<[FOI #36708 email]>

Dear Mr Blackwell

Re: Request for information:-Ref: LEI/86FFSX

Thankyou for your request for the following information, which was received by Manchester City Council on 7^th June 2010 and has been considered under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA):-

“Please advise of the figure being charged to the promoters of the two events due to take place in Platt Fields Park on the 11^th and 12^th of June 2010, for their use of the park over that period as well as the periods before and afterwards where much of the park has been made unavailable to the public.”

Reply:- The standardised charge for commercial events in Manchester Parks is £1.25 per head of capacity that the event is being planned on. They are also required to pay a damage deposit in advance, which is used to pay for any re-instatement of the landscape.

“Please also advise of the measures taken, if any, to ensure that the funds raised will be spent on the area of Manchester where Platt Fields is located (Fallowfield, Rusholme and Moss Side being the adjacent wards) and indeed on the park itself.”

Reply:- The income raised from these events is ringfenced to the budget for Central Area Parks, which encompasses Platt Fields Park and parks in the adjacent wards you have mentioned in your request, this budget is dedicated to the management operation and maintenance of the parks in this area.

Please note if you are not satisfied with this response you may ask for an internal review. If you wish to complain you should contact Lynn Evans, Information Compliance Officer ([Manchester City Council request email]) in the first instance.

If you require more information about the Council's access to information complaints procedure this can be downloaded from:- http://www.manchester.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?categoryID=200031&documentID=1322&pageNumber=3

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely

Kathy Clayton

Policy, Performance and Contracts Team

Leisure Services