Children's Play Provision 2007/08

Re: FOI request - Ref FI/09/134

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under the FOI Act and to supply any which is found to me.

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Kind regards
Ken Hamer
Constitution Officer

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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FOI 09 135

Further to my acknowledgement of your request, I have received some
information from the Directors of Area Management and Corporate Resources.

Your questions and our responses are set out below:

. What was the total expenditure of the Council on leisure and
recreation in 2007/08?
Answer: £10,798,000
What was the total expenditure on children’s play services and
facilities in the same year for those aged under 16 years?
Answer:The identifiable costs specifically for under16's is
£263,600
What amount of this came from either Big Lottery and/or Central
Government funding?
Answer: £149,000 was provided from the Big Lottery Fund.
What was the estimated population of the authority area in the same
year?
Answer: 139,400

What was the total estimated population aged under 16 years in the
same year?
Answer: The only information available relates to the 0-15 age
group and was 26,100.
If available, what proportion of use of leisure centres and
recreation facilities was by children aged under 16 years in the
same period?
Answer: This information is not held.
If appropriate, what was the % use of Libraries run by the
authority by children aged under 16 in the same period?
Answer: The only information available relates to the 0-17 age
group and is 3317(14.22%) of active borrowers.

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?
Answer: I regret I am unable to answer this question at this time.
I am advised that the information is not available but
wish to confirm this before ceasing my investigations. I will contact you
again within the next few days.
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website at [1]www.ico.gov.uk .

Should you have any queries about this matter please don’t hesitate to
contact me.

Ken Hamer
Constitution Officer

01642 444626

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Hello M/s Cosgrove ,
In a recent freedom of Information request you asked:
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?

I explained in my reply to your other questions that I had been advised
that this information was not held. I have investigated further and can
now confirm that the information is not held.

Regards
Ken Hamer
Constitution Officer
01642 444626