| When (Financial Year) | Cost | Why Purchased |
| 2003-04 | $74.95 | Shredding client & staff papers (Adult Social Services Day Centre). |
| 2004-05 | $78.74 | Shredding confidential information (Building Consultancy) |
| 2005-06 | $250 | Confidential Children's Services information - machines 'cross cut' the paper into tiny pieces so they cannot be tuck back together again and read. |
| 2006-07 | $250 | Confidential Children's Services information - machines 'cross cut' the paper into tiny pieces so they cannot be stuck back together again and read. |
| 2006-07 | $630 | Confidential Children's Services information - machines 'cross cut' the paper into tiny pieces so they cannot be stuck back together again and read. |
| 2007-08 | $520 | Confidential Children's Services information - machines 'cross cut' the paper into tiny pieces so they cannot be stuck back together again and read. |
| 2008-09 | $140 | 2 shredders purchased by Family Centres for shredding confidential information about children and their families. |
| 2008-09 | $113 | To shred confidential information relating to Children Looked After Conferences |
| 2004-05 | $300 | To shred confidential information relating to Environmental and Consumer Protection Services (ECPS) |
| 2008-09 | not known | For shredding expired contracts and financial documents (ECPS) |
| 2008-09 | $70 | For shredding expired personnel information (ECPS) |
| 2006/07 | $10 | Used for shredding confidential items needed for immediate disposal (Housing and Community Services) |
| 2006-07 | $40 | Used for shredding confidential items needed for immediate disposal (Housing and Community Services) |
| 2008-09 | $50 | Used for shredding confidential items needed for immediate disposal (Housing and Community Services) |
| 2007-08 | $15 | To shred confidential information (ICT services) |
| 2007-08 | $254 | To destroy confidential information eg customers’ personal details (Upton House office) |
| 2007-08 | $219 | To destroy confidential information eg customers’ personal details (Sandbanks Beach office) |
| 2008-09 | $210 | To destroy confidential information eg customers’ personal details (Leisure Services) |
| 2005-06 | $150 | For use in admin office where a large amount of confidential documentation (personnel/budget information) has to be securely disposed of (Libraries) |
| 2008-09 | $588 | To destroy confidential material (Personnel and Training Services). |
| 2007-08 | $200 | Previous machine broke. A stronger one was purchased to shred discs etc for secure disposal of confidential Planning and Strategic Planning documents. |
| 2006-07 | $100 | To reduce costs associated with the disposal of confidential data (Property Services). |
| 2007-08 | $8 | To shred confidential information (Tourism) |
| 2008-09 | $440 | To provide secure disposal of documentation containing personal information (Transportation). |
| 2007-08 | $350 | Special purchase to dispose of confidential information relating to Children's services. |
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| | Total Cost: £5,061 | |