Social Value Ideas for Herefordshire Council

Licence variation approved in principle

The sub-committee decided to grant the premises licence variation as applied for, extending opening hours and alcohol off-sales hours, but said it would issue a fuller written decision on the revised …

“Good afternoon again. The subcommittee's decision is to grant the variation application as applied for in terms of extending the hours the premises ar…”

Licence conditions tightened

The sub-committee decided to amend the premises licence by restricting the scale and frequency of events. This will reshape future operational requirements and may drive further procurement of acousti…

“"The Sub-Committee considered that the conditions of the premises license require amendment. Broadly, the Sub-Committee agreed to 40 days of regulated…”

Welsh Water redress package

Dan reported that Ofwat accepted Welsh Water’s £44.7m redress package in June 2026 following its investigation. Most of the package is earmarked for storm overflow improvements, with additional alloca…

“So the the outcome was kind of a penalty. Now normally, this works in a similar way to the enforcement undertakings, which has previously been discuss…”

Best start in life target

The board reviewed national and local early years targets, including Herefordshire's aim for 80% of reception children to achieve a good level of development by 2028. The discussion linked early years…

“So, at the last point of reporting, we had seventy two percent of our reception cohort achieve a good level of development. So you can see that is abo…”