Youth services funding and provision

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Dear Sir/ Madam

I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act.

1. From 2018 to date, please provide by year a list of the council operated or funded youth centres which have operated in your borough including:

a) whether they opened or closed during each year (permanently rather temporarily eg. because of Covid)
b) whether they were fully or part-funded
c) the annual council budget for each youth centre each year
d) number of full time equivalent (FTE) staff for each youth centre each year
e) number of children and young people served per youth centre per year

2. From the Covid lockdown on 23 March 2020 to date how much time was each youth centre open and how much was it closed?

3. From 2016 to date, please provide, by year, the council's overall budget for youth services

Yours faithfully,

Robert Booth

City of Edinburgh Council

Robert Booth

Our ref: 33550

Dear Robert Booth

Acknowledgement of Request

Subject: Youth services funding and provision

Thank you for your request for information which was received on 04/08/2021.

In your request you asked for the following;

I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act.

1. From 2018 to date, please provide by year a list of the council operated or funded youth centres which have operated in your borough including:

a) whether they opened or closed during each year (permanently rather temporarily eg. because of Covid)
b) whether they were fully or part-funded
c) the annual council budget for each youth centre each year
d) number of full time equivalent (FTE) staff for each youth centre each year
e) number of children and young people served per youth centre per year

2. From the Covid lockdown on 23 March 2020 to date how much time was each youth centre open and how much was it closed?

3. From 2016 to date, please provide, by year, the council's overall budget for youth services

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Yours sincerely,

Information Governance Unit
Level 2:1, Waverley Court, Edinburgh EH8 8BG Tel 0131 200 2340
[Edinburgh City Council request email] www.edinburgh.gov.uk

City of Edinburgh Council

Robert Booth

[FOI #779040 email]

Our ref: 33550

Dear Robert Booth

Request for Clarification

Subject: Youth Services Funding and Provision

Thank you for your request for information of 04/08/2021 in which you asked the following:

Q1. From 2018 to date, please provide by year a list of the council operated or funded youth centres which have operated in your borough including:

a) whether they opened or closed during each year (permanently rather temporarily eg. because of Covid)

b) whether they were fully or part-funded

c) the annual council budget for each youth centre each year

d) number of full time equivalent (FTE) staff for each youth centre each year

e) number of children and young people served per youth centre per year

Q2. From the Covid lockdown on 23 March 2020 to date how much time was each youth centre open and how much was it closed?

Q3. From 2016 to date, please provide, by year, the council's overall budget for youth services

Please accept my apologies for the delay in contacting you but unfortunately, we cannot identify the information you have requested from the details you have provided. To help us meet your request, could you please provide the following:

Responsibility for Youth Clubs is shared across several service areas. All service areas have confirmed that there are no records held prior to 2017, we run no 'Youth Centres' and that the funding for 'Youth Clubs' is included within the overall budget for Youth Services. We may be able to provide a snapshot Youth Club expenditure for a typical month.

With these factors in mind, please clarify how you wish to proceed with your request and whether you would like to reframe it.

On receipt of these further details, we will respond to your request within 20 working days. Please note that the statutory 20 working day deadline for responding to your request does not start until we receive the requested clarification from you.

If we do not hear from you within 40 working days, we will assume that you are no longer seeking the information you have requested and we will take no further action.

If you wish to discuss further, please get in touch. Please quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Further information about your rights and accessing information is available on our website at: www.edinburgh.gov.uk

Yours sincerely,

Iain Burden
Information Rights Officer

Information Governance Unit
Level 2:1, Waverley Court, Edinburgh EH8 8BG Tel 0131 200 2340
[Edinburgh City Council request email] www.edinburgh.gov.uk

City of Edinburgh Council

Robert Booth

[FOI #779040 email]

Our ref: 33550

Dear Robert Booth

Request for Clarification

Subject: Youth Services Funding and Provision

We wrote to you on 01/09/2021 asking if you could provide some further details to help us identify the information you are interested in. To date we have not received a response from you. Unfortunately, we cannot proceed with your request until you provide us with the following:

Responsibility for Youth Clubs is shared across several service areas. All service areas have confirmed that there are no records held prior to 2017, we run no 'Youth Centres' and that the funding for 'Youth Clubs' is included within the overall budget for Youth Services. We may be able to provide a snapshot Youth Club expenditure for a typical month.

With these factors in mind, please clarify how you wish to proceed with your request and whether you would like to reframe it.

On receipt of these further details, we will respond to your request within 20 working days. Please note that the statutory 20 working day deadline for responding to your request does not start until we have received the requested clarification from you.

If we do not hear from you within 20 working days, we will assume that you are no longer seeking the information you have requested and will take no further action.

If you wish to discuss your request, or have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch. Please quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Further information about your rights and accessing information is available on our website at: www.edinburgh.gov.uk

Yours sincerely,

Iain Burden
Information Rights Officer

Information Governance  Unit
Level 2:1, Waverley Court, Edinburgh EH8 8BG Tel 0131 200 2340
[Edinburgh City Council request email] www.edinburgh.gov.uk

City of Edinburgh Council

Robert Booth

[FOI #779040 email]

Our ref: 33550

Dear Robert Booth

Request for Clarification - Closure

Subject: Youth Services Funding and Provision

We wrote to you on 01/09/2021 and again on 29/09/2021 asking if you could provide some further details to help us identify the information you requested on 04/08/2021. To date we have not received a response from you.

As 40 working days have elapsed, we have assumed that you are no longer seeking the information you have requested and have closed your request.

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Further information about your rights and accessing information is available on our website at: www.edinburgh.gov.uk

Yours sincerely,

Iain Burden
Information Rights Officer

Information Governance Unit
Level 2:1, Waverley Court, Edinburgh EH8 8BG Tel 0131 200 2340
[Edinburgh City Council request email] www.edinburgh.gov.uk