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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Whilst hunting dogs are not mentioned in your PSPO/dog fouling, please can you confirm that hunting dogs are NOT exempt?
Published: 18 April 2023
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1. How many planning applications has Rockfield Architecture Ltd applied for
a) From 1 April 2019- 31 March 2020
b) From 1 April 2020- 31 March 2021
c) From 1 April 2021- 31 March 2022
d) From 1 April 2022- 31 March 2023
2. How many planning applications has Stephen Traves applied for
a) From 1 April 2019- 31 March 2020
b) From 1 April 2020- 31 March 2021
c) From 1 April 2021- 31 March 2022
d) From 1 April 2022- 31 March 2023
Published: 18 April 2023
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I would like information about your council's lobbying work in relation to climate action for the Council Climate Action Scorecards. In particular, please supply me with information relating to the following question: Has the council written to or met with UK national or devolved governments to ask or lobby for climate action since 1st January 2019?
Please provide some evidence of the most recent letter or meeting such as a copy of the letter or email sent, or the date, topic of meeting and position of the person that the meeting was held with. This includes either asking for more powers and funding for local authorities to take climate action, or asking for the government to take further action themselves. This includes working with other local authorities to send joint letters or meetings to lobby UK or devolved governments, and includes both general climate action and calls for action on specific issues such as transport where climate change is mentioned as a motivating factor for taking action. This includes if a cabinet member or other councillor has written to or met with the UK or devolved governments on behalf of the council.
Published: 18 April 2023
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Please can you tell me how many child safeguarding practice reviews the council has carried out in each year since 1 January 2020.
Please include any reports and/or summaries from each review that were either published or available to the public upon request.
For each review please tell me whether the case was referred to the National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.
For each review, please include how long it took for the case to be referred to the National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.
Published: 18 April 2023
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Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information regarding care and education for children with special educational needs (SEN). Where possible, please kindly include responses on the attached Excel spreadsheet.
We are aware of data published by the Department for Education. However, the 'Statements of SEN and EHC plans: England' data set (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-special-educational-needs-sen), doesn't provide any granular breakdown by primary type of SEN need.
We are also aware of the 'Special education needs in England' data set (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-special-educational-needs-sen), which includes the number of pupils with SEN by primary type of need, however, this data set excludes independent special schools, meaning that it cannot be directly correlated with the 'Statements of SEN and EHC plans: England' data set As a result, we would like to request the following breakdown of data:
1. Please could you supply the name, job title, email address and telephone number of the commissioner with responsibility for children's SEN placements.
For questions 2 through 8, please supply the following information for the financial years 2019/20 to 2022/23, and where possible, budgeted or projected figures available for 2023/24. Please note that 'all 'Special School' categories' includes state-funded nursery, primary, and secondary special schools, non-maintained special schools, pupil referral units, and independent special schools Please note the category of 'Learning Disability' includes those with MLD, SLD, and PMLD.
2. Please provide the total number of children and young people for whom the authority maintains a statement of SEN or EHC Plan with a;
a. Learning disability
b. Autistic Spectrum Disorder
c. SEMH
3. Please provide the total number of children and young people for whom the authority maintains a statement of SEN or EHC Plan with a learning disability of;
a. Moderate Learning Difficulty (MLD)
b. Severe Learning Difficulty (SLD)
c. Profound Multiple Learning Disability (PMLD)
4. Please provide the total number of children and young people for whom the authority maintains a statement of SEN or EHC Plan in all 'Special school' categories with
a. Learning disability
b. Autistic Spectrum Disorder
c. SEMH
5. Please provide the total number of children and young people for whom the authority maintains a statement of SEN or EHC Plan in a 'Special school: independent special school' only with a;
a. Learning disability
b. Autistic Spectrum Disorder
c. SEMH
6. Please provide the Local Authority's total expenditure on SEN placements in 'Special school: independent special schools'
7. Of the total number of children and young people with a statement of SEN or EHC Plan who are attending all 'Special School' categories, please provide the number that are placed out of area (i.e. outside the LA boundary) with a;
a. Learning disability
b. Autistic Spectrum Disorder
c. SEMH
8. Please provide the total number of children and young people for whom the authority maintains a statement of SEN or EHC Plan in a 'Special school: independent special school' that are in day placements (no boarding component) and 38/52-week placements;
a. Day placements
b. 38/52-week placements
Published: 18 April 2023
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In the (a) 19/20, (b) 20/21, (c) 21/22 financial years please state what the total income was to your authority from all and any fees charged to motorists.
This figure should include but not necessarily be limited to all income from Fixed Penalty Charges, all car park and pay-and-display charges and all permit charges. If possible please also supply me with the data for the (d) 22/23 financial year.
Published: 18 April 2023
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1. On October census day in 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, how many children and young people were you aware of being electively home educated in your local area? * On October census day in 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, what percentage of your statutory school aged (5 - 16) population were electively home educated?
2. How many formal notifications for elective home education were made in each of the last four academic years (2021-22, 2020-21, 2019-20 and 2018-19)? * Of the notifications in each year, how many were from a) mainstream schools and b) special schools
3. Please rank, in order from highest to lowest, the Key Stage groups with the highest number of notifications for EHE between in each of the last four academic years
4. During each of the last four academic years, how many local children were known to be electively home educated at any point across the academic year (the cumulative total)?
5. What percentage of the total number of children who are electively home educated have an education, health and care plan (EHCP) as captured on census day in 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018?
6. During each of the last four academic years, how many local children were known to be electively home educated at any point across the academic year (the cumulative total)?
7. What percentage of the total number of children who are electively home educated have an education, health and care plan (EHCP) as captured on census day in 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018?
Published: 18 April 2023
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Please confirm the names of exempt accommodation providers in Herefordshire Council.
Please name the providers/landlords who currently hold exempt accommodation status in respect of any of their residents and those who have been rejected exempt accommodation status.
Published: 18 April 2023
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Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information regarding adult neurological and mental health services.
Please provide answers on the attached and accompanying spreadsheet.
For the avoidance of doubt, when referring to the terms 'neurological' and 'neurological care need', please include; brain injury (including acquired brain injury and traumatic brain injury), spinal injury, neuro-disabilities (including but not limited to Parkinson's disease, early-onset dementia, multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease, Huntington's disease, cerebral palsy and epilepsy), stroke, neurobehavioural rehabilitation and cognitive rehabilitation. This list is meant as a guide and is by no means exhaustive.
For the avoidance of doubt, when referring to the term 'mental ill-health', please include; anxiety, depression, personality disorder, severe affective disorders, schizophrenia, and mental ill-health that causes challenging behaviour, all of which are to such a degree that the person experiences significant impairment and as such is unable to care for themselves independently. This list is meant as a guide and is by no means exhaustive.
1. Who within the Local Authority has the commissioning responsibility for adults with neurological care needs? Please provide their:
a. Name
b. Job title
c. Telephone number
d. Email address
2. Who within the Local Authority has the commissioning responsibility for adults with mental ill-health? Please provide their:
a. Name
b. Job title
c. Telephone number
d. Email address
For questions 3 through 10, please supply the following information for the financial years 2019/20 to 2022/23, and where possible, the budgeted or most up-to-date projection available for 2023/24.
3. Please provide the total number of adults (18 to 64 years old) with a primary support reason of mental ill-health who have been funded during the financial year in the following settings:
a. Nursing care homes
b. Residential care homes (without nursing)
c. Supported living
4. Please provide the gross total expenditure on adults (18 to 64 years old) with a primary support reason of mental ill-health funded during the financial year in the following settings:
a. Nursing care homes
b. Residential care homes (without nursing)
c. Supported living
5. Please provide the average and highest weekly expenditure (fee) per individual throughout the financial year for adults (18 to 64 years old) with a primary support reason of mental ill-health funded in the following settings:
a. Nursing care homes
b. Residential care homes (without nursing)
c. Supported living
6. Please provide the average and highest hourly expenditure (fee) per individual throughout the financial year for adults (18 to 64 years old) with a primary support reason of mental ill-health funded in the following settings:
a. Nursing care homes
b. Residential care homes (without nursing)
c. Supported living
7. Please provide the total number of adults (18 to 64 years old) with a primary support reason of a neurological care need who have been funded during the financial year in the following settings:
a. Nursing care homes
b. Residential care homes (without nursing)
c. Supported living
8. Please provide the gross total expenditure on adults (18 to 64 years old) with a primary support reason of a neurological care need funded during the financial year in the following settings:
a. Nursing care homes
b. Residential care homes (without nursing)
c. Supported living
9. Please provide the average and highest weekly expenditure (fee) per individual throughout the financial year for adults (18 to 64 years old) with a primary support reason of a neurological care need funded in the following settings:
a. Nursing care homes
b. Residential care homes (without nursing)
c. Supported living
10. Please provide the average and highest hourly expenditure (fee) per individual throughout the financial year for adults (18 to 64 years old) with a primary support reason of a neurological care need funded in the following settings:
a. Nursing care homes
b. Residential care homes (without nursing)
c. Supported living
Published: 18 April 2023
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I would be most grateful if you could provide the following information in respect of providers of exempt accommodation (regardless of whether they are registered as providers of social housing with the RSH) covering the period of the last 3 financial years (i.e. 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22):
1. details of the lowest awarded eligible core rent;
2. details of the highest awarded eligible core rent;
3. details of the lowest awarded gross eligible rent (i.e. inclusive of the core rent and the eligible service charges);
4. details of the highest awarded gross eligible rent (i.e. inclusive of the core rent and the eligible service charges); and
5. details of any core rents and gross eligible rents where the claimed amount is higher than the highest awarded amounts AND has been subject to an appeal to the first-tier tribunal social entitlement chamber.
Published: 18 April 2023