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. Homecare (domiciliary care) providers operating within your local authority area from 2020 to 2025

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request copies of the following:

    Number and distribution of homecare providers:

    1) The total number of homecare (domiciliary care) providers operating within your local authority area, broken down by year from 2020 to 2025.

    If possible, please provide the number of providers by locality, district, or area served (for example, by ward or care commissioning area).

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    CLARIFICATION: Both, please do both adults and children together, and then separately.

    Published: 21 November 2025

  2. Nuisance complaints received by Herefordshire Council in 2024

    Please provide the following information regarding nuisance complaints received by the council in the year 2024. This is likely to be held by the council’s environmental health department.

    1. The number of odour complaints received by the council where possible broken down into the following categories:

    • Sewage Treatment Works

    • Sewage Sludge Spreading

    • Farm Premises

    • Manure/slurry Spreading

    • Commercial Kitchens

    • Waste reception/processing/disposal;

    • Other Please also provide the number of abatement notices issued in 2024 relating to odour.

    2. The number of dust complaints received by the council where possible broken down into the following categories:

    • Construction

    • Waste

    • Agricultural Land

    • Mineral Excavations

    • Other Please also provide the number of abatement notices issued in 2024 relating to dust.

    3. The number of smoke complaints received by the council where possible broken down into the following categories:

    • Domestic bonfire

    • Construction sites

    • Agricultural

    • Other

    Please also provide the number of abatement notices issued in 2024 relating to smoke.

    4. The number of Fume or Gases complaints received by the council in 2024.

    Please also provide the number of abatement notices issued in 2024 relating to fumes or gases.

    Published: 21 November 2025

  3. Pothole compensation claims for 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25 2025/26 to present date 19/11/2025

    This is an information request regarding compensation paid for vehicle damage caused by potholes.

    Please include the following information for the following years 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25 2025/26 to present date 19/11/2025:

    1) The total number of compensation claims submitted by motorists for vehicle damage caused by potholes.

    2) The total amount the council paid in claims about vehicle damage caused by potholes.

    3) The breakdown of the number of claims that were successful, rejected and still pending.

    4) The highest compensation paid out to a single individual/claim.

    Published: 21 November 2025

  4. Public SEND provision

    Please could I request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act. For each of the last five calendar years (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025) could you please provide me with the following:

    1) The total number of state special schools used by the local authority for SEND placements.

    2) The number of children the local authority provides places for in state special schools.

    3) The total yearly cost to the local authority of using state special school providers. Please could provide this information in a spreadsheet if possible.

    Published: 20 November 2025

  5. Business Rates information 2023/24 financial year

    This is a request for Business Rates information, to be dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

    Please provide the ratepayers and the charges levied (including any reliefs, exemptions or write offs) in respect of the properties listed below for the financial year 2023/2024.

    • Unit 1 Kingstone Works, Madley, Hereford HR2 9NF – Property ref: 81460230711001

    • Units 2-5 Kingstone Works, Madley, Hereford HR2 9NF – Property ref: 81460230711002

    Published: 20 November 2025

  6. Roundabout Advertising/Sponsorship Service Contract

    I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect to the contract, or any service which fits the description, below.

    Roundabout Advertising/Sponsorship Service

    The details we require are:

    1) Who is the current supplier?

    2) When was the service last openly tendered for?

    3) Actual council revenues generated by this contract from the start of the contract to the current date.

    4) Start date & duration of contract?

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

    6) What are the contractual performance KPI's for this contract? How is performance currently assessed against these KPI’s? if no KPI’s exist, what performance levels are currently being achieved?

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

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

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

    Published: 20 November 2025

  7. Illegal tobacco and vaping products betwee 2020 - 2025

    I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding your council’s actions relating to non-compliant trading practices, particularly involving stores selling illegal tobacco and vaping products, between 2020 to the latest available date. Specifically, I would like to request the following information:

    -The number of stores that have been issued closure orders by your council during this period due to the sale of illegal tabacco and vaping products

    -The total number of vapes seized by your council's Trading Standards or other relevant teams during this period

    -The total estimated monetary value (£) of the seized vapes I would prefer to receive the requested information in electronic format, and if possible, broken down by year.

    Published: 20 November 2025

  8. WAN Services

    I would like to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
    Some or all of the information previously provided may now be out of date, so I would be grateful if you could provide updated responses to the following questions.
    Please address each section individually and, where multiple suppliers exist, provide information separately for each.
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    Contract 1 – Wide Area Network (WAN) Services (Including HSCN)
     
    1)       WAN Provider(s)
     
    Please confirm the main supplier(s) for your WAN services. If this information is not available, please explain why.

     
    2)       Contract Expiry Date

     
    Please provide the expiry date for each WAN contract (DD/MM/YYYY or MM/YYYY acceptable). If rolling, please state the terms.

     

    3)       Contract Description
     
    Please provide a brief summary of the scope of each WAN contract.

     

    4)       Number of Sites Covered
     
    Please indicate the number of sites supported by the WAN. An approximation is acceptable.

     

    5)       Annual Average Spend
     
    What is the annual average spend for WAN services? Please break this down by provider if more than one.

     

    6)       Procurement Route
     
    Please provide details of how each WAN contract was procured. If a framework was used, please include the framework name and reference number.

     
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    Internal Contact
     
    7)       Responsible Contact Person(s)
     
    Please provide the full contact details for the person(s) responsible for each of the above contracts, including:
     
    •         Full name
    •         Job title
    •         Direct phone number
    •         Email address
     
    If full details cannot be provided, the job title alone is acceptable.

     

    Published: 20 November 2025

  9. Private SEND provision

    Please could I request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act.

    For each of the last five calendar years (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025) could you please provide me with the following:

    1) The total number of private special school providers used by the local authority for SEND placements.

    2) The number of children the local authority has placed in private special schools.

    3) The total yearly cost to the local authority of using private special school providers.

    Please could provide this information in a spreadsheet if possible.

    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: 20 November 2025

  10. Disposable Vape Fines - UK Councils

    I would like to make a Freedom of Information request for the following information:

    The number of fines given to traders for the illegal sale of disposable vapes since 1st June 2025.

    Published: 19 November 2025