Playground budgets and closures

The request was successful.

I would be grateful if you could provide the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:

1. Total budget for public play facilities (including playgrounds, adventure playgrounds, skate parks etc) in each of the following years:
• 2014-15
• 2015-16

2. Expected total budget for public play facilities (including playgrounds, adventure playgrounds, skate parks etc) in each of the following years:
• 2016-17
• 2017-18
• 2018-19

3. Number of public playgrounds and play facilities closed in your local authority area and the proportion of total play facilities this represents, in each of the following years:
• 2014-15
• 2015-16

4. Number of public playgrounds and play facilities you expect will close in your local authority area and the proportion of total play facilities this represents, in each of the following years:
• 2016-17
• 2017-18
• 2018-19

5. Revenue spending budget for public play facilities in each of the following years:
• 2014-15
• 2015-16

6. Revenue spending budget for public play facilities in each of the following years:
• 2016-17
• 2017-18
• 2018-19

7. What is the primary reason for playground closures by your local authority in the last 2 years?

Yours faithfully,

Julie Parmenter
On behalf of the Association of Play Industries (API)

Data Protection,

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Hi Julie,

Thank you for your FOI request. Please see the attached letter

Kind Regards,

Data Protection Team
Working for Mid Suffolk District Council  and Babergh District Council
Council Offices
131 High Street
Needham Market
Suffolk
IP6 8DL

Tel. 01449 724690

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Dear Data Protection,

Many thanks

Yours sincerely,

Julie Parmenter

Data Protection,

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Hi Julie,

Thank you for your FOI request. Please see the attached letter

Kind Regards,

Data Protection Team
Working for Mid Suffolk District Council  and Babergh District Council
Council Offices
131 High Street
Needham Market
Suffolk
IP6 8DL

Tel. 01449 724690

Emails sent to and from this organisation will be monitored in accordance with the law to ensure compliance with policies and to minimize any security risks. The information contained in this email or any of its attachments may be privileged or confidential and is intended for the exclusive use of the addressee. Any unauthorised use may be unlawful. If you receive this email by mistake, please advise the sender immediately by using the reply facility in your email software. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this email that do not relate to the official business of Babergh District Council and/or Mid Suffolk District Council shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by Babergh District Council and/or Mid Suffolk District Council.