Cost of managing asbestos in schools

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Dear Darlington 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

Freedom of Information, Darlington Borough Council

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Dear Ms Stephens

Request reference number: DBC-1377-17

Thank you for your request for information, received on the 5th September 2017 . 

We are processing your request in accordance with our Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Request Procedure, which you can find on our website at:

http://www.darlington.gov.uk/media/10561...

If we need more information in order to process your request, we will contact you in due course.

You can expect a full response to your request within 20 working days.

Kind regards
Diana Willsher
Complaints and Information Governance Assistant Complaints and Information Governance Team Neighbourhood Services and Resources Group Darlington Borough Council Town Hall, Darlington, DL1 5QT
Tel: 01325 406777

www.darlington.gov.uk

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Dear Sir/madam

 

Request reference number: DBC-1377-17

 

Please find attached the Council’s response to your recent request for
information.

 

Kind regards

 

Freedom of Information Officer
Neighbourhood Services and Resources Group
Darlington Borough Council, Town Hall
Darlington, DL1 5QT (room 303)
Tel: (01325) 406777
E-mail: [1][Darlington Borough Council request email]
[2]www.darlington.gov.uk

 

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