Additional funding for disabled children's services

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Dear Ms Higgins,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request dated the 8th of November
2009, below. I understand 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. As this funding was not ring-fenced it is not
identifiable in East Dunbartonshire Council?s budget. Therefore, under
Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, the Council
believes that it does not hold the information requested.

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08/11/2009 22:47 Subject
Freedom of Information request -
Additional funding for disabled
children's services

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)

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