Children's Play Provision 2007/08

Jan Cosgrove made this Freedom of Information request to Vale of White Horse District Council

The request was partially successful.

From: Jan Cosgrove

19 April 2009

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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From: Mark Hewer
Vale of White Horse District Council

23 April 2009

Dear Ms Cosgrove,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request which the Vale of White
Horse District Council received on 19 April 2009. Please find a response
to your request below:

. What was the total expenditure of the Council on leisure and

recreation in 2007/08?

£1,668,464

. What was the total expenditure on children's play services and

facilities in the same year for those aged under 16 years?

£8o,617 - This relates to maintenance and replacement of individual
pieces of play equipment on our sites.

. What amount of this came from either Big Lottery and/or Central

Government funding?

None

. What was the estimated population of the authority area in the
same

year?

115,627 (information taken from National Statistics Online based on
2001 Census)

. What was the total estimated population aged under 16 years in the

same year?

23,748 (information taken from National Statistics Online based on
2001 Census)

. If available, what proportion of use of leisure centres and

recreation facilities was by children aged under 16 years in the

same period?

For Leisure centres the total usage was 1,133,128 with 282,838 under
16. We do not hold a figure for outdoor recreational figures.

. If appropriate, what was the % use of Libraries run by the

authority by children aged under 16 in the same period?

This information is not held by the Vale of White Horse District
Council. This is a function of Oxfordshire County Council whose
contact details can be located on their website at:
[1]http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/wps/portal...

. 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?

This information is not held by the Vale of White Horse District
Council. This is a function of Oxfordshire County Council whose
contact details can be located on their website at:
[2]http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/wps/portal...

I trust that this email satisfies your request. However, should you have
any queries regarding this email, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Regards,

Mark Hewer

Vale of White Horse District Council

01235 547693

[3][email address]

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