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Dear Ronnie Cairns

Request for information: Bagpipe Tuition in Argyll Schools

Thank you for your information request which we have logged as reference
argyllbuteir:14556.

It has been passed to the relevant service(s) for attention and you should
receive a response under either the Freedom of Information (Scot) Act 2002
or the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 by 2022-09-05
00:00:00. We hope to respond within this timescale but, due to the
staffing/capacity issues with COVID-19, some requests may take little
longer.

Please quote the reference number above in any correspondence you may have
with the Council in regard to this request.

Regards

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Dear Mr Cairns

Request for information: Bagpipe Tuition in Argyll Schools

Reference: argyllbuteir:14556.

I refer to your request for information which was dealt with in terms of
the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA).

I have provided the following information in fulfilment of your request:

I would like to request information on the budget and resource allocated
to the teaching of the Bagpipes in Argyll Schools and how this has been
allocated over the last five years. I note that in the Cowal area of the
council there are only two days teaching provided for all schools, which
is down from 5 before lockdown.

The table below shows budgeted staff costs and FTE.  We have not included
a budget for any non-staffing budgets/consumables as this changes annually
and is for all IMS instruction so is not specifically allocated to piping
tuition.

Year Budget FTE
2021-22 £230,635 4.5
2020-21 £197,360 3.9
2019-20 £191,671 3.9
2018-19 £167,147 3.9
2017-18 £161,068 3.9

If you are dissatisfied with the way in which your request for information
has been dealt with you are entitled to request a review by writing to the
Executive Director Customer Services, Argyll and Bute Council, Kilmory,
Lochgilphead, Argyll PA31 8RT, or by email to [1][Argyll and Bute Council request email].

Your request for review must state your name and address for
correspondence, specify the request for information to which your request
for review relates and why you are dissatisfied with the response.

You must make your request for review not later than 40 working days after
the expiry of the 20 working day period for response to your initial
request by the Council, or not later than 40 working days after the
receipt by you of the information provided, any fees notice issued or any
notification of refusal or partial refusal.

If you make an application for review and remain dissatisfied with the way
in which the review has been dealt with you are entitled to make an
application to the Scottish Information Commissioner, Kinburn Castle,
Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9DS (Tel: 01334 464610) for a
further review. You can now do this online here -
[2]www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal.  

You must make representation to the Scottish Information Commissioner no
later than 6 months after the date of receipt by you of the notice or
decision you are dissatisfied with or within 6 months of the expiry of the
period of 20 working days from receipt by the Council of your request for
review.

Yours sincerely

Fiona Anderson   [5]CSE
Small
Compliance and Regulatory Officer (7)

Legal and Regulatory Support

Argyll and Bute Council

Kilmory

Lochgilphead

Argyll

PA31 8RT

Tel: 01546 604255

Email: 
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Dear Mr Cairns,

Thank you for your email below. I note that your request for review has been made slightly over the 40 day timescale provided within the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, however, I can confirm that your request will be taken forward.
A response will be issued from the Executive Director by 8th December 2022.

Regards
Fiona

Fiona Anderson
Compliance and Regulatory Officer
Legal and Regulatory Support
Argyll and Bute Council
Kilmory
Lochgilphead
Argyll
PA31 8RT
Tel: 01546 604255
Email: [email address]

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Dear Mr Cairns,

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA)

Section 20 review - argyllbuteir:14556

I refer to your email of 9 November 2022 which has been dealt with as a
request for a review of how we dealt with your request for information
dated 8 August. I note that the response was sent within the 20 working
day timescale on 5 September.

I consider the response to your request and sought further information
from Education and have attached a breakdown of the budget for each area
within the local authority for each of the years from 2017-18 through to
2021-22.

If you are dissatisfied with the way in which the review has been dealt
with you are entitled to make an application to the Scottish Information
Commissioner, Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9DS
(Tel: 01334 464610) for a review.

You must make representation to the Scottish Information Commissioner no
later than 6 months after the date of receipt by you of the notice or
decision you are dissatisfied with or within 6 months of the expiry of the
period of 20 working days from receipt by the Council of your request for
review.

If you make an application for a further review to the Scottish
Information Commissioner and remain dissatisfied by the decision then you
may appeal on a point of law to the Court of Session.

Regards

Douglas Hendry

Douglas Hendry, Executive Director

Monitoring Officer / IJB Standards Officer

Kilmory, Lochgilphead, Argyll, PA31 8RT

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