Dear Sir or Madam,

What was the total expenditure of the Council on leisure and
recreation in 2007/08?

What was the total expenditure on children’s play services and
facilities in the same year for those aged under 16 years?

What amount of this came from either Big Lottery and/or Central
Government funding?

What was the estimated population of the authority area in the same
year?

What was the total estimated population aged under 16 years in the
same year?

If available, what proportion of use of leisure centres and
recreation facilities was by children aged under 16 years in the
same period?

If appropriate, what was the % use of Libraries run by the
authority by children aged under 16 in the same period?

If appropriate, in the years from its introduction what has been
the expenditure by the authority under Section 508 of the Education
Act 1996, and what proportion went to voluntary agencies?

Yours faithfully,

Jan Cosgrove

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In your request, you asked us:

1. What was the total expenditure of the Council on leisure and
recreation in 2007/08?
2. What was the total expenditure on children's play services and
facilities in the same year for those aged under 16 years?
3. What amount of this came from either Big Lottery and/or Central
Government funding?
4. What was the estimated population of the authority area in the same
year?
5. What was the total estimated population aged under 16 years in the
same year?
6. If available, what proportion of use of leisure centres and
recreation facilities was by children aged under 16 years in the
same period?
7. If appropriate, what was the % use of Libraries run by the
authority by children aged under 16 in the same period?

8. If appropriate, in the years from its introduction what has been
the expenditure by the authority under Section 508 of the Education
Act 1996, and what proportion went to voluntary agencies?"

Please find our responses as follows:
1. The total Leisure department expenditure in 07/08 was £2,530,806. Please note this does not include all expenditures on services for children such as play provisions which are captured separately in our answer to Question 2.

2. The total direct expenditure on children's play services in 2007/08 was £2,010,420. The budget for the inspection and maintenance of the playgrounds in the green spaces was £80,765 in 2007/08.

3. There was no funding from the Big Lottery Fund for Play services in 2007/08 or additional Central Government funding for Play provision.

4. The estimated population of the authority in:

2007 is: 192125

2008 is: 194153

5. The estimated population aged under 16 years in:

2007 is: 32992

2008 is: 33355

6. For Leisure facilities, the total usage in 07/08 was 2,196,681 visits. Young People under 18 in 07/08 made 653,186 visits. This equates to 30% usage for Young People Under 18.

The population of 5 to 14 age range young using play provision in 2007/08 is estimated at 15089.

7. In 07/08, the Active Borrowers who were children aged 0 - 12 was 39.3% of the child population, and for young people aged 13 - 17 was 4.7% of the child population. This is a combined total of 44% Active Borrowers between ages of 0-17.

8. The proportion of this expenditure that was provided specifically to the voluntary sector was £574,615.

Amy Harms
Knowledge Manager
TSG Information Governance
Islington Council
60 Highbury New Park, N5 2DJ
Tel: 020 7527 1788
Alternative contact: Kit Good 020 7527 1789

www.islington.gov.uk <http://www.islington.gov.uk/>

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