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. Current investments in Arms Industry

    Which arms, military and defence companies does the council currently hold direct investments in?

    Which arms, military and defence companies does the council currently hold indirect investments in, for example through pooled funds?

    What is the total value of these investments and how much is invested in each company? Please specify which are direct and indirect.

    Companies of relevance include, but are not limited to: Airbus, Babcock International, BAE Systems, Boeing, Caterpillar, Chemring, Elbit Systems, General Dynamics, General Electric, Honeywell, Huntington Ingalls, JCB, L3Harris Technologies, Leonardo, Lockheed Martin, Meggitt, Northrop Grumman, QinetiQ, Rolls-Royce PLC, Rafael, RTX (formerly Raytheon Technologies), Smiths Group and Thales.

    If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.

    Published: 1 April 2025

  2. B4224 - Site History Reports/Pothole Data

    In writing, may I request some further information from you under the Freedom of Information Act 2005 to include;

    1) A copy of your inspections process and procedures for the county.

    2) Reports and observations in relation to the above, including any reviews of the policy and recommendations.

    3) The number of identified potholes in the last 3 months (within 5 miles in both directions of the site of the pothole that caused the damage to my vehicle)

    4) The number of potholes reported in the last three months (within 5 miles in both directions of the site of the pothole that caused damage to my vehicle) reported by the public and other road users.

    5) The number of claims for damage relating to potholes and poor road conditions brought against you/the council within 5 miles of the pothole that caused the damage to my vehicle in the last 3months up to and including today's date. To confirm, please could you make it a circular radius for point 5.

    6) The percentage of claims paid out and rejected by you acting on behalf of the council, in relation to potholes within 5 miles of the pothole that damaged my vehicle in the last calendar year to today's date.

    7) The number of claims brought before the small claims court (incl group litigation orders) and the outcome of such actions in the last calendar year to today's date. Point 7, please could you include both the 5 mile radius as per point 5, AND the whole of the county of Herefordshire.

    8) Information pertaining to the discovery, logging and remedy process of the pothole that damaged my vehicle.

    9) the number of claims made for pothole damage (in total for the county) in each if the previous 5 years.

    10) the number of reported and identified potholes in the county in each if the last 5 years those both notified about from the public and separately, those picked up by Balfour Beatty and their own monitoring.

    11) Traffic and vehicle data pertaining to overall volume and type ie, domestic, commercial and agricultural vehicles, using the road network system (limited to A and B roads) in totality per annum in the last 5 years. It is accepted that precise data may not be available in areas where official monitoring hasn't taken place, the data I am seeking is the trend in vehicle usage of the roads (the type specifically) during this period.

    Published: 1 April 2025

  3. SEN transport spend for 2024/2025

    Please can you provide the LA table for funding period 2024/2025. Department for Education Section 251 Financial Data Collection.

    I am particularly interested in the SEN transport spend for:

    2.1.4 Home to school transport (pre 16): SEN transport expenditure

    2.1.6 Home to post-16 provision: SEN/ LLDD transport expenditure (aged 16-18)

    2.1.7 Home to post-16 provision: SEN/ LLDD transport expenditure (aged 19-25)

    Please can you also include the monthly expenditure for November 2024 for the above categories for transport.

    Published: 31 March 2025

  4. Bridge height restrictions update 2025

    We would like to know if you have any new updates or complete database of all Height Restrictions in your local authority.

    Ideally this would be in database format (or online portal) and include geo coordinates.

    Also, ideally the height in Imperial please? This is especially important if there has been any surveying of heights in the last 2 or 3 years.

    Published: 31 March 2025

  5. Number of ditch clearing, drain unblocking and road cleaning jobs for Garren and Gamber

    I’d like to have the number of ditch clearing, drain unblocking and road cleaning jobs (and average cost per job type) for the Garren and Gamber catchments between Jan 24 – Jan 25

    Published: 31 March 2025

  6. Information on nurseries, primary schools and secondary schools in Herefordshire

    1. Could you provide me with a list of nurseries, primary schools and secondary schools in your local authority, please?

    2. For each educational setting, could you provide me with: the year in which the setting's building was built, if it is a single-building setting; or, if the setting is made up of multiple buildings, the year in which the oldest building in that setting was built?

    Published: 31 March 2025

  7. Military housing in Herefordshire

    I was hoping that you'd be able to help me with some queries around military housing in your local authority, in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act.

    1. In your local authority, how many single service personnel are living in Single Living Accommodation graded at

    a) Grade 1,

    b) Grade 2,

    c) Grade 3

    and d) Grade 4?

    2. How many single service personnel in your local authority are living in Single Living Accommodation for which no rent is charged, due to poor quality of facility?

    Thank you in advance for your help and if I can help at all by clarifying my request, please let me know.

    Published: 27 March 2025

  8. Electric Vehicle charge points

    I am looking for utilisation data relating to any Electric Vehicle charge points that are either owned by the council, operated by the council, funded by the council or located on council land. In terms of utilisation specifics, I would ideally like to receive raw data relating to charging sessions (e.g. plug-in / plug-out time & date, energy sold, payment method, charger ID, charger type & location). Alternatively, a summarised view by charger speed, day of week and time of day by month or quarter (e.g. Location X, ultrarapid, Monday, 4-5pm, Q2 2024) would be acceptable. Ideal 12-month period is March 2024 to February 2025 (inclusive), however if there is an easier time period to provide (e.g. 2024 calendar year), then that is absolutely fine. Additionally, I would like to receive summary information detailing how many Electric Vehicle charge points are either owned by the council, operated by the council, funded by the council or located on council land, their manufacturer and charger type (e.g. fast, rapid, ultrarapid).

    Published: 27 March 2025

  9. Digital Strategy and Digital Leadership

    For the purposes of research, I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:

    * Please provide a copy of the council's current or latest Digital Strategy. If the council does not have a Digital Strategy, please confirm this is the case. I am interested in both organisational Digital Strategy (specific to the council) and place-focused Digital Strategy (specific to the geographical footprint of the local authority).

    * Please provide a copy of any digital-related strategies across the council. This includes any technology, information or data related strategies. Example strategies include Technology Strategy, IT Strategy, Applications Strategy, Cyber Strategy, Data Strategy, AI Strategy, Analytics Strategy, Information Strategy.

    * Please provide the following information in relation to the council's most senior digital leader*:

    * Job description/profile.

    * Salary range.

    * When the position was created.

    * Whether the position is currently vacant or occupied.

    * Title of the role the council's most senior digital leader reports to.

    * The position of the role in the organisation's hierarchy. If the Chief Executive is Level 1 and positions reporting directly to the Chief Executive are Level 2, please confirm the level of the council's most senior digital leader.

    * Confirm whether the role attends all top-management team meetings**.

    *The role responsible for developing, defining and leading delivery of the organisation's digital vision and strategy. Those responsibilities should be the primary purpose of the role. Common job titles for these positions include Chief Digital Information Officer, Chief Information Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Director of Digital.

    **Defined as the regular meetings between the Chief Executive and their top-management/leadership team (e.g., Executive/Strategic Directors/CFO). Please contact me if you need me to clarify my request.

    Published: 27 March 2025

  10. Information held on swimming pools, football fields, sports halls, tennis courts and rugby fields

    1. How many a) swimming pools, b) football fields, c) sports halls, d) tennis courts and e) rugby fields does or did your local authority own during financial years 2022-3, 2023-4 and 2024-5? Please could you provide a list of these facilities by type?

    If you have any figures indicating roughly how many people use these facilities per day, I would be grateful if you could provide these, but f this poses an issue (e.g. excessive demand on your time) please do exclude this specific query from the overall request.

    2. How many of those a) swimming pools, b) football fields, c) sports halls, d) tennis courts and e) rugby fields were reported to be completely or partially out of order at some point during financial years 2022-3, 2023-4 and 2024-5?

    If you have the dates for which each facility was out of order, I would be grateful if you could provide these, but if this poses an issue (e.g. excessive demand on your time) please do exclude this specific query from the overall request.

    Published: 27 March 2025