Volunteer registration numbers for the Countryside Service for each of the last three years

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Dear Derbyshire County Council,

In view of ongoing budgetary cuts to County Council services, specifically to Countryside Services, has there been an increase in volunteer involvement to offset them ?
What are the yearly figures for direct registrations (2015-2017) ?
Are figures held for the input of other voluntary organisations over the same period ?

Yours faithfully,
David Moore

Access 2 Info (Commissioning Communities and Policy), Derbyshire County Council

Dear Mr Moore,

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Dear Mr Moore

 

Thank you for your request dated 11 November 2017.

 

Your enquiry was as follows:

 

In view of ongoing budgetary cuts to County Council services, specifically
to Countryside Services, has there been an increase in volunteer
involvement to offset them ?

What are the yearly figures for direct registrations (2015-2017) ?

Are figures held for the input of other voluntary organisations over the
same period ?

 
Please see the below Freedom of Information Act 2000 / Environmental
Information Regulations 2004 response:

 

In view of ongoing budgetary cuts to County Council services, specifically
to Countryside Services, has there been an increase in volunteer
involvement to offset them ?  No

What are the yearly figures for direct registrations (2015-2017) ?

Only figures available are detailed below

Are figures held for the input of other voluntary organisations over the
same period ?

Derbyshire County Council do not hold this information

 

Year Area of County Total No. of Volunteer Days Public Rights of Way
assisting  Derbyshire County /Access work
Council Countryside Service
operations
2013/14 North 1445 256
  West 929 35
  South 1208 0
  HQ 463 365
2014/15 North 1329 288
  West 923 89
  South 1132 87
  HQ 470 387
2015/16 North 1576 223
  West 909 48
  South 1440 0
  HQ 893 816

HQ = PRoW Surveys, SLAs and Access Work with Groups

 

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Derbyshire County Council

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