Camden Council - Information request (FOI/EIR) - Culture and environment

Our reference: 7434964

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Dear Mr. Langley

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request received on 2
November 2011

You requested information on the allocation of funding to services from
the Olympic budget.

Your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and will be answered within twenty working days.

If appropriate, the information may be provided in paper copy, normal font
size. If you require alternative formats, e.g. language, audio, large
print, etc. then please let me know.

For your information, the Act defines a number of exemptions which may
prevent release of the information you have requested. There will be an
assessment and if any of the exemption categories apply then it will not
be released. You will be informed if this is the case.

If the information you request was obtained from or relates to a third
party then they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken on
whether or not to release the information to you.

In some cases there may a fee payable for the information requested. This
will be considered and you will be informed of the fee payable if this is
the case. In this event the fee must be paid before the information is
processed and released. The 20 day time limit for responses is put on hold
until receipt of the payment.

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.

Yours sincerely

Rebecca Denney
Olympic Officer

Email: [email address]
Phone: 020 7974 2502

Camden Council - Information request (FOI/EIR) - Culture and environment

Our reference: 7434964

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Dear Mr. Langley

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST 
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request received on 2
November 2011.  Your request has now been considered and the information
requested is enclosed.

You requested information on the following:

Under the Freedom of Information act, I would like to request a

breakdown of all services and other areas for which Camden

Council's £2million Olympic and Paralympic budget will be spent. I

would like a list showing exactly how much will be allocated to

each service or source from the budget if the full amount of £2m is

obtained.

Response

Please see the table on the following page for a breakdown of Camden’s
additional costs for the Olympic and Paralympic Games by services and
other areas.

 

Please note this information is publicly available in the Preparations for
the 2012 Games (CENV/2011/62) report which was presented to Camden
Council’s Cabinet on 19 ^ October 2011.  A full version of the report can
be accessed from Camden Council’s website by following this link:
[1]http://democracy.camden.gov.uk/ieListDoc...

 

Service area or project Estimated additional resources
(£)
Essential Service Delivery Costs
Refuse collection and street cleansing  372,551
Licensing  3,750
Trading Standards  94,010
Environmental Health  48,750
Parking  398,990
Highway’s Maintenance  46,500
Community Safety  19,550
Emergency Planning  66,243
C3 Reporting  122,010
Planning  15,000
Licensing (Highways)  15,143
Transport Strategy  52,392
Street Works and Highways Permits (loss of  213,614
income) ^1
Programme Management  82,000
Total Essential Service Delivery Costs  1,550,503
Torch Relay (estimated costs)
Torch Relay  150,000
Total Torch Relay costs  150,000
Other Service Costs
Communications ^2  101,000
Visitor Economy  50,000
Look & Feel Coordination ^3  50,000
Contact Camden ^4  100,000
Volunteering  35,491
Total Additional Costs  336,491
Total Costs  2,036,994
Total secured funding (£0.26m from GLA and  1,195,491
ODA, £0.9m earmarked from 2010/11
underspend and £35,491 from Legacy Trust
Fund for Volunteering)
Funding gap ( = total costs – secured  841,503
funding)

 

^1 This reflects estimated loss of income from street works inspections
and permits that will not occur due to restrictions on works during the
2012 Games period.  It is based on worst case scenario with the
restrictions affecting the largest area for the longest period of time. 
This figure will be revised down if the impact is reduced.

 

^2 This includes both essential communications to residents and businesses
for changes in service delivery and costs for promoting the borough 

 

^3 This cost reflects staffing resource to coordinate 2012 Look & Feel. 
This works has been brought forward and is currently being managed within
existing staffing resource so this cost may reduce.

 

^4 Contact Camden costs are based on additional staff to meet the
additional anticipated demand.  The service is exploring staff secondments
which would reduce this cost.

We hope that the information is useful to you.

Please note the information is still covered by copyright legislation. You
are not authorised to re-use this information for commercial or research
purposes as defined by the Re-Use of Public Sector Regulations 2005. If
you do wish to re-use this information please contact the Information
Access Team, Legal Services/ Second Floor, Camden Town Hall, Judd Street,
London WC1H 9JE, who will assess your request. 

You have the right of appeal against the decision. If you wish to appeal
please set out in writing your grounds of appeal (within 2 months of this
letter) and send it to: Freedom of Information Appeals Panel, Central
Complaints Unit, Camden Town Hall, Judd Street, London WC1H 9JE and your
complaint will be dealt with through our Internal Review procedure.
 
If you are still not satisfied following the Internal Review, you have a
right to appeal to the Information Commissioner’s Office. They can be
contacted at: Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire. SK9 5AF.
Telephone: 01625 545 700
[2]www.ico.gov.uk
Yours sincerely

Rebecca Denney
Olympic Officer

Email: [email address]
Phone: 020 7974 2502
 
 

References

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1. http://democracy.camden.gov.uk/ieListDoc...
2. http://www.ico.gov.uk/