Christmas Lights Expenditure
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Dear North West Leicestershire District Council,
The purpose of this request is to gather data on the average figure the council spends on Christmas lights and decorations.
Specifically, I am seeking information on the following:
1. The annual spend on Christmas lights per year, for the following years:
• 2023
• 2024 (estimated)
2. The annual spend on Christmas decorations (e.g. trees), for the following years:
• 2023
• 2024 (estimated)
3. Have you re-used Christmas Decorations / Lights from a previous year
Yes
No
4. The amount spent by the council on celebrities to turn on Christmas Lights
• In 2023
• In 2024 (predicted)
5. Name of celebrity who turned on Christmas lights for the Council
• In 2023
• In 2024 (predicted)
For the purpose of this FOI, a celebrity is not the local mayor or MP. Anyone who has appeared on television, reality television, it is people in the media. Athletes, authors, ect.
Yours faithfully,
Matt hillier
Dear Matt Hillier,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST IG002252
Thank you for your request for information about:
Christmas Lights Expenditure
Your request was received on 28/10/2024 and is being handled under the
terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. You may expect a response
within 20 working days.
Yours sincerely
Information Governance Team
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NWLDC
Council Office
Whitwick Road
Coalville
Leicestershire
LE67 3FJ
01530 454545
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Dear Matt Hillier,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST IG002252
I write further to your email dated 28/10/2024.
Your request has been dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (FOIA), explained on our [1]freedom of information
page.
Your request:
1. The annual spend on Christmas lights per year, for the following years:
• 2023
• 2024 (estimated)
2. The annual spend on Christmas decorations (e.g. trees), for the
following years:
• 2023
• 2024 (estimated)
3. Have you re-used Christmas Decorations / Lights from a previous year
Yes
No
4. The amount spent by the council on celebrities to turn on Christmas
Lights
• In 2023
• In 2024 (predicted)
5. Name of celebrity who turned on Christmas lights for the Council
• In 2023
• In 2024 (predicted)
For the purpose of this FOI, a celebrity is not the local mayor or MP.
Anyone who has appeared on television, reality television, it is people in
the media. Athletes, authors, ect.
Our response:
1. The annual spend on Christmas lights per year, for the following years:
(this relates to the Christmas event in our town centre
• 2020 - £9000 budget
• 2021 - £9000 budget
• 2022 - £10,000 budget
• 2023 - £14,600 budget
• 2024 - £14,600 budget
2. The annual spend on Christmas decorations (e.g. trees), for the
following years: (this includes our lights and trees, all Christmas
related decoration)
• 2020 - £22,500 budget
• 2021 - £22,500 budget
• 2022 - £23,000 budget
• 2023 - £30,000 budget
• 2024 - £30,000 budget
3. Have you re-used Christmas Decorations / Lights from a previous year
Yes
4. The amount spent by the council on celebrities to turn on Christmas
Lights
• In 2023 - NIL
• In 2024 (predicted) – NIL
5. Name of celebrity who turned on Christmas lights for the Council
• In 2023 – n/a
• In 2024 (predicted) – n/a
For the purpose of this FOI, a celebrity is not the local mayor or MP.
Anyone who has appeared on television, reality television, it is people in
the media. Athletes, authors, ect.
The supply of information in response to a freedom of information request
does not confer the right to re-use the information. UK copyright law
allows information supplied for the purposes of private study and
non-commercial research to be used without permission. Information
supplied can also be re-used for the purposes of news reporting except for
in the case of photographs.
GOING FORWARD
If you are dissatisfied with the information supplied please feel free to
contact us via email for any queries in relation to this response Please
note that in responding to further enquiries we can only comment on the
information contained within this correspondence and cannot provide any
further information that may pertain to an additional FOIA request.
If you remain dissatisfied following the conclusion of the above informal
review, you have the right to ask for an internal review. A request for a
review whether formal or informal should be submitted within two calendar
months of the date of receipt of the response to your original letter and
should be sent to [2][email address] or the address above.
Please remember to quote the Authority’s eight digit reference number
given at the top of this email in any future communications.
Further details on our appeals and complaints procedure can be found on
our website [3]here.
If you remain dissatisfied following the conclusion of the internal
review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information
Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted
at [4][email address].
Yours sincerely
Information Governance Team
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NWLDC
Council Office
Whitwick Road
Coalville
Leicestershire
LE67 3FJ
01530 454545
[North West Leicestershire District Council request email]
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Dear Matt Hillier,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST IG002252
I write further to your email dated 28/10/2024.
Your request has been dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (FOIA), explained on our [1]freedom of information
page.
Your request:
1. The annual spend on Christmas lights per year, for the following years:
• 2023
• 2024 (estimated)
2. The annual spend on Christmas decorations (e.g. trees), for the
following years:
• 2023
• 2024 (estimated)
3. Have you re-used Christmas Decorations / Lights from a previous year
Yes
No
4. The amount spent by the council on celebrities to turn on Christmas
Lights
• In 2023
• In 2024 (predicted)
5. Name of celebrity who turned on Christmas lights for the Council
• In 2023
• In 2024 (predicted)
For the purpose of this FOI, a celebrity is not the local mayor or MP.
Anyone who has appeared on television, reality television, it is people in
the media. Athletes, authors, ect.
Our response:
1. The annual spend on Christmas lights per year, for the following years:
(this relates to the Christmas event in our town centre
• 2020 - £9000 budget
• 2021 - £9000 budget
• 2022 - £10,000 budget
• 2023 - £14,600 budget
• 2024 - £14,600 budget
2. The annual spend on Christmas decorations (e.g. trees), for the
following years: (this includes our lights and trees, all Christmas
related decoration)
• 2020 - £22,500 budget
• 2021 - £22,500 budget
• 2022 - £23,000 budget
• 2023 - £30,000 budget
• 2024 - £30,000 budget
3. Have you re-used Christmas Decorations / Lights from a previous year
Yes
4. The amount spent by the council on celebrities to turn on Christmas
Lights
• In 2023 - NIL
• In 2024 (predicted) – NIL
5. Name of celebrity who turned on Christmas lights for the Council
• In 2023 – n/a
• In 2024 (predicted) – n/a
For the purpose of this FOI, a celebrity is not the local mayor or MP.
Anyone who has appeared on television, reality television, it is people in
the media. Athletes, authors, ect.
1. The annual spend on Christmas lights per year, for the following years:
(this relates to the Christmas event in our town centre
• 2020 - £9000 budget
• 2021 - £9000 budget
• 2022 - £10,000 budget
• 2023 - £14,600 budget
• 2024 - £14,600 budget
2. The annual spend on Christmas decorations (e.g. trees), for the
following years: (this includes our lights and trees, all Christmas
related decoration)
• 2020 - £22,500 budget
• 2021 - £22,500 budget
• 2022 - £23,000 budget
• 2023 - £30,000 budget
• 2024 - £30,000 budget
3. Have you re-used Christmas Decorations / Lights from a previous year
Yes
4. The amount spent by the council on celebrities to turn on Christmas
Lights
• In 2023 - NIL
• In 2024 (predicted) – NIL
5. Name of celebrity who turned on Christmas lights for the Council
• In 2023 – n/a
• In 2024 (predicted) – n/a
For the purpose of this FOI, a celebrity is not the local mayor or MP.
Anyone who has appeared on television, reality television, it is people in
the media. Athletes, authors, ect.
The supply of information in response to a freedom of information request
does not confer the right to re-use the information. UK copyright law
allows information supplied for the purposes of private study and
non-commercial research to be used without permission. Information
supplied can also be re-used for the purposes of news reporting except for
in the case of photographs.
GOING FORWARD
If you are dissatisfied with the information supplied please feel free to
contact us via email for any queries in relation to this response Please
note that in responding to further enquiries we can only comment on the
information contained within this correspondence and cannot provide any
further information that may pertain to an additional FOIA request.
If you remain dissatisfied following the conclusion of the above informal
review, you have the right to ask for an internal review. A request for a
review whether formal or informal should be submitted within two calendar
months of the date of receipt of the response to your original letter and
should be sent to [2][email address] or the address above.
Please remember to quote the Authority’s eight digit reference number
given at the top of this email in any future communications.
Further details on our appeals and complaints procedure can be found on
our website [3]here.
If you remain dissatisfied following the conclusion of the internal
review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information
Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted
at [4][email address].
Yours sincerely
Information Governance Team
══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
NWLDC
Council Office
Whitwick Road
Coalville
Leicestershire
LE67 3FJ
01530 454545
[North West Leicestershire District Council request email]
[5]Cyber Essentials CompliantYou can report, request and pay for things
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be used by North West Leicestershire District Council and our partners to
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disclose any personal information to anyone else unless required or
allowed to do so by law. Read more about how we use personal data in our
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