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. Information regarding private finance initiative (PFI) schools.

    I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request information held by your council on private finance initiative (PFI) schools.

    Specifically, I would like to be sent:

    • The number of PFI and PF2 school contracts terminated before the contract end date. It would be appreciated if you could give the name of the school involved, the name of the special purpose vehicle (SPV)/PFI project company (PFI Co) involved, the reason why the contract was terminated before the contract end date, the date on which the contract was due to end and the date on which the contracted was terminated.

    • Of those PFI or PF2 school contracts terminated early, could you detail whether the resultant settlement agreement included a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).

    • A breakdown of the amounts of money the school in question (or its responsible body), local authority and the SPV/PFI Co had to pay to end the contract early.

    • Of all the local authority's PFI and PF2 school contracts, could you tell me whether any of them included an option for the authority to purchase the school at value at the end of the contract and, if so, for how much.

    Published: 22 April 2024

  2. Hereford Southern Link Road and Western Bypass details

    Detailed plans and proposals and consultation evidence for the proposed ned Hereford Southern Link Road and Western Bypass - including route maps and if any compulsory purchases will be made.

    Published: 22 April 2024

  3. Noise Complaints recorded in 2023

    1. In the 2023 calendar year could you please state how many complaints about noise issues were recorded by your environmental health/noise complaints department?

    2. In relation to the complaints in 2023 calendar year how many of these related to complaints about:

    (i) Barking dogs,

    (ii) Chickens and cockerels, and

    (iii) Sexual noise.

    3. If you had any complaints that related to (iii) sexual noise please state:

    (a) a summary of the nature of the complaint and

    (b) what you as the local authority did as a result of the complaint.

    Published: 19 April 2024

  4. Potholes reported in the last financial year 2022-23

    In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, I would be grateful if you could comply with the following request.

    Could you provide the following information:

    1. The number of potholes reported in the last financial year (2022-23)?

    2. The average time taken between the reporting of a pothole and its resolution in the last financial year (2022-23)?

    3. The longest delay between the reporting of a pothole and its resolution in the last financial year (2022-23)?

    Published: 19 April 2024

  5. Number of potholes reported in 2023

    - The number of potholes reported in 2023

    - The number of potholes repaired in 2023

    Published: 19 April 2024

  6. Number of planning projects BBLP dealt with clearing conditions

    For the last 12 months:

    1) How many planning projects have Herefordshire Council employed Balfour Beatty to deal with clearing conditions?

    2) How many of those projects did Balfour Beatty sign off without further requests?

    3) How much did Balfour Beatty charge Herefordshire Council for this work?

    Published: 17 April 2024

  7. Spending of additional funding as result of HS2 cancellation

    The media has reported that Herefordshire will receive £102 million additional transport funding as a result of the HS2 cancellation

    Regional breakdown of extra allocations

    Local authority LTF funding (2025 to 2032)

    Blackburn with Darwen £117m

    Blackpool £121

    Cheshire East £181m

    Cheshire West and Chester £168m

    County Durham £73m

    Cumberland £149m

    East Riding of Yorkshire £168m

    Herefordshire £102m

    Kingston upon Hull, City of £161m

    Transport jobs get £4.7bn of cancelled HS2 cash | Construction Enquirer News 26.2.24

    Has this £102 million been received?

    How will it be spent?

    Please let me have a breakdown of total expenditure by category:

    New road building

    New cycle routes

    County-wide 20mph speed limits on streets where people live and routes used by children to go to school

    New bus routes and frequencies e.g. will the DRM 476 (Ledbury-Hereford be funded to go hourly and not every 2 hours?

    Mobility as a Service (MaaS)

    School travel plans to shift car trips taking pupils to school to bus/bike/foot

    Published: 17 April 2024

  8. Unoccupied non-residential council properties

    I am writing to obtain information about the costs incurred by unoccupied non-residential properties owned by the council. Please provide an itemised list of non-residential properties owned by the council that were unoccupied for one month or longer between 1 Jan 2022 and 31 December 2023.

    Please include the following information:

    • The address of the property

    • The dates during which the property was unoccupied.

    • The cost of insuring the property during the period it was unoccupied.

    o If this is not possible, please provide an annual amount.

    • The cost of providing security for the property during the period it was unoccupied.

    o If this is not possible, please provide an annual amount.

    • Any other maintenance costs for the property during the period it was unoccupied.

    o If this is not possible, please provide an annual amount.

    • The cost of any renovation works undertaken during the period it was unoccupied.

    • The dates any such renovation work was undertaken.

    • The size of the property

    I have provided an example (attached), which you can use as a template if convenient.

    Published: 15 April 2024

  9. Parking fines issued from 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023

    The total number of parking fines (on- street and off-street) issued in the area covered by your council from 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023 (or latest period as close to current date as possible).

    The type of parking offence each fine was, including: The number of fixed penalty notice fines, the number of penalty charge notice fines and the number of other parking fines.

    Published: 15 April 2024

  10. Council’s policies/protocols for adequate temporary accommodation for households with disabilities

    What are the council's policies / protocols for ensuring adequate sourcing of temporary accommodation for households with different disabilities - e.g. mobility issues, mental health issues etc?

    Published: 12 April 2024