FOI Request - children's play areas

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Jon Parker-Dean

Dear Bury Metropolitan Borough Council,

Please can you help me with the following FOI request?

1) How many council owned public children’s play areas (by which I mean parks, playgrounds, adventure playgrounds, assault courses and any other play areas) do you currently operate (latest figures available)

2) How many council owned public children’s play areas did you own or operate in the financial year 2009/2010

3) How many council owned public children’s play areas were sold, or closed, from the financial year 2009/2010 to the present date?

4) If the figures are held, what was the area covered by children's play areas that you owned measured by square feet in 2009/10, and on the most recent date for which figures are available?

Yours faithfully,

Jon Parker-Dean

Customer Contact Team, Bury Metropolitan Borough Council

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Should you need to speak to us regarding this, your reference is: 
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Adult Services Freedom Of Information, Bury Metropolitan Borough Council

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Dear Jon Parker-Dean,

 

Request for Information - Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
Reference - 11123

 

We confirm receipt of your email received by the Council on 25/07/2019 in
which you request the information below

 

Your request is being dealt with under FOIA.

 

In accordance with FOIA you will receive a response within 20 working days
from the date we received your request for information. If this is not
possible, you will be advised accordingly.

 

Should you have any queries, please contact us on the email below.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Freedom of Information

Communities and Wellbeing

 

Bury Council, Department for Communities and Wellbeing

Performance and Intelligence

First Floor, 3 Knowsley Place, Duke Street, Bury, BL9 0EJ

 

Email:          [1][email address]

 

 

 

From: [email address]
[mailto:[email address]]
Sent: 25 July 2019 08:06
To: Adult Services Freedom Of Information <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information Request Communities and Well Being

 

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Call details (Crm number): 3248922 Recorded: 25/07/2019 08:06:08

Name/Business: Jon Parker-Dean
Address: 

Contact Number: , Mobile Phone: 

Email Address: [FOI #591612 email]

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Freedom of Information Request for Communities & Wellbeing

Teams selected: Parks and Countryside
Freedom of Information request - FOI Request - children's play areas.

Dear Bury Metropolitan Borough Council,

Please can you help me with the following FOI request?

1) How many council owned public children's play areas (by which I mean
parks, playgrounds, adventure playgrounds, assault courses and any other
play areas) do you currently operate (latest figures available)

2) How many council owned public children's play areas did you own or
operate in the financial year 2009/2010

3) How many council owned public children's play areas were sold, or
closed, from the financial year 2009/2010 to the present date?

4) If the figures are held, what was the area covered by children's play
areas that you owned measured by square feet in 2009/10, and on the most
recent date for which figures are available?

Yours faithfully,

Jon Parker-Dean

The request has been sent to the following departments: Communities and
Well Being

If you have any further questions about this issue please ring 5353, or
Email [3][Bury Council request email] quoting the CRM reference
number. 

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Yours faithfully
Customer Contact Team
Bury Council

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Adult Services Freedom Of Information, Bury Metropolitan Borough Council

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Dear Mr. Parker-Dean

             

 

Request for Information - Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) – 11123
PARKER-DEAN

 

I write further to your e-mail received by the Council on 25^th July 2019
where you made the following request for information.

 

The Council’s response to your request is as follows:

 

Request:

1) How many council owned public children's play areas (by which I mean
parks, playgrounds, adventure playgrounds, assault courses and any other
play areas) do you currently operate (latest figures available)?

Response:

1) 67.

 

Request:

2) How many council owned public children's play areas did you own or
operate in the financial year 2009/2010?

 

Response:

2) 69.

Request:

3) How many council owned public children's play areas were sold, or
closed, from the financial year 2009/2010 to the present date?

Response:

3) 2.

 

Request:

4) If the figures are held, what was the area covered by children's play
areas that you owned measured by square feet in 2009/10, and on the most
recent date for which figures are available?

 

 

Response:

4) The area (square metres/square feet) of children’s play areas is
unknown as each play area is different. The only known quantities would be
that of any grass which requires cutting within each fenced off play
area. 

Please note: The supply of information in response to a Freedom of
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For transparency purposes, it is now the Council's policy to advise on the
costs of dealing with each Freedom of Information request.  Please note
that to deal with this request it has cost the Council £25.

 

Should you have any queries regarding this, please contact me on 0161 253
5637.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

 

 

Ken Brown

Business & Development manager

Parks & Countryside

 

Freedom of Information

Communities and Wellbeing

 

Bury Council, Department for Communities and Wellbeing

Performance and Intelligence

First Floor, 3 Knowsley Place, Duke Street, Bury, BL9 0EJ

 

Email:          [3][email address]

 

 

 

From: [email address]
[mailto:[email address]]
Sent: 25 July 2019 08:06
To: Adult Services Freedom Of Information <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information Request Communities and Well Being

 

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Call details (Crm number): 3248922 Recorded: 25/07/2019 08:06:08

Name/Business: Jon Parker-Dean
Address: 

Contact Number: , Mobile Phone: 

Email Address: [FOI #591612 email]

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Freedom of Information Request for Communities & Wellbeing

Teams selected: Parks and Countryside
Freedom of Information request - FOI Request - children's play areas.

Dear Bury Metropolitan Borough Council,

Please can you help me with the following FOI request?

1) How many council owned public children's play areas (by which I mean
parks, playgrounds, adventure playgrounds, assault courses and any other
play areas) do you currently operate (latest figures available)

2) How many council owned public children's play areas did you own or
operate in the financial year 2009/2010

3) How many council owned public children's play areas were sold, or
closed, from the financial year 2009/2010 to the present date?

4) If the figures are held, what was the area covered by children's play
areas that you owned measured by square feet in 2009/10, and on the most
recent date for which figures are available?

Yours faithfully,

Jon Parker-Dean

The request has been sent to the following departments: Communities and
Well Being

If you have any further questions about this issue please ring 5353, or
Email [5][Bury Council request email] quoting the CRM reference
number. 

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Yours faithfully
Customer Contact Team
Bury Council

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