Period poverty
Please respond to this request under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
On 23 March 2018, then-Leader of the House Julie James AM announced £440,000 of funding over the next two years and additional capital funding of £700,000 for to local authorities to “tackle period poverty in their communities where levels of deprivation are highest” with a view to “ensuring that all girls and young women can access good sanitary facilities when they need them.”
In relation to this over £1 million of funding made available to local authorities, please answer:
1. Have you received any of this money?
1a. Was this at your request?
1b. How much money have you received from this particular budget and what is your spend to date?
1c. What has the money been spent on, and where?
1d. How many girls and young women have benefitted from your access to this budget and in what way?
1e. What is your projected total spend and budget narrative for this budget?
2. If you haven’t received any of this money, what is the reason for this?
3. How many girls and young women do you estimate experience period poverty in your local authority?
4. Please detail any other specific measures you have taken to tackle period poverty.
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Ymwadiad:
Er y cymerir pob gofal posib i sicrhau cywirdeb unrhyw wybodaeth a chyngor
a roddir yn yr ohebiaeth hon, ni dderbynnir atebolrwydd am unrhyw
golledion a all godi o unrhyw gamgymeriadau sy'n gynwysedig ac fe'ch
atgoffir o'r angen i chi ofyn am gyngor proffesiynol eich hun.
Bwriedir y neges ebost hon, ac unrhyw atodiadau iddi, at sylw'r person(au)
y'i danfonwyd atynt yn unig. Os nad chi yw'r derbynnydd y cyfeiriwyd y
neges hon ato ef neu hi, neu'r person sydd gyfrifol am drosglwyddo'r neges
hon iddo ef neu hi, mi ddylech hysbysu'r anfonwr ar eich union. Oni bai
mai chi yw'r person neu gynrychiolydd y person y cyfeiriwyd y neges hon at
ef neu hi nid ydych wedi eich awdurdodi i, ac ni ddylech chi, ddarllen,
copio, dosbarthu, defnyddio na chadw'r neges hon nac unrhyw gyfran ohoni.
O dan y Ddeddf Amddiffyn Data 1998 a Deddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000 gellir
datgelu cynnwys y negest ebost hon.
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Dear Cerith Rhys Jones,
Many thanks for your e-mail dated 4^th January 2019.
The content of your e-mail forms a request under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and Ceredigion County Council has a timeframe of 20
working days in which to respond, which is on or before 1^st February
2019.
We will therefore be in further contact with you.
Yours sincerely,
FOI Team
Tîm Cwynion a Rhyddid Gwybodaeth
Complaints & Freedom of Information Team
Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council
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Llanbadarn Fawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
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01545 574151
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[1][email address].cymru / [2][email address]
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Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg. Cewch ateb Cymraeg i
bob gohebiaeth Gymraeg ac ateb Saesneg i bob gohebiaeth Saesneg. Ni fydd
gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.
Ymwadiad:
Er y cymerir pob gofal posib i sicrhau cywirdeb unrhyw wybodaeth a chyngor
a roddir yn yr ohebiaeth hon, ni dderbynnir atebolrwydd am unrhyw
golledion a all godi o unrhyw gamgymeriadau sy'n gynwysedig ac fe'ch
atgoffir o'r angen i chi ofyn am gyngor proffesiynol eich hun.
Bwriedir y neges ebost hon, ac unrhyw atodiadau iddi, at sylw'r person(au)
y'i danfonwyd atynt yn unig. Os nad chi yw'r derbynnydd y cyfeiriwyd y
neges hon ato ef neu hi, neu'r person sydd gyfrifol am drosglwyddo'r neges
hon iddo ef neu hi, mi ddylech hysbysu'r anfonwr ar eich union. Oni bai
mai chi yw'r person neu gynrychiolydd y person y cyfeiriwyd y neges hon at
ef neu hi nid ydych wedi eich awdurdodi i, ac ni ddylech chi, ddarllen,
copio, dosbarthu, defnyddio na chadw'r neges hon nac unrhyw gyfran ohoni.
O dan y Ddeddf Amddiffyn Data 1998 a Deddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000 gellir
datgelu cynnwys y negest ebost hon.
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Dear Cerith Rhys Jones,
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request dated 4^th January 2019.
The information you have requested is as follows:
On 23 March 2018, then-Leader of the House Julie James AM announced
£440,000 of funding over the next two years and additional capital funding
of £700,000 for to local authorities to “tackle period poverty in their
communities where levels of deprivation are highest” with a view to
“ensuring that all girls and young women can access good sanitary
facilities when they need them.”
In relation to this over £1 million of funding made available to local
authorities, please answer:
1. Have you received any of this money?
Yes
1a. Was this at your request?
No
1b. How much money have you received from this particular budget and
what is your spend to date?
£17,044 Capital funding has been paid at the beginning of this financial
year, and this will be spent on investing in sanitary equipment and toilet
facilities in schools where needed.
1c. What has the money been spent on, and where?
The funding will be spent the purchase of feminine hygiene products for
young women in schools.
1d. How many girls and young women have benefitted from your access
to this budget and in what way?
The number of young women benefiting from access to this budget will be
known when the returns are completed at the end of March 2019 by each
school.
1e. What is your projected total spend and budget narrative for this
budget?
£5,378 Revenue funding for the purchase of feminine hygiene products for
young women and girls. £17,044 Capital funding for investing in sanitary
equipment and necessary changes to toilet facilities in schools where
needed.
2. If you haven’t received any of this money, what is the reason
for this?
WG has paid the Capital at the beginning of the year - £17,044. The
revenue will be claimed at the end of the financial year
3. How many girls and young women do you estimate experience
period poverty in your local authority?
It is estimated that there are approximately 420 young women in Ceredigion
4. Please detail any other specific measures you have taken to
tackle period poverty.
We do not have a specific measures to tackle period poverty, however, the
Authority does have the Combatting Poverty Strategy, where such issues are
raised including how foodbanks are contributing to the effort to combat
period poverty.
We hope that this information will be of assistance but if you have any
complaints in relation to this FOI response the Council does operate an
internal appeals procedure. If you wish to utilise this procedure then
please write to Mr Alun Williams, Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council,
Neuadd Cyngor Ceredigion, Penmorfa, Aberaeron, Ceredigion, SA46 OPA or via
email through [1][Ceredigion County Council request email]
Yours sincerely,
FOI Team
Tîm Cwynion a Rhyddid Gwybodaeth
Complaints & Freedom of Information Team
Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council
Canolfan Rheidol
Rhodfa Padarn
Llanbadarn Fawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 3UE
01545 574151
Cwynion / Complaints
[2][email address].cymru / [3][email address]
Rhyddid Gwybodaeth / Freedom of Information
[4][email address].cymru / [5][Ceredigion County Council request email]
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Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg. Cewch ateb Cymraeg i
bob gohebiaeth Gymraeg ac ateb Saesneg i bob gohebiaeth Saesneg. Ni fydd
gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.
Ymwadiad:
Er y cymerir pob gofal posib i sicrhau cywirdeb unrhyw wybodaeth a chyngor
a roddir yn yr ohebiaeth hon, ni dderbynnir atebolrwydd am unrhyw
golledion a all godi o unrhyw gamgymeriadau sy'n gynwysedig ac fe'ch
atgoffir o'r angen i chi ofyn am gyngor proffesiynol eich hun.
Bwriedir y neges ebost hon, ac unrhyw atodiadau iddi, at sylw'r person(au)
y'i danfonwyd atynt yn unig. Os nad chi yw'r derbynnydd y cyfeiriwyd y
neges hon ato ef neu hi, neu'r person sydd gyfrifol am drosglwyddo'r neges
hon iddo ef neu hi, mi ddylech hysbysu'r anfonwr ar eich union. Oni bai
mai chi yw'r person neu gynrychiolydd y person y cyfeiriwyd y neges hon at
ef neu hi nid ydych wedi eich awdurdodi i, ac ni ddylech chi, ddarllen,
copio, dosbarthu, defnyddio na chadw'r neges hon nac unrhyw gyfran ohoni.
O dan y Ddeddf Amddiffyn Data 1998 a Deddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000 gellir
datgelu cynnwys y negest ebost hon.
We welcome correspondence in Welsh and English. Correspondence received in
Welsh will be answered in Welsh and correspondence in English will be
answered in English. Corresponding in Welsh will not involve any delay.
Disclaimer:
While reasonable care is taken to ensure the correctness of any
information and advice given in this correspondence no liability is
accepted for losses arising from any errors contained in it and you are
reminded of the need to obtain your own professional advice.
The information in this email and any attachments is intended solely for
the attention and use of the named addressee(s). If you are not the
intended recipient, or person responsible for delivering this information
to the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately. Unless
you are the intended recipient or his/her representative you are not
authorised to, and must not, read, copy, distribute, use or retain this
message or any part of it.
Under the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000
the contents of this email may be disclosed.
References
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5. mailto:[Ceredigion County Council request email]
6. http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/
7. http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/
8. http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/preswyliwr/...
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