This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Children's Play Provision 2007/08'.

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST

FROM JAN COSGROVE - EXPENDITURE ON UNDER 16 YEAR OLDS' SERVICES

Question

Response

1

What was the total expenditure of the Council on leisure and recreation in 2007/08?

Council expenditure:

£547,569

2

What amount of this came from either Big Lottery and/or Central Government funding?

Government PFI Receipts:

£449,954

3

What was the estimated population of the authority area in the same year?

Approx. 70,000

4

If available, what proportion of use of leisure centres and recreation facilities was by children aged under 16 years in the same period?

282,146

5

If appropriate, what was the % use of Libraries run by the authority by children aged under 16 in the same period?

N/A

6

If appropriate, in the years from its introduction what has been the expenditure by the authority under Section 508 of the Education Act 1996, and what proportion went to voluntary agencies?

N/A