List of children's playparks

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Dear Orkney Islands Council,

I am emailing to request a list of council owned/maintained children's playparks within the local authority area. I would be grateful if this list could be supplied in a spreadsheet format, detailing the playpark name; address; and either datazone[1] or cartesian coordinates[2] in which the playpark is situated.

Furthermore, if you hold the information, I would also like an indication for each playpark as to whether it contains any accessible play equipment. Where possible, I would appreciate if this could indicate the type of accessible play equipment present. For example, I would be grateful if you could indicate if you have any of the following in your playparks:

Inclusive dish
Wheelchair accessible roundabout
Basket swing
Wheelchair swing
High back/adaptive swing
Sensory play equipment
Wheelchair accessible trampoline
Springer with back supports
Seesaw with back supports
Wheelchair accessible multi-play unit
Wheelchair accessible play house

In addition, if you could provide information on if each playpark has any of the below that would be greatly appreciated:

Accessible toilet
Changing Places toilet
Accessible paths
Car parking nearby

You can find a previous FOI response from Dumfries & Galloway Council here [3] which has the sort of information I am looking for in an ideal format. A spreadsheet format could include either Microsoft Excel (.xls, .xlsx) or Comma Separated Variable (.csv) filetypes.

Thank you for your help.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Alasdair Rutherford

[1] https://data.gov.uk/dataset/ab9f1f20-3b7...
[2] https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/docs/su...
[3] https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/l...

foi, Orkney Islands Council

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Dear Sir

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – Request for Information

Thank you for your information request dated 12 June 2023 and received on 12 June 2023. Our reference is FOI 2023-0650. This is being dealt with under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

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Regards

Katy Russell-Duff
Administrative Officer/FOI Co-ordinator
Strategy, Performance and Business Solutions
Council Offices, School Place, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY
Telephone (01856) 873535 Extension 2210

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foi, Orkney Islands Council

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Dear Sir

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – Request for Information

I refer to your email dated 12 June 2023 and received on 12 June 2023, our reference is FOI 2023-0650.

I am pleased to give the information you requested, as attached, and hope that it meets your requirements.

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Regards

Paul Kesterton
Information Governance Officer
Strategy, Performance & Business Solutions
Orkney Islands Council, Council Offices, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY
Telephone: 01856 873535 Extension: 2241
www.orkney.gov.uk

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That's great, thank you very much for your help.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Alasdair Rutherford