Cost of managing asbestos in schools

The request was partially successful.

Dear Somerset County Council,

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide me with the following information:
1. the amount of money spent on asbestos management in schools between 2006 and 2016 (to include the costs of surveys, staff training and work to enclose asbestos within schools)
2. the amount of money spent on asbestos removal from schools between 2006 and 2016
3. the amount of money spent on fines for breaches in the safe management of asbestos in schools between 2006 and 2016
4. funding sought from the Department of Education and the Education Funding Authority for the management and removal of asbestos from schools between 2006 and 2016
5. the amount of funding approved by the Department of Education and the Education Funding Authority for the management and removal of asbestos from schools between 2006 and 2016
6. the projected budget for future management of asbestos in schools between 2017 and 2027

I understand that under the Act I am entitled to a response within 20 working days of your receipt of this request. Some parts of the request may be easier to answer than others. Should this be the case, I request that you release information as soon as possible.

If my request is denied in whole or in part, I ask that you justify all deletions by reference to specific exemptions of the Act. I will also expect you to release all non-exempt material. I reserve the right to appeal your decision to withhold any information or to charge excessive
fees.

I would prefer to receive the information electronically.

If you require any clarification, please contact me in accordance with your duty under Section 16 to provide advice and assistance if you find any aspect of this FOI request problematic.

Please acknowledge receipt of this request by email. I look forward to receiving the information in the near future.

Yours faithfully,

Lucie Stephens

Somerset County Council,

Somerset County Council Information Request Team
Information request
Our reference: 2798266

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Dear Ms Stephens
 
Environmental Information Regulations 2004
 
Thank you for your request for information about Costs of managing
asbestos in schools which we received on 5 September 2017.

We are currently dealing with your request under the Environmental
Information Regulations 2004 and we aim to send our response to you on or
before 3 October 2017.
 
Please note that we are experiencing a high level of requests at the
moment, and there may be a delay in responding to your request. We will
aim to keep you informed should this be the case.

The Environmental Information Regulations 2004 may restrict the release of
some or all of the information you have requested.  If this is the case we
will carry out an assessment and will inform you of any exceptions that
apply.
 
In some cases, a fee may be payable. If this happens, we will send you a
fees notice detailing a summary of the proposed cost, and terms of
payment, which would need to be paid before we are able to proceed.

If you have any further queries or would like to discuss your request
please contact me quoting your reference detailed at the top of this
email.
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Simon Butt
Information Request Officer
Communications
01823359359
 
 

Dear Somerset County Council,

Your response to my request is now overdue. Please confirm when you will be providing me with the information.

Yours sincerely,

Lucie Stephens

Somerset County Council,

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Information request
Our reference: 2798266

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Dear Ms Stephens
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 5 September 2017.
 
Please accept my sincere apologies for the lateness of the reply but I now
attach our response to your request.
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Christine Donnelly
on behalf of Simon Butt
Communications
 
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