Children's Play Provision 2007/08
Dear Sir or Madam,
What was the total expenditure of the Council on leisure and recreation in 2007/08?
What was the total expenditure on children’s play services and facilities in the same year for those aged under 16 years?
What amount of this came from either Big Lottery and/or Central Government funding?
What was the estimated population of the authority area in the same year?
What was the total estimated population aged under 16 years in the same year?
If available, what proportion of use of leisure centres and recreation facilities was by children aged under 16 years in the same period?
If appropriate, what was the % use of Libraries run by the authority by children aged under 16 in the same period?
If appropriate, in the years from its introduction what has been the expenditure by the authority under Section 508 of the Education Act 1996, and what proportion went to voluntary agencies?
Yours faithfully,
Jan Cosgrove
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Dear Jan,
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Thank you for your e-mail requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which we received on 20th April 2009. It is our intention to have the information delivered to you by 19th May 2009.
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Dear Jan,
In order to be able to answer Question 1 of your request I have been asked by the officer who is collating the information to ask you to clarify what you mean by 'Leisure and Recreation'. If we take the definition as being everything covered by the CIPFA statistics for Culture, Sport and Recreation (previously referred to as Leisure and Recreation statistics) this would cover the following areas:
Indoor Sports and Recreation Facilities
Community Centres Golf Courses
Sports Development & Community Recreation
Community Parks and Open Spaces
Countryside Recreation and Management
Allotments
Museums and Galleries
Theatres and Public Entertainment
Arts Development
Support Tourism.
Could you please confirm whether you expect all of the items above? Also, I notice in question 7 you refer to Libraries. Would you like these included as well in the answer to question 1 please?
Please note that unless I receive your clarification to Questions 1 and 7 I will not be able to proceed with this part of your request.
If you need to discuss this matter further, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely
Galina Smithson
Freedom of Information Officer
Room 51, County Hall
Bond Street
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 2QW
Tel 01924 306112
e-mail: [email address]
Dear Galina,
Thanks for a helpful email. All bar tourism please, separately, and yes to Libaries in Q1 as well.
Cheers
Yours sincerely,
Jan Cosgrove
Sorry, Jan,
But I am still not clear whether you want all categories listed in my previous e-mail (which are falling within the CIPFA definition of Leisure and Recreation) to be included in the response please?
Thanks
Galina
Dear Jan,
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Galina Smithson
Freedom of Information Officer
Room 51, County Hall
Bond Street
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 2QW
Tel 01924 306112
e-mail: [email address]
Dear Jan,
Further to my e-mail yesterday and namely Q8 may I add that in response to your question about expenditure under Section 508 of the Education Act 1996, and the proportion allocated to voluntary agencies, the provisions within the Act are quite wide ranging and the Council doesn't record expenditure according to which Act it is provided under. Therefore, it is not possible to identify as to what extent expenditure on services covered by the Act has been provided under those powers as distinct from being provided under other powers.
Hope this clarifies your query.
Yours sincerely
Galina Smithson
Freedom of Information Officer
Dear Smithson, Galina,
Thank you for your response, which is in line with quite a few replies from other authorities.
Yours sincerely,
Jan Cosgrove
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