Our Ref: RQST00002696513

20 November 2009

Ms Kate Higgins

Dear Ms Higgins

I refer to your recent request dated 09 November, 2009 requesting that the following information be provided to you:

The Scottish Government received £34 million Barnett Consequentials from HM Treasury in 2007-08 arising from new money to implement the Aiming High for Disabled Children strategy in England. Under the Concordat, the Scottish Government has allocated that £34 million to local authorities as part of the GAE settlement.

I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002:

1. Please provide information which shows how much your local authority received as its allocated share of the £34million in:

a) 2008-2009 and

b) 2009-2010

In responding to this request, please consider all relevant information which might accurately confirm the amount received, including information contained within documentation such as budgets and related papers; council and committee papers and minutes; correspondence between and among officers, or between officers and third parties; meeting papers; and any other relevant papers and documents.

2. Please provide all information - including information contained within budgets and related papers; council and committee papers and minutes; correspondence between and among officers, or between officers and third parties; meeting papers; and any other relevant papers and documents - showing:

a) how you intended to spend your allocated share of the £34million, and

b) how you actually spent your allocated share of the £34 million.

Please provide this information for both 2008-2009, and 2009-2010.

The Council is treating your request as a request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

It is the Council's understanding that the Barnett Formula consequentials due to Scotland as a result of HM Treasury's announcement of £340m to support families with disabled children in connection with the report Aiming High for Disabled Children were included within the overall Scottish Budget resulting from the Comprehensive Spending Review 2007 Settlement, and were not hypothecated. The Council has no other information on this subject.

If you are dissatisfied with the way Glasgow City Council has dealt with your request you are entitled to require the Council to review its decision. Please note that for a review to take place you must:

Lodge a written requirement for a review within 40 working days of the date of this letter
Include a correspondence address and a description of the original request and the reason why you are dissatisfied
Address your request to:

Executive Director of Corporate Services

Glasgow City Council

City Chambers

George Square

Glasgow G2 1DU

Email: [email address]

You will receive notice of the results of the review within 20 working days of receipt of your request. The notice will state the decision reached by the reviewing officer as well as details of how to appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner if you are still dissatisfied with the Council's response. You must request an internal review by the Council before a complaint can be directed to the Scottish Information Commissioner.

If you have any further queries regarding this process, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely,

Peter Marsh

Head of Audit & Inspection

Contact details  0141 287 4053

 0141 287 7007 (fax)

 [email address]