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Borough Solicitor Francis Fernandes LLM; LLB; MBA; LARTPI |
Information Governance The Guildhall St Giles Square Northampton NN1 1DE
Tel: (01604) 838536 Fax: (01604) 837057 Minicom: (01604) 838970 DX 703139 Northampton 6 |
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Ms Jan Cosgrove
Email [email address] |
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NBC868-1186 |
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David Taylor |
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01604 838536 |
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15th May 2009 |
Dear Ms Cosgrove
Information Request NBC868-1186
With reference to your request regarding children's play provision for 2007/08, please find detailed below Northampton Borough Council's in point turn.
The total expenditure in the financial year 2007/08 for the Council Leisure facilities was £4,707,302.70.
The Council spent in total £743,394.63 on facilities for children. Out of this figure £34,726.74 was spent on repairs and the balance was for new play services and facilities. Please note that children solely under the age of 16 do not use these facilities.
The Council received £562,236.48 in Government grants and no contributions were received in Big Lottery funding. The Council contributed £37,251.41 to the figure in no.2 above.
The Council can confirm that during the above financial year 242,054 children under the age of 16 used their Leisure Centres. This includes school use, swimming lessons and other courses, parties and general visits.
The rest of your request has already been answered on the 28th April 2009.
The disclosure to you of the enclosed information does not give you a right to reproduce or publish such information without the express permission of Northampton Borough Council or any other owners of the copyright therein.
If you consider the Council has not provided the information you have requested you have the right to challenge that decision in respect of your information request within 6 months.
Please write to:
Information Access Challenges
Northampton Borough Council
The Guildhall
St Giles Square
Northampton NN1 1DE
Or email: [email address]
If your challenge is not resolved to your complete satisfaction, you will then have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner.
If you feel your request has been handled unfairly you should, in the first instance, complain using the Council's Customer Feedback form and address it to the department you have been dealing with. The Council's Complaints procedure (a full copy of which is available on the internet, from any Council reception or by telephoning or writing to the Council's Complaints Co-ordinator) will then be used to try and resolve your complaint.
Yours sincerely
Mr D J Taylor
Freedom of Information Officer
Senior Information Governance Officer
Borough Solicitor's Department
www.northampton.gov.uk
