Conservation Department Cutbacks

Dear Birmingham City Council,

Under the Freedom of Information Act I'm requesting information
regarding the Council's recent and ongoing cutbacks in many of your
departments in particular the conservation department and the
impending threat of the department being scrapped altogether.

Firstly, I'd like to know the types of conservation projects
covered by the department.

Secondly, I'd like to know why the cutbacks are being made,
especially in areas of significant importance such as conservation
and education in Birmingham and the surrounding areas.

Thirdly, I'd like to know why the conservation department faces
possible closure. Is this because the work it does and the projects
it deals with are considered outdated and no longer important in
this day and age.

Lastly, I'd like to know what the council feels would happen to
conservation projects, such as the recent work on the Jewellery
Quarter, if the department were to be closed and what the council
would put in it's place to ensure the future conservation of
Birmingham and the surrounding areas wildlife, landscape and
historic buildings if said department were gone.

Yours faithfully,

Rachel Trinder