Cost of managing asbestos in schools

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Dear Southampton City 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

Information, Southampton City Council

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Information, Southampton City Council

Dear Lucie Stephens ,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request received on 05/09/2017.
It has been determined that you have requested 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

If this is not correct, please contact [email address]
<[1]mailto:[email address]>  to clarify your request as
soon as possible.

Unless clarified otherwise, your request is being dealt with under the
terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, and will be forwarded to the
service area(s) holding the information. Your request will be answered
promptly, and within twenty working days of the date your request was
received.

Please note, the service area(s) holding the information may need further
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The Council also routinely publishes information on its Publication
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Regards,

Sarah Ashley
Student Legal Intern
Legal & Governance
Southampton and Fareham Legal Services Partnership
Southampton City Council
Tel: 023 8083 3000 (switchboard)

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Information, Southampton City Council

Dear Sarah,

 

I write further to your email of 05/09/17, in which you submitted a
request for information to the Council. I understand that you
were anticipating a response to your request yesterday.

 

Unfortunately we are unable to provide you with a response at this time as
processing your request has taken longer than anticipated. Please accept
my apologies for this delay, we hope to be in a position to provide you
with a response in the near future.

 

Regards,

Rianna Farrow
Modern Apprentice (Legal Administration)
Legal & Governance
Southampton and Fareham Legal Services Partnership
Southampton City Council
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From: Ashley, Sarah On Behalf Of Information
Sent: 06 September 2017 12:23
To: 'Lucie Stephens' <[FOI #429808 email]>
Subject: FOI-1718-0603-020271 - FOI Request - Stephens - Asbestos
Management Schools

 

Dear Lucie Stephens ,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request received on 05/09/2017.
It has been determined that you have requested 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

If this is not correct, please contact [3][email address]
<[4]mailto:[email address]>  to clarify your request as
soon as possible.

Unless clarified otherwise, your request is being dealt with under the
terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, and will be forwarded to the
service area(s) holding the information. Your request will be answered
promptly, and within twenty working days of the date your request was
received.

Please note, the service area(s) holding the information may need further
information from you to locate the information sought once they have
received the request, and you will be contacted again should this be
necessary.

If you have any queries about this request do not hesitate to contact me.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

The Council now publishes responses to requests made to it under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information
Regulations 2004. These responses are available on the Council’s website –

[5]http://www.southampton.gov.uk/council-de...

The Council also routinely publishes information on its Publication
Scheme:

[6]http://www.southampton.gov.uk/council-de...

If the information you have requested in your current request has been
requested recently then it is likely that our response to that request is
already available to you via the disclosure log or via the Publication
Scheme. You may wish to view our disclosure log and Publication scheme to
ascertain whether the information you are seeking is already published. If
you find the information you are seeking, please let us know accordingly
and we will close your request. If we do not hear from you further we will
continue to process your request in accordance with the relevant
legislation.

Regards,

Sarah Ashley
Student Legal Intern
Legal & Governance
Southampton and Fareham Legal Services Partnership
Southampton City Council
Tel: 023 8083 3000 (switchboard)

@SouthamptonCC <[7]http://www.twitter.com/SouthamptonCC>    
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is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged and/or
confidential. If it has come to you in error, you must take no action
based on it, nor must you copy or show it to anyone.

FOI-1718-0603-020271/00675619

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Giany, Gurpreet, Southampton City Council

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Dear Lucie

 

Please find attached Southampton City Council’s response to your Freedom
of Information request.

 

Kind regards

 

 

Gurpreet Giany

Business Support Officer

Business Support Service

Southampton City Council

 

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