Cost of managing asbestos in schools
Dear Torbay Borough Council,
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide me with the following information:
1. the amount of money spent on asbestos management in schools between 2006 and 2016 (to include the costs of surveys, staff training and work to enclose asbestos within schools)
2. the amount of money spent on asbestos removal from schools between 2006 and 2016
3. the amount of money spent on fines for breaches in the safe management of asbestos in schools between 2006 and 2016
4. funding sought from the Department of Education and the Education Funding Authority for the management and removal of asbestos from schools between 2006 and 2016
5. the amount of funding approved by the Department of Education and the Education Funding Authority for the management and removal of asbestos from schools between 2006 and 2016
6. the projected budget for future management of asbestos in schools between 2017 and 2027
I understand that under the Act I am entitled to a response within 20 working days of your receipt of this request. Some parts of the request may be easier to answer than others. Should this be the case, I request that you release information as soon as possible.
If my request is denied in whole or in part, I ask that you justify all deletions by reference to specific exemptions of the Act. I will also expect you to release all non-exempt material. I reserve the right to appeal your decision to withhold any information or to charge excessive
fees.
I would prefer to receive the information electronically.
If you require any clarification, please contact me in accordance with your duty under Section 16 to provide advice and assistance if you find any aspect of this FOI request problematic.
Please acknowledge receipt of this request by email. I look forward to receiving the information in the near future.
Yours faithfully,
Lucie Stephens
Dear Ms Stephens
Thank you for your request for information, which was received on 5
September 2017. We are currently processing your request and will contact
you within 20 working days.
If you have any queries regarding your request, please do not hesitate to
contact us, quoting the reference number above in all communications.
Yours sincerely
Bee Laithwaite
Information Compliance Support Officer
Torbay Council
Torquay Town Hall
Castle Circus
Torquay
TQ1 3DR
01803 207177
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Dear Ms Stephens
Further to your request received on 5 September 2017 I confirm that Torbay
Council has now considered your request under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000.
Our response is attached.
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Yours sincerely
Information Compliance Advisor
Torbay Council
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