Cost of managing asbestos in schools

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Dear Ceredigion 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
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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

Ceredigion CE Freedom Of Information, Ceredigion County Council

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neges hon ato ef neu hi, neu'r person sydd gyfrifol am drosglwyddo'r neges
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ef neu hi nid ydych wedi eich awdurdodi i, ac ni ddylech chi, ddarllen,
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Ceredigion Technical Services, Ceredigion County Council

Dear Ms Stephens

I refer to your email dated 05 September 2017. I am writing to inform you that your correspondence is being dealt with in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act.

We aim to respond to you in full within 20 working days from receipt of your correspondence and will let you know if it is going to take longer.

Yours sincerely

Mair Hemming
Business Support Team Leader
For Paul Arnold
Head of Technical Services

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Ceredigion Technical Services, Ceredigion County Council

Dear Ms Stephens

Thank you for your Freedom of Information Request dated 5 September 2017. 
Please see Ceredigion County Council’s response to your questions in bold
below:

Under financial regulations we are only required to keep records for the
previous six years plus the current year. Therefore we are providing
figures for the financial years 2011/2012 to 2016/2017 inclusive

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)

2011/2012- £19,853

2012/2013- £19,617

2013/2014- £9,187

2014/2015- £8,914

2015/2016- £6,419

2016/2017- £4,377

 

2. the amount of money spent on asbestos removal from schools between 2006
and 2016

2011/2012- £1,500

2012/2013- £49,298

2013/2014- £9,086

2014/2015- £68,468

2015/2016- £24,634

2016/2017- £1,750

 

3. the amount of money spent on fines for breaches in the safe management
of asbestos in schools between 2006 and 2016

Nil

 

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

As per answers 1 and 2 above

 

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

As per answers 1 and 2 above

 

6. the projected budget for future management of asbestos in schools
between 2017 and 2027

The current budget for Asbestos Management for 2017/2018 is approximately
£10,000. This is part of an all building contract. It is difficult to
predict future allocated budgets however it is likely to be similar to
2017/2018.

 

If you have any complaints regarding this reply, please write to Mr Alun
Williams, Head of Policy Support, Ceredigion County Council, Penmorfa,
Aberaeron, Ceredigion SA46 0PA or by email to [1][Ceredigion County Council request email]. 
If this fails to resolve the matter to your satisfaction, you have the
right to apply to the Information Commissioner.'

 

Yours sincerely

 

Mel Hopkins

Chief Building Maintenance Officer

for Paul Arnold

Head of Technical Services

 

 

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Ymwadiad:

Er y cymerir pob gofal posib i sicrhau cywirdeb unrhyw wybodaeth a chyngor
a roddir yn yr ohebiaeth hon, ni dderbynnir atebolrwydd am unrhyw
golledion a all godi o unrhyw gamgymeriadau sy'n gynwysedig ac fe'ch
atgoffir o'r angen i chi ofyn am gyngor proffesiynol eich hun.

Bwriedir y neges ebost hon, ac unrhyw atodiadau iddi, at sylw'r person(au)
y'i danfonwyd atynt yn unig. Os nad chi yw'r derbynnydd y cyfeiriwyd y
neges hon ato ef neu hi, neu'r person sydd gyfrifol am drosglwyddo'r neges
hon iddo ef neu hi, mi ddylech hysbysu'r anfonwr ar eich union. Oni bai
mai chi yw'r person neu gynrychiolydd y person y cyfeiriwyd y neges hon at
ef neu hi nid ydych wedi eich awdurdodi i, ac ni ddylech chi, ddarllen,
copio, dosbarthu, defnyddio na chadw'r neges hon nac unrhyw gyfran ohoni.

O dan y Ddeddf Amddiffyn Data 1998 a Deddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000 gellir
datgelu cynnwys y negest ebost hon.

Disclaimer:

While reasonable care is taken to ensure the correctness of any
information and advice given in this correspondence no liability is
accepted for losses arising from any errors contained in it and you are
reminded of the need to obtain your own professional advice.

The information in this email and any attachments is intended solely for
the attention and use of the named addressee(s). If you are not the
intended recipient, or person responsible for delivering this information
to the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately. Unless
you are the intended recipient or his/her representative you are not
authorised to, and must not, read, copy, distribute, use or retain this
message or any part of it.

Under the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000
the contents of this email may be disclosed.

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