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. Lobbying for climate action & funding - Climate Emergency UK

    Please treat this as an Freedom of Information/Environmental Information Regulations request. 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 questions:

    Has the council written to or met with UK, national or devolved governments to ask or lobby for climate action since 1st January 2024? 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. I look forward to hearing from you in due course.

    Published: 23 April 2026

  2. Preventative pest control measures and compliance

    I am writing to request information about preventative pest control measures and compliance oversight at sites for which the Council has responsibility. Please provide the following information:

    1. A description of the preventative measures currently in place to reduce the risk of pest infestations at council-owned or council-managed sites. This should cover the full range of sites under the Council's control, including (but not limited to) housing stock, council offices, depots, public spaces, parks, and any other land or buildings managed by or on behalf of the Council. Please address each category of site, even if only briefly, rather than limiting the response to housing or tenant-facing services.

    2. Details of any policies, procedures, guidance, or standard operating procedures used to ensure that pest prevention and control activities comply with:

    - a. Relevant legislation (including environmental health and animal welfare requirements)

    - b. Any internal council standards or best-practice guidance.

    3. Information on how the Council monitors and ensures compliance with these preventative measures and guidelines, including:

    - a. Any inspection, audit, or review processes, including the frequency of such processes, who is responsible for conducting them, and whether any independent or external scrutiny is applied

    - b. The role of officers, teams, or contractors in overseeing compliance

    - c. What action is taken, or what escalation process exists, where non-compliance or a failure of preventative measures is identified

    4. Where pest control services are delivered by external contractors, please confirm:

    - a. What policies or codes of practice relating to prevention and control that external contractors are expected to comply with

    - b. How the Council assures itself that those requirements are being met Please note that I'm not asking for a site-by-site or case-by-case breakdown.

    A high-level overview is fine. If you're withholding any part of this response under an exemption, please let me know which exemption applies and provide the rest of the information.

    Published: 23 April 2026

  3. Housing Benefit claims for exempt accommodation

    I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

    Please provide the following information: The number of Housing Benefit claims for exempt accommodation made between 1st January 2020 and 31st December 2025, broken down by year.

    The total expenditure on Housing Benefit for exempt accommodation between 1st January 2020 and 31st December 2025, broken down by year.

    The number of distinct landlords OR providers receiving Housing Benefit payments for exempt accommodation between 1st January 2020 and 31st December 2025, broken down by year.

    For clarity, “exempt accommodation” refers to accommodation where Housing Benefit is paid under the exempt accommodation provisions of the Housing Benefit Regulations.

    If your authority records this under a different but equivalent category (e.g. specified accommodation), please provide the closest available data and specify the definition used. Please provide the information in either a PDF OR word OR excel document.

    If this request exceeds the cost limit under Section 12, please provide advice and assistance under Section 16 as to how it may be refined. If you require any clarification, please do not hesitate to contact me.

    Published: 23 April 2026

  4. Enforcement of Standards in Private Rented Homes, 2024-25

    I would like to request the following information about the council's private rented sector enforcement, under the Freedom of Information Act.

    1. How many homes currently have a selective licence, if applicable?

    2. How many homes currently have an additional licence, if applicable?

    3. How many full-time equivalent officers did the council employ to enforce the Housing Act 2004 on 31 March 2025?

    For the 2024-25 financial year:

    4. How many complaints did the council receive from private renters regarding hazards in their home?

    5. How many private rented homes did the council inspect under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System?

    6. In how many private rented homes did the council find Category 1 hazards?

    7. How many improvement notices did the council serve on private rented homes? Please do not include hazard awareness notices or other informal notices in this figure.

    8. How many enforcement notices relating to Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards did the council serve?

    9. How many final civil penalty notices did the council issue to private landlords?

    10. What was the total value of civil penalties that the council collected? (We note that some of this value may relate to penalty notices issued in the previous financial year.)

    11. How many private rented homes were subject to a successful prosecution?

    Published: 22 April 2026

  5. Paper and Cardboard Recycling

    Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information regarding paper and cardboard recycling in your borough:

    1) What are the contractual performance KPI's for this contract?

    2) Suppliers who applied for inclusion on each framework/contract and were successful & not successful at the PQQ & ITT stages.

    3) Who is the current supplier?

    4) Actual spend on this contract/framework (and any sub lots), from the start of the contract to the current date?

    5) Are there any processing facilities or MRFs utilised within the contract if so what the names and addresses?

    6) How is your fibre processed (baled or loose)?

    7) Where is the end destination of the fibre?

    8) What is your current collection method (dual stream, single source, kerbside sort or comingled)

    9) What tonnage per year do you produce by fibre grade?

    10) Start date & duration of framework/contract?

    11) Could you please provide a copy of the service/product specification given to all bidders for when this contract was last advertised?

    12) Is there an extension clause in the framework(s)/contract(s) and, if so, the duration of the extension?

    13) Has a decision been made yet on whether the framework(s)/contract(s) are being either extended or renewed?

    14) Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this contract?

    15) Are there any plans to change the existing service?

    Published: 22 April 2026

  6. Details of all upcoming housing developments in Herefordshire

    Details of all upcoming housing developments in Herefordshire - not those that have already begun building.

    Solely those that have had planning approved - the application ID and location, when that planning was approved and when building needs to begin by.

    Ideally if possible, I'd like to also know the developer, if that information is known.

    Published: 22 April 2026

  7. Building Control Activity Data

    I am writing to request data held by Herefordshire Council on building control activities in your area under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please could you provide the following data for each financial year from 2015/16 to 2025/26:

    1. Initial Notices from Approved Inspectors / Registered Building Control Approvers The number of Initial Notices received and accepted by the council in each year, broken down by: * Building type, using whatever categorisation is held in your case management system * New build vs alteration/extension/refurbishment * The identity of the Approved Inspector/RBCA named on each notice, where held

    2. Lapsed Initial Notices The number of Initial Notices that lapsed or were cancelled in each year, and where held, the identity of the Approved Inspector/RBCA named on the original notice.

    3. Local Authority Building Control Applications The number of building control applications received by the council in each year, broken down by: * Application type: Full Plans (FP), Building Notice (BN), Regularisation * Building type, using whatever categorisation is held in your case management system * New build vs alteration/extension/refurbishment

    4. Performance Any performance data held by the council relating to the Building Control Service, including but not limited to average application processing times, time to first site inspection, or any metrics reported internally or to committee. Please provide the data in whatever format is most convenient for you. If providing the full dataset from 2015/16 would exceed the cost limit under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act, please provide data from 2019/20 onwards as a minimum, prioritising sections 1 and 3 above. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require any clarification on this request.

    Published: 21 April 2026

  8. Notice Pages in Hereford Times

    I wrote to the Council last year with a request for some information but had no response. Now I write with a Freedom of Information request. I would like to know how much the Council pays the Hereford Times annually for the notice pages every week

    Published: 20 April 2026

  9. Contact after police protection orders

    1. How many children, age upto 19th birthday, came into contact with Herefordshire Councils child social services following a police protection order between 01/01/23 and 31/12/23?

    2. Are corporate parents informed when looked after children, or care leavers for whom the council has a duty of care is issued with a police protection order?

    3. Does the council have a means of logging and therefore reviewing and tracking outcomes for police protection orders?

    4. Is the council informed of every police protection order issued in Herefordshire?.

    5. If a police protection order is issued for one of Herefordshires looked after children, or a care leaver for whom the council has a duty of care, out of county has Herefordshire council a means of finding this detail? or is there a national notification system?

    Published: 17 April 2026

  10. Bridge and Road Restriction Data

    I respectfully request the following information:

    1. Bridge Height Restrictions

    A complete list of all bridges within your council area that carry a posted height restriction for road vehicles, including:

    • The name or reference number of the bridge

    • The road name or number it sits on

    • The posted height restriction in metres

    • The GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) if available

    2. Bridge Weight Restrictions

    A complete list of all bridges within your council area that carry a posted weight restriction, including:

    • The name or reference number of the bridge

    • The road name or number it sits on

    • The posted weight restriction in tonnes

    • The GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) if available

    3. Width Restrictions

    A complete list of all roads or structures within your council area that carry a posted width restriction for vehicles, including:

    • The location or road name

    • The posted width restriction in metres

    • The GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) if available

    4. HGV Prohibited Routes and Tunnels

    A complete list of any roads, tunnels or routes within your council area that are prohibited for HGV vehicles, including the reason for prohibition and GPS coordinates where available.

    Published: 17 April 2026