanent staff

    Number of temporary staff

    Number of agency staff

    9. Who are the top 5 agencies for agency spend (£) across Legal & Governance Services and what is the breakdown of their spend over the 23-24 financial year?

    10. Who are the top 5 agencies for agency spend (£) across Finance & Corporate Services and what is the breakdown of their spend over the 23-24 financial year?

    11. What frameworks, if applicable, do you use for temporary and permanent agency recruitment?

    Published: 28 November 2024

  10. Misconduct by trade union reps since 2022 financial year

    CLARIFICATION: I am interested in staff who happen to be trade union reps but the misconduct is not related to their union activities.

    1) Since the 2022 financial year, how many cases of misconduct have there been by trade union reps?

    2) What is your policy in dealing with misconduct by trade union reps?

    3) Is the data you are supplying for all misconduct cases, or those which are formerly recorded?

    Published: 28 November 2024