Date: 8 September 2017
Our ref: 1564196
Contact: Lynsey Wilson
Direct dial: 01275 885117
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Corporate Services - Information requests
North Somerset Council
Ms Lucie Stephens
Town Hall
By email
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 1UJ
DX 744900 Clevedon
Dear Ms Stephens
Freedom of Information Act 2000
I can confirm that the information requested is held by North Somerset Council. I have detailed below
the information that is being released to you.
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)
£642,020
2. the amount of money spent on asbestos removal from schools between 2006 and 2016
£217,932
3. the amount of money spent on fines for breaches in the safe management of asbestos in
schools between 2006 and 2016
£6,000
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
£0
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
£0
6. the projected budget for future management of asbestos in schools between 2017 and 2027
£0 – All schools will be academies in 2018 so there will be no legal requirement for North
Somerset Council to manage asbestos in schools.
North Somerset Council now considers that it has complied with your request. However, you have a
right to appeal if you are dissatisfied with our response. Requests for an internal review must be made
in writing, and within 40 calendar days of this response being issued to you. When requesting an
internal review, please include your reference number, the date of your original request and your
contact details. Please also include an explanation of why you are dissatisfied with our response.
Requests for an internal review should be sent to:
Information Governance
Town Hall
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 1UJ
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the
Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.
Phone: 0303 123 1113
Website: www.ico.gov.uk
I will now close your request as of this date.
Yours sincerely
Lynsey Wilson
Information Governance Officer