ASSOCIATION OF PLAY INDUSTRIES - Public Play Facilities
Dear Bassetlaw District Council,
2 years ago, we were hearing from our members that installations of new playground equipment were falling in England and that this was due directly to a lack of funding within local authorities. This worried us and our members at a time when Childhood obesity is increasing and there are more instances of divided communities. In order to quantify what was happening we commissioned a report which resulted in our #nowheretoplay campaign highlighting the extent of the problem. We believe it is now time to refresh our information and to once again highlight to government the problems resulting from a reduction in children’s play facilities. We would therefore urge you to support us in the FOI request.
1. How many public play facilities (including playgrounds, adventure playgrounds, skate parks, etc.) do you currently have available to the public in your LA area?
2. What was your total budget for public play facilities (including playgrounds, adventure playgrounds, skate parks, etc.) in each of the following years?
• 2016-17
• 2017-18
3. What is your expected total budget for public play facilities (including playgrounds, adventure playgrounds, skate parks, etc.) in each of the following years?
• 2018-19
• 2019-20
• 2020-21
4. How many public playgrounds and play facilities were closed in your LA area and what proportion of your total play facilities did this represent, in each of the following years?
• 2016-17
• 2017-18
5. How many public playgrounds and play facilities do you expect will close and what proportion of your total play facilities will this represent, in each of the following years?
• 2018-19
• 2019-20
• 2020-21
Data to be collated into excel spreadsheet.
Yours faithfully,
Samuel Lubrano
PLEASE NOTE ALL FOI REQUESTS/RESPONSES/QUERIES ETC SHOULD BE SENT TO
[email address] AS THEY WILL NOT BE DEALT WITH OTHERWISE
I am not in the office now until Tuesday 28 August 2018 if you have any
queries please ring:
01909 533533 ask for
Stephen Wormald or alternatively email - [email address]
Kerry France or alternatively email – [1][email address]
Stella Bacon or alternatively email – [2][email address]
Thank you
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Janet Askew
[3]Bassetlaw District Legal Administrator
Council Bassetlaw District Council Queens Buildings, Potter
Street, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 2AH
W: [4]www.bassetlaw.gov.uk
Dear Mr Lubrano
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
REFERENCE 398/18
Thank you for your request for information received on 21^st August 2018.
Your request is being considered and, subject to the points made below,
you will receive the information requested as promptly as possible within
the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.
If we need to obtain more information from you in order to understand what
information you require, we will contact you. If this is the case, the 20
day time limit will not commence until your request has been clarified.
The Act defines a number of exemptions that may prevent release of certain
information. Bassetlaw District Council will consider whether any of
these exemptions apply and, where required by the Act, whether it is in
the public interest to release the information. If we have to make a
public interest test, the 20 day time limit might be extended. We will
inform you if the time scale has to be extended and if any information is
withheld and of your rights of appeal.
Bassetlaw District Council would like to make you aware that disclosure of
information obtained through FOIA is a disclosure into the public domain.
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provide an answer where we are able unless it requires the creation of new
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If you have any queries or concerns then please contact The Central
Freedom of Information Officer, Bassetlaw District Council, Queen’s
Buildings, Potter Street, Worksop, S80 2AH, telephone 01909 533533, e-mail
[1][email address].
Yours sincerely
M Bussey
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Melissa Bussey
[2]Bassetlaw District Admin Officer (Env Services)
Council Bassetlaw District Council Hundred Acre Lane,
Carlton Forest, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 0TS
W: [3]www.bassetlaw.gov.uk
Dear Mr Lubrano
Please find attached our response to your recent request.
Yours sincerely
M Bussey
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Melissa Bussey
[1]Bassetlaw District Admin Officer (Env Services)
Council Bassetlaw District Council Hundred Acre Lane,
Carlton Forest, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 0TS
W: [2]www.bassetlaw.gov.uk
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