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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I would like to request the following information in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, relating to working from home policies.
a) How many employees in your organisation work from home (work from home being more than 5 hours per day) more than once a week?
b) The number of employees in your organisation and, of these, the number able to perform their work remotely (i.e., not those who are front-line workers) and the number who have started returning to in person work.:
c) What percentage of time, per week, are employees in your organisation entitled to work from home?
Published: 10 February 2023
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Please can you provide the name, direct telephone number and email address for the following management positions responsible for Housing Services:
1. Director of Housing Services: This would be the person with overall responsible for Housing within the Council.
2. Head of Housing Services: This person would normally report directly into the Director of Housing, they may also be referred to as the Assistant Director of Housing.
3. Housing Finance Manager: This person would be responsible for the Financial Management and Accounting within the Housing Service.
4. Housing Systems Manager: This person would have overall responsibility for the Housing IT Systems the councils use for areas such as: Direct Labour Organisation, Asset Management, CMS, Repair Work, Customer Portal etc.
5. Housing Accountancy Manager or Senior Housing Accountant: This person would be responsible for management and delivery of the HRA (Housing Revenue Account) for the Council.
6. Person or Persons responsible within the Council for: providing support and prevention for Homelessness and Rough Sleeping
7. Person or Persons responsible within the Council for the following areas:
A) Supported Living (a service to enable people to live independently)
B) Sheltered Accommodation (a service to supported living arrangement)
C) Extra Care Housing (a service to enable independent living with care support)
D) Residential Care (often referred to as Care Home or Nursing Home)
E) Housing Related Support (this use to be called Supporting People)
Published: 10 February 2023
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In accordance with the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I write with the below requests for information:
Highway Bond Provision
1. What is the total bond value for S278 and S38 agreements for a) 2019-20, b) 2020-21 and c) 2021-22?
2. What is the total number of bonds completed in a) 2019-20, b) 2020-21 and c) 2021-22?
3. What items of adoptable highway infrastructure currently attract commuted sums, and what are the individual costs?
4. What is your inspection fee or percentage applicable relevant to the bond provision for S278 and S38 agreements?
S278 Timescales
1. What was the average time taken from technical submission to technical approval of a S278 agreement in a) 2019-20, b) 2020-21 and c) 2021-22?
2. What was the average time taken from technical approval to the completion of a Section 278 legal engrossment in a) 2019-20, b) 2020-21 and c) 2021-22?
3. What was the average time to grant a Streetworks Permit, post execution of legal engrossment in a) 2019-20, b) 2020-21 and c) 2021-22?
S38 Timescales
1. What was the average time taken from technical submission to a response to the submission of a S38 agreement in a) 2019-20, b) 2020-21 and c) 2021-22?
2. What was the average total time taken from technical submission to formal adoption of a S38 agreement in a) 2019-20, b) 2020-21 and c) 2021-22?
Survey questions
1. What is an appropriate timescale for the submission and final execution of a S38/S278 Agreement?
2. Do you have target timescales for submission to final execution? If yes, what are they?
3. What improvements do you think could be made to the overall process from submission to engrossment?
4. What improvements are you already considering/ have already implemented?
5. Would you consider using the developer obtained tender value for calculating the bond provision for S278 and S38 agreements? What conditions would you need in place to do/consider doing this?
6. Would you consider completion of a legal agreement before confirmation of Land Title Registration?
7. What is an appropriate total bond value of a S278/S38 agreement?
8. Would the planning process benefit from a national standard for a) bond provision values, b) inspection fee percentages and c) statutory timescales for approval?
Published: 10 February 2023
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I would like information about your council's staff positions in relation to climate action for the Council Climate Action Scorecards. This information is most likely to be held by a HR department or similar. In particular, please supply me with information relating to the following questions:
1a. How many staff does the Council directly employ (excluding contractors or subcontractors, and excluding teachers), that work directly for the Council as opposed to a school, leisure centres or other venture?
1b. How many directly employed staff spend 3 or more days per week (0.6 Full Time Equivalent (FTE)) on implementing the Climate Action Plan or other climate change projects? Please provide a list of all the roles. Please exclude waste management staff unless they are specifically working 3 or more days per week on implementing the Climate Action Plan or other climate change projects.
If you have answered yes to have a biodiversity planning officer and/or a retrofit staff member below, both these staff members can be included in this question even if they are contracted. This is likely to include all staff in your climate/sustainability team, such as Climate Change Officers or similar.This may include full time staff who spend 60% of their time on climate change projects and 40% of their time on other work.
You might include other staff in other departments, such as a procurement officer if they are spending 3 or more days per week (0.6 FTE) on writing and implementing a sustainable procurement policy or a planner that is working primarily on low carbon policies for new buildings.
2. Does the council have one or more staff member who works on home energy efficiency retrofitting, such as retrofit officers or project managers across the council area, for 3 or more days per week (0.6+ FTE)? This can include both directly employed and contracted staff, provided they work 3 or more days per week (0.6 FTE). The work of this officer may include working on any retrofit projects, including council buildings, council homes or private rented or owned households.
Please list any roles that work in this area, including the full time equivalent (FTE) if they work part time. Please include staff members that are shared with other councils, such as between county and district councils, and note if they are shared across other areas.
3. How many planning ecologists (ecologists within the planning department) or equivalent working for 3 or more days per week (0.6+ FTE) does the council employ to scrutinise planning reports for Biodiversity Net Gain? This can include both directly employed and contracted staff, provided they work 3 or more days per week (0.6 FTE).
Published: 10 February 2023
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I would be grateful if you could please provide the following information, with regards to the Household Support Fund (Tranche: 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023)
1. The total spend of the Household Support Fund as of 31st December 2022, as per the interim Management Information report
2. The total spend of the Household Support Fund on households with a disabled person as of 31st December 2022 as per the interim Management Information report
3. The total spend of the Household Support Fund on households with a disabled person that has gone directly to these households in the form of vouchers, item purchases or bank transfer (i.e. not provided to third parties to deliver services to support this group)
4. For Tranche 1: Has the local authority set an allocated expenditure for households with a disabled person and if so, what is the total figure for the expenditure?
5. What data is being used to identify households with disabled people who may benefit from the scheme (e.g. in receipt of disability benefits, being provided with a care package by your local authority)
6. What is the eligibility criteria for households with disabled people to be able to avail of support through the Household Support Fund?
7. What formats and communication channels (e.g. easy-read, audio) are being provided to ensure information about the Household Support Fund and the application process is accessible for disabled people?
For Qs 1-4 I would be grateful if the responses could be filled in and provided in the attached spreadsheet.
Published: 10 February 2023
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The number of potholes reported in each of the last five financial years - a) 2021-2022, b) 2020-2021, c) 2019-2020, d) 2018-2019, and e) 2017-2018.
The average time taken between the reporting of a pothole and its resolution in each of the last five financial years - a) 2021-2022, b) 2020-2021, c) 2019-2020, d) 2018-2019, and e) 2017-2018.
The longest delay between the reporting of a pothole and its resolution in each of the last five financial years - a) 2021-2022, b) 2020-2021, c) 2019-2020, d) 2018-2019, and e) 2017-2018.
Published: 10 February 2023
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I would like information about your council's electricity sources in relation to climate action for the Council Climate Action Scorecards.
In particular, please supply me with information relating to the following questions:
a. Does the council have a 100% renewable green electricity tariff for all of the electricity that the council is directly responsible for, and is this tariff with Green Energy UK plc, Good Energy Limited or Ecotricity?
This includes all electricity that the council is directly responsible for, in council offices and any other buildings leased and managed by the council where the council pays the electricity tariff. This does not include homes owned or managed by the council. If unsure, please state your provider and tariff.
b. Does the council generate and use energy from waste? And if so, what percentage of the council's total electricity use is powered by these energy from waste electricity sources?
c. Does the council buy directly from a local renewable electricity source or have its own renewable electricity sources? And if so, what percentage of the council's total electricity use is powered by this/these renewable electricity sources?
This includes council owned renewable electricity sources that are located outside of the council area, such as solar farms located further south to maximise electricity generation.
Published: 10 February 2023
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1) In your role under the Care Act on how many occasions in the calendar year 2022 did you as an authority have to take care of the animals/pets of somebody living in your area who was for whatever reason unable to care for them, or unable to find anybody else able to take over their role as carer for those animals/pets?
2) For each occasion please state (i) the number of animals and their species, (ii) the names of the animals if applicable, (iii) what happened to the animals (were they put in a cattery/given to a animal charity etc), (iv) specify what if any costs were incurred by the council.
Published: 9 February 2023
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1. How many public toilets are operated or owned by the council?
2. How many public toilets were open to the public for use in the last five calendar years - 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018?
3. How many public toilets are currently open to the public (as of February 2023)?
4. What is the average length of time public toilets are open each day?
5. What is the shortest length of time any public toilet is open for?
6. What reasons are cited for closing down public toilets?
Published: 9 February 2023
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The number of dedicated warm banks, warm spaces or warm places created and run within your local authority.
Published: 9 February 2023