Additional funding for disabled children's services

Dear Ms Higgins

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Request for Information - Funding for disabled children's service

I acknowledge receipt of your request for information dated 8 November
2009.

It is understood that the information you seek is as follows;

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.

I am currently dealing with your request and will issue my response by 8
December 2009 which is 20 working days as permitted in terms of section
10(1) of the above legislation.

If you do not agree with my interpretation of your request you should
contact me immediately.

Please use the reference Number ATI 2009 11 09 003 in any future
correspondence relating to this request.

Yours sincerely

Alistair Paul

Senior Freedom of Information Officer

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Dear Ms Higgins

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Request for Information - Funding for disabled children's service

I refer to your request for information dated 8 November 2009.

The information you requested was:-

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.

Relative to 1 & 2 above:

I am advised of the following response;

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.

You have a right to request a review of the Council's decision. Please see
the attached leaflet for details.

Should you require any further explanation or assistance please do not
hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely

Alistair Paul

Senior Freedom of Information Officer

E-Mail [1][Perth & Kinross Council request email]

Tel: 01738 477934

Fax 01738 477939

Securing the future... - Improving services - Enhancing quality
of life - Making best use of public resources.

The information in this email is solely for the intended
recipients.

If you are not an intended recipient, you must not disclose,
copy, or distribute its contents or use them in any way: please
advise the sender immediately and delete this email.

Perth & Kinross Council does not warrant that this email or any
attachments are virus-free and does not accept any liability for
any loss or damage resulting from any virus infection. Perth &
Kinross Council may monitor or examine any emails received by
its
email system.

The information contained in this email may not be the views of
Perth & Kinross Council. It is possible for email to be falsified
and the sender cannot be held responsible for the integrity of
the information contained in it.

Requests to Perth & Kinross Council under the Freedom of
Information (Scotland) Act should be directed to the Freedom of
Information Team - email: [Perth & Kinross Council request email]

General enquiries should be made to [email address] or
01738
475000.

Securing the future... - Improving services - Enhancing quality
of life - Making best use of public resources.

References

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