Cost of managing asbestos in schools

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Dear Halton 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

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Yours faithfully,

Lucie Stephens

Halton Borough Council

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John Hughes, Halton Borough Council

Lucie,

Thank you for your FOI request in respect of the above.  I have reiterated
your questions below with answers in red.

 

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) £163,555.

2. the amount of money spent on asbestos removal from schools between 2006
and 2016. £28,810. 

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. Nil. The works have all been funded from the normal
allocation of funds, no additional specific requests have been sought for
funding any asbestos works.

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. Nil see above.

6. the projected budget for future management of asbestos in schools
between 2017 and 2027. Based on the 10 year spend between 2006 and 2016 we
envisage the budget for the next 10 years will be similar as such for
budget purposes we will assume £15,000 per annum therefore £150,000 over
the 10 year period.

 

I trust the above information is satisfactory for your purposes, please do
not hesitate to contact me if you need any additional information.

 

Regards John

 

 

John Hughes

Divisional Manager Operations

Enterprise, Community & Resources

Halton Borough Council

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