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Kate Higgins (fSDC liaison project) made this Freedom of Information request to North Lanarkshire Council
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From: Kate Higgins (fSDC liaison project)
8 November 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
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.
If you need any clarification in relation to these requests, please
let me know.
Yours faithfully,
Kate Higgins (fSDC liaison project)
From: Hazarika Sandra
North Lanarkshire Council
9 November 2009
Dear Ms Higgins,
I acknowledge receipt of your email below which is receiving attention.
I shall contact you again when I am in a position to respond more fully to your request.
Yours sincerely,
Sandra Hazarika
For Corporate Freedom of Information Officer
North Lanarkshire Council
Civic Centre
Windmillhill Street
Motherwell
ML1 1AB
(01698) 302232
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From: Kate Higgins (fSDC liaison project)
14 December 2009
Dear Hazarika Sandra,
I note that you have failed to respond to my request in relation to
additional funding for disabled children's services within the
statutory time limit, nor have I received an explanation for the
delay.
I would appreciate receiving both at the earliest opportunity.
Many thanks
Yours sincerely,
Kate Higgins (fSDC liaison project)
From: Hazarika Sandra
North Lanarkshire Council
17 December 2009
Dear Ms. Higgins,
Request for Information
I refer again to your e-mail dated 8 November 2009 seeking information on
additional funding for disabled children's services.
In the first instance I should acknowledge that this response falls
outwith the statutory deadline outlined in the Freedom of Information
legislation - and for this I apologise.
Having investigated, I can advise that the authority received no funding
in the terms of your description.
By way of some assistance, I can advise that HM Treasury announced,
following publication of a report entitled "Aiming High for Disabled
Children", that additional funding of £340m would be made available to
support families with disabled children.
Through the Barnett formula, HM Treasury allocated resources to the
Scottish Government, of which £34m was deemed to relate to the additional
funding for disabled children. This £34m was allocated to Scottish
Councils as part of their overall finance settlements and was not
"ringfenced" or allocated to services for a specific purpose. The
Council has of course allocated resources to support children with
disabilities. These are integral to the overall Service budgets and are
not categorised under a unique budget heading.
I hope this information is sufficient for your purpose. If, however, you
require further information - or I can assist in any other way - please
let me know.
Yours sincerely,
Sandra Hazarika
For Corporate Freedom of Information Officer
North Lanarkshire Council
Civic Centre
Windmillhill Street
Motherwell
ML1 1AB
(01698) 302232
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