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. Potholes from Hereford Lane to The Buzzards

    HR6 9QE - Hole Lane - Potholes in the length of lane from Hereford Lane to The Buzzards I understand from Balfour Beatty that their steward has again inspected this lane and unlike in the past, has not allocated repair work. I was informed that the matter has been referred to the Asset Management Team for resurfacing to take place. When will this resurfacing work take place, please?

    Published: 30 January 2026

  2. Children Assessments

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the following information in relation to children’s social care assessments held by Herefordshire County Council:

    1. The total number of social work assessments awaiting completion as at the most recent reporting date.

    2. Of these, how many were: a) unallocated to a social worker b) allocated but not completed

    3. The number of assessments outstanding beyond statutory timescales at that date.

    4. If available, a breakdown of the above figures by service area or team.

    5. Monthly backlog figures for the previous 12 months (or the longest period readily available). Please provide the information in an anonymised, aggregate format. UPDATE: I am referring to the overdue assessments at the end of each month.

    Published: 30 January 2026

  3. Traffic lights

    I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information:

    · How many traffic lights are there in your local authority as of 9th January 2026?

    · How many of these traffic lights have fixed traffic light cameras (also known as red

    · light cameras) as of 9th January 2026?

    · How many cases of cars going through red lights were recorded by the cameras on the traffic · lights in your local authority in each calendar year for the following years: 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025

    · The location of the traffic light in your local authority which recorded the most cases · of cars going through red lights in 2025, as well as the total number of cases at this location. · Please provide your answers in CSV format.

    Published: 30 January 2026

  4. Web-based community information

    1. Do you have a web-based community information, advice and guidance website for adult social care?

    2. Do you have a social care community directory of services?

    3. If yes to both or either of the above

    a) Is this developed in-house or by an external provider?

    b) If an external provider, please provide the name of the supplier?

    c) If an external provider, please provide the renewal date for the contract.

    d) What is the annual support cost for your IAG/Directory?

    4. Are there any plans to review provision in the next 12 months?

    5. Are the council considering an all-age portal that includes ASC, SEND/local offer and FIS?

    6. Please provide the name(s), email(s), and telephone number(s) of the individual responsible for the IAG/directory within your organisation Children/Young People

    1. Please provide the name(s), email(s), and telephone number(s) of the individual(s) responsible for the FIS / SEND Local Offer websites within your organisation?

    2. Are your Local Offer pages/FIS site developed in-house or externally? a. If an external provider is used.:

    a. which providers currently provide your Family Information Services directories and/or SEND Local Offer site?

    b. please confirm the value of the FIS contract and/or Local Offer site detailing implementation cost and ongoing if possible

    c. when is the contract(s) due for renewal

    3. If delivered internally, are there any plans for this to be developed by an external supplier?

    Published: 30 January 2026

  5. Scrap Metal Dealer Licensing 2025/26

    I would like to make a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for the following data for Herefordshire Council:

    1) How many scrap metal dealer sites currently have a site licence in your area/council/authority?

    2) How many scrap metal collectors (mobile) currently have a licence in your area/council/authority?

    3) When did you last share these data with the Environment Agency to enable them to add them to the Register?

    4) How much were your licences (site and collector each) in 2025?

    5) How much do you intend to charge (respectively) in 2026?

    6) How many visits to scrap metal sites have your officers undertaken in 2025?

    Published: 30 January 2026

  6. Children's Services budget and staffing

    I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information. If this full request goes over the cost limit, please answer questions in numerical order until cost limit is reached. Please may you provide me with:

    1. The total number of referrals to Children’s Services per year each year for the last five years

    2. The total budget allocated to Children’s services (by calendar year or financial year, whichever is easier) eachyear for the last five years

    3. The total cost of employing agency (temporary / non-staff) social workers per year each year for the last fiveyears

    4. Total expenditure on housing children and young adults in non-local authority (ie. privately run) children’s homes per year each year for the last five years, and the average cost per child per annum for such placements in each year for the last five years

    Published: 29 January 2026

  7. Claims for pothole damage

    In 12 months to 31.12.25 please state

    1. How many financial claims for pothole damage have been made against this council

    2. How many of those claims have been the subject of financial payment by the council to the claimant and what was the total paid out in compensation

    3. For claims where payment has been made, state for each claim how much was paid out, the nature of the damage claimed for, where the damage occurred, and whether the claim was initially rejected or not.

    4. How many cases went to a court claim by the claimant, and of those, how many were (a) settled before being heard (b) ended in a finding against the council (c) ended in a finding against the claimant

    Published: 29 January 2026

  8. Revenue from Ledbury car parks 22nd November 2025

    Please can you tell me the amount of revenue collected from council owned car parks in Ledbury on Saturday 22 November 2025?

    Published: 28 January 2026

  9. Flood enforcement cases/outcomes between 2019 and 2025

    Between 2019 and 2025, by year:

    1) How many Flood Enforcement cases were successfully closed by Herefordshire County Council for non-compliance to statutory Riparian Responsibilities legislation (as published by the Environment Agency) against landowners and residents?

    2) What was the outcome in each case?

    3) How many cases were investigated but not successfully enforced?

    4) What were the grounds for failure?

    Published: 28 January 2026

  10. Number and cost of potholes filled in by Herefordshire Council between 2021-2025

    1) The number of potholes which have been reported to Herefordshire council 2021-2025 - year by year breakdown.

    2) The number of potholes filled in by Herefordshire council 2021-2025 - year by year breakdown.

    3) The cost of filling in potholes by Herefordshire council 2021-2025 - year by year breakdown.

    Published: 28 January 2026