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Dear Mr Crews,

 

Thank you for your revised request of 02 June 2023 in which you asked for
the following information:

 

I am looking to gather information on council held or funded
playgrounds/play areas.

 

I have split this request into Primary and secondary information as I
understand that some of the secondary information may not be held in an
easily accessible format. Please provide what you can from the secondary
information within the confines of the FOI

 

Please provide

PRIMARY INFO:

The name and location (e.g., postcode) of all playgrounds in your district
(either owned, supported, or maintained by SDC)

 

SECONDARY INFO:

- free parking available (yes/no)

- disabled friendly (yes/no)

- list of equipment (e.g., slide, swings, nest swing)

- the initial cost of installation

- year of installation

- Maintenance cost

 

Please provide this in an EXCEL FORMAT with the column titles:

- Playground name

- Playground location

- free parking available (yes/no)

- disabled friendly (yes/no)

- List of equipment (Comma separated)

- year of installation

- Initial cost

- Maintenance cost

- health and safety score/link to document

 

 

Oxfordshire County Council does not hold this information.  The
administration and maintenance of playgrounds/play areas is a City and
District Councils function in Oxfordshire. You may like to contact them
via the following links:

 

Oxford City Council -
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Cherwell District Council -
[2]https://www.cherwell.gov.uk/info/5/your-...

South Oxfordshire District Council -
[3]https://www.southoxon.gov.uk/south-oxfor...

Vale of White Horse District Council -
[4]https://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/vale-of-...

West Oxfordshire District Council –
[5]https://www.westoxon.gov.uk/about-the-co...

 

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From: Jamie Crews <[FOI #986957 email]>
Sent: 02 June 2023 18:36
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Location and information on Play
areas

 

 

 

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Dear Oxfordshire County Council,

 

I am looking to gather information on council held or funded
playgrounds/play areas.

 

I have split this request into Primary and secondary information as I
understand that some of the secondary information may not be held in an
easily accessible format. Please provide what you can from the secondary
information within the confines of the FOI

 

Please provide

PRIMARY INFO:

The name and location (e.g., postcode) of all playgrounds in your district
(either owned, supported or maintained by SDC)

 

SECONDARY INFO:

- free parking available (yes/no)

- disabled friendly (yes/no)

- list of equipment (e.g., slide, swings, nest swing)

- the initial cost of installation

- year of installation

- Maintenance cost

 

Please provide this in an EXCEL FORMAT with the column titles:

- Playground name

- Playground location

- free parking available (yes/no)

- disabled friendly (yes/no)

- List of equipment (Comma separated)

- year of installation

- Initial cost

- Maintenance cost

- health and safety score/link to document

 

Yours faithfully,

Jamie Crews

 

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