Cost of managing asbestos in schools
Dear Gateshead Metropolitan 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
I refer to the request, which you have made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for records held by this service.
Acknowledgement
Your request was received by this department on 06 September 2017.
A final decision on your request would normally be sent to you within 20 working days of receipt of your request. This means that you can expect to receive your decision by 04 October 2017.
There are some limited situations under the Freedom of Information Act, which could mean that the period for a final decision may be longer than the normal 20 working days. If this occurs in your request, we will promptly advise you in writing.
Should our final decision not reach you on time, please feel free to call the contact officer named above to discuss any problems that may have arisen.
Yours sincerely
Information Rights Officer
Dear Ms Stephens
I refer to your request for information which was made under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000 on 5 September 2017.
A decision was made on your request by Anita Coleman on 19 September
2017. A response to each question is detailed below.
The information you requested was:
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)
This work is carried out by Communities and Environment. We are unable to
breakdown the information for schools only.
2. the amount of money spent on asbestos removal from schools between 2006
and 2016
We do not hold this information. Please contact each school to provide a
response to your request. A schools directory is available from Gateshead
Council's website and I enclose a link to assist:
http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/Education%20....
3. the amount of money spent on fines for breaches in the safe management
of asbestos in schools between 2006 and 2016
There have not been any fines to date.
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
We have not sought any funding.
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.
We have not received any funding.
6. the projected budget for future management of asbestos in schools
between 2017 and 2027
We do not hold any recorded information at the time of this request being
received.
Right to a review
You may apply to the Strategic Director of Corporate Services and
Governance, Civic Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead,NE8 1HH, for an
internal review of the decision. This will be a fresh consideration of
your request by a more senior officer. If you wish to request a review
must do this in writing within 40 days of receipt of this letter.
Following the internal review if you are still unhappy you have a right
of appeal to the Information Commissioner as specified below.
Rights of appeal
You may apply under Section 50 of the Act to the Information Commissioner
at the address given below
Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire
SK9 5AF
For a decision whether, in any specified respect, a request for
information made by you to the Department/office has been dealt with in
accordance with the requirements of Part 1 of the Act.
The Information Commissioner shall consider the matter fully and make a
fresh decision.
Yours sincerely
Anita Coleman
Assistant Development Officer
Council Housing, Design and Technical Services
Communities and Environment
Gateshead Council
Civic Centre
Regent Street
Gateshead
NE8 1HH
Tel: 0191 433 3431
email [email address]
[1]www.gateshead.gov.uk
Anita Coleman
Assistant Development Officer
Council Housing, Design and Technical Services
Communities and Environment
Gateshead Council
Civic Centre
Regent Street
Gateshead
NE8 1HH
Tel: 0191 433 3431
email [email address]
[2]www.gateshead.gov.uk
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