FOI Request - children's play areas

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Jon Parker-Dean

Dear Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council,

Please can you help me with the following FOI request?

1) How many council owned public children’s play areas (by which I mean parks, playgrounds, adventure playgrounds, assault courses and any other play areas) do you currently operate (latest figures available)

2) How many council owned public children’s play areas did you own or operate in the financial year 2009/2010

3) How many council owned public children’s play areas were sold, or closed, from the financial year 2009/2010 to the present date?

4) If the figures are held, what was the area covered by children's play areas that you owned measured by square feet in 2009/10, and on the most recent date for which figures are available?

Yours faithfully,

Jon Parker-Dean

CSG InformationRights, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Mr Parker-Dean

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 23 July 2019.

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 20 August 2019.

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.

Yours sincerely
Information Rights Officer

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CE Waste Services and Grounds Maintenance, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council,

 

Please can you help me with the following FOI request?

 

1) How many council owned public children’s play areas (by which I mean
parks, playgrounds, adventure playgrounds, assault courses and any other
play areas) do you currently operate (latest figures available)

 

= 123

 

2) How many council owned public children’s play areas did you own or
operate in the financial year 2009/2010

 

= 123

 

3) How many council owned public children’s play areas were sold, or
closed, from the financial year 2009/2010 to the present date?

 

= 0

 

4) If the figures are held, what was the area covered by children's play
areas that you owned measured by square feet in 2009/10, and on the most
recent date for which figures are available?

 

= This information is not recorded.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Jon Parker-Dean

 

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Christine Stephenson, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

Mr Parker-Dean.

 

I refer to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and to your email to this
service dated 13 November 2019.

 

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, we are able to grant
access to the records requested and accordingly they are as follows:

 

In the financial year 2009/10 how many School Crossing Patrol Officers (or
persons with equivalent job titles) were employed by the authority?

 

There were 71 school crossing patrols in post at this time.

 

How many Full Time Equivalent hours did they work over the course of the
year?

 

They worked the equivalent of 14 full time members of staff.

 

How many School Crossing Patrol Officers (or persons with equivalent job
titles) were employed by the authority in 2018/19?

 

There are 22 school crossing patrols in service at present.

 

How many Full Time Equivalent hours did they work over the course of the
year?

 

They work the equivalent of 4 members of full time members of staff.

 

Please note:

 

The information provided in response to your request is copyright
Gateshead Council unless otherwise endorsed. Granting access to this
information under the Freedom of Information Act does not permit you to
re-use the information provided for commercial purposes, for photocopying
or reproduction in any form. If you wish to re-use the information you
need to apply for a Licence. You can do this by writing to Information
Rights Officer, Corporate Services and Governance, 1st Floor, Civic
Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead, NE8 1HH or email
[Gateshead Council request email]. You may be required to pay a fee or
comply with conditions for permitted re-use.

 

Should you have any queries regarding the contents of this letter, please
contact Christine Stephenson on 0191 433 2562.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Christine Stephenson

 

Christine Stephenson
Group Development Officer
Commissioning & Neighbourhoods
Communities & Environment
Civic Centre
Regent Street
Gateshead
NE8 1HH
Tel: 0191 4332562
E-Mail: [1][email address]
[2]www.gateshead.gov.uk

 

 

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