Dear Stockport Borough Council,

I was disturbed to see that the decision was made at the Council's
Executive Meeting on 18/01/10 to close four nurseries in deprived
areas with no discussion or debate on the subject whatsoever in an
Executive Meeting which lasted only from 18.00 to 18.10. Please may
I see any documents relating to this subject from the pre-Executive
Meeting meeting.

Yours faithfully,

Sheila Oliver

Dear Mrs Oliver,

Thank you for your request for information below which has been given
reference 2617. Please quote this on any correspondence regarding your
request.

Stockport Council will respond to your request within 20 working days. If
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provide the information, we will inform you as soon as possible to see if
you wish to proceed; however such charges are usually waived if they
amount to less than £10.

Yours sincerely,

Claire Naven

Claire Naven

Data Protection & Freedom of Information Officer

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

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Dear Mrs Oliver,

I am writing in response to your request for information below (ref 2617).

To clarify, the Executive considered reports in relation to only three
areas arising from the nursery review and no decisions to implement the
proposed changes have been taken at this point. The decisions taken by the
Executive were to approve the publication of statutory proposals. In
addition, please note that the proposals do not involve removal of
provision. The two nursery schools proposed for closure are proposed to be
replaced by provision at the primary schools located on the same sites.
With regard to the nursery class removal, there is sufficient provision at
the nursery school located on the same site to provide alternative places.

The publication of statutory proposals follows a two-month period of
public consultation, the feedback from which was presented to the
Executive alongside explanatory reports for consideration at its 18th
January meeting. There were no additional documents presented to a
pre-Executive meeting.

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Yours sincerely,

Claire Naven

Claire Naven

Data Protection & Freedom of Information Officer

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

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Dear FOI Officer,

Thank you for your reply. I note both councillors from other
parties and the press expected some discussion on the subject, so
it wasn't only me who was astonished at what went on.

Thank you very much for your prompt and comprehensive reply. I
think using the What Do They Know website might bring about
substantial improvments in how FOIA and EOI 2004 issues are dealt
with in Stockport.

Yours sincerely,

Sheila Oliver