Additional funding for disabled children's services
Dear Sir or Madam,
The Scottish Government received £34 million Barnett Consequentials from HM Treasury in 2007-08 arising from new money to implement the Aiming High for Disabled Children strategy in England. Under the Concordat, the Scottish Government has allocated that £34 million to local authorities as part of the GAE settlement.
I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002:
1. Please provide information which shows how much your local authority received as its allocated share of the £34million in:
a) 2008-2009 and
b) 2009-2010
In responding to this request, please consider all relevant information which might accurately confirm the amount received, including information contained within documentation such as budgets and related papers; council and committee papers and minutes; correspondence between and among officers, or between officers and third parties; meeting papers; and any other relevant papers and documents.
2. Please provide all information - including information contained within budgets and related papers; council and committee papers and minutes; correspondence between and among officers, or between officers and third parties; meeting papers; and any other relevant papers and documents - showing:
a) how you intended to spend your allocated share of the £34million, and
b) how you actually spent your allocated share of the £34 million.
Please provide this information for both 2008-2009, and 2009-2010.
If you need any clarification in relation to these requests, please let me know.
Yours faithfully,
Kate Higgins (fSDC liaison project)
Dear Ms Higgins
I acknowledge receipt of your request for information under the Freedom of
Information (Scotland) Act 2002 relating to the above. The Council shall
of course respond within the 20 working day period.
Yours sicnerely
Doreen Broom
Access to Information Officer
Scottish Borders Council
Corporate Resources - Corporate Administration
Tel: 01835 826516
e-mail: [1][email address]
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Dear Ms Higgins
Further to your request for information under the Freedom of Information
(Scotland) Act 2002 relating to the above I am now able to respond.
Please accept my apologies for the short delay.
Unfortunately, the Council does not hold any of the information you
request. The Council receives funding from the Scottish Government but
this is not itemised and any funding received could be spread over several
Departments. As we do not hold this information it is therefore exempt
under Section 17 of FOISA.
The Barnett Formula consequentials due to Scotland as a result of HM
Treasury's announcement of £34m to support families with disabled
children in connection with the report Aiming High for Disabled Children
were included within the overall Scottish Budget resulting from the
Comprehensive Spending Review 2007 Settlement, and were not hypothecated.
I have to advise if you are not happy with the Council's response then you
have a right to request a review within 40 working days of receipt of this
e-mail. You should either e-mail [1][email address] or write
to the Access to Information Officer, Scottish Borders Council, Council
HQ, Newtown St.Boswells TD6 0SA.
Yours sincerely
Doreen Broom
Access to Information Officer
Scottish Borders Council
Corporate Resources - Corporate Administration
Tel: 01835 826516
e-mail: [2][email address]
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2. mailto:[email address]
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