ASSOCIATION OF PLAY INDUSTRIES - Public Play Facilities

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Dear Chesterfield Borough 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

Andy Booker, Chesterfield Borough Council

Dear Mr Lubrano,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request, received today in
relation to: ' Public Play Facilities'

The request has been logged under Reference FOI 4181 and will now be
assigned to an officer for a response.

The statutory period for response time for these requests is 20 working
days (with some exceptions).

Please quote the above reference in any further correspondence.

Andy Booker
sent on behalf of Gerard Rogers
Local Government and Regulatory Law Manager, Monitoring Officer.

 

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