Council building closures since 2010

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Dear Dudley Council,

Please kindly provide a list of council-run buildings (including Libraries, Day Care Centres, Community Centres, Schools and Administrative bases) which your Council has had to close since 2010. Please provide the name of the buildings and the postcodes of the buildings.

Such closures would include those where people have to seek the same type of service from a different location* which already exists (or maybe there is no alternative available). * If there are any scenarios where a service provision is not closed but relocated across the road to another council building I don't require information on that.

I require the list to include buildings closed and disposed plus buildings that are re-let following service closures.

I'm only interested however in the buildings in which you provided a service that you were forced to close due to Government cuts to your budget making it no longer financially viable for you to keep such buildings open.

The reason why I require this information is to get a picture of the effect of any Government cuts to council budgets which in turn is forcing councils to find ways to make savings.

In order to assist the request here is the relevant information from other councils. Please note however I require the postcode besides the name of the buildings if possible:
Example 1 Lancashire Council (pdf file) http://freepdfhosting.com/4f28e56539.pdf
Example 2 Lincolnshire Council (excel file) https://d.pr/14FZr
Example 3 Oxfordshire Council (pdf file) http://freepdfhosting.com/fded63aff2.pdf
Example 4 Herefordshire Council (pdf file) http://freepdfhosting.com/17818cf345.pdf
Example 5 Suffolk Council (excel file) https://d.pr/117FU
Example 6 Milton Keynes Council (pdf file) http://freepdfhosting.com/6c6384a655.pdf
Example 7 Dorset Council (excel file) https://d.pr/1dQAS

Yours faithfully,

Lee Jefferson

Dudley Triggers, Dudley Council

Dear Lee Jefferson,

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Dear Dudley Triggers,

My request for this information hasn't changed, but as a result of requests of clarification from other UK councils I have 'fine tuned' this request in order to be as helpful as possible. Please therefore find the most up to date wording of this request along with 73 helpful example results from other councils below:

Please kindly provide a list of council-run buildings (including Libraries, Day Care Centres, Community Centres, Schools and Administrative bases) which your Council has had to close since 2010. Please provide the name of the buildings and the postcodes of the buildings.

Such closures would include those where people have to seek the same type of service from a different location* which already exists (or maybe there is no alternative available). * If there are any scenarios where a service provision is not closed but relocated across the road to another council building I don't require information on that.

I require the list to include buildings closed and disposed plus buildings that are re-let following service closures. If there is a scenario where the building is closed but still under council ownership then please include that in the list.

The primary reason I require this information is to get a picture of the effect of any Government cuts to council budgets which in turn is forcing councils to find ways to make savings. If you can't be sure of the reason for closure then kindly provide the information anyway and indicate what is known about the reason for closure (if known).

In order to assist the request here is the relevant information from other councils who have responded thus far which I'm very happy with. Please note I require the postcode besides the name of the buildings if possible.

Example 1 Lancashire Council (pdf file) http://freepdfhosting.com/4f28e56539.pdf 1,187 mi²
Example 2 Lincolnshire Council (excel file) https://d.pr/14FZr 2,646 mi²
Example 3 Oxfordshire Council (pdf file) http://freepdfhosting.com/fded63aff2.pdf 1,006 mi²
Example 4 Herefordshire Council (pdf file) http://freepdfhosting.com/17818cf345.pdf 842 mi²
Example 5 Suffolk Council (excel file) https://d.pr/117FU 429 mi²
Example 6 Milton Keynes Council (pdf file) http://freepdfhosting.com/6c6384a655.pdf 34.36 mi²
Example 7 Barrow in Furness Council (pdf file) http://freepdfhosting.com/d77a34c716.pdf 4.672 mi²
Example 8 Dorset Council (excel file) https://d.pr/1dQAS 1,024 mi²
Example 9 St Helens Council (excel file) https://d.pr/cWXt 5.3 mi²
Example 10 Staffordshire Council (pdf file) http://freepdfhosting.com/7de57618e4.pdf 1,047 mi²
Example 11 Bedfordshire Council (pdf file) http://freepdfhosting.com/c34d1c5e1f.pdf 477 mi²
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Example 17 Stockport Council (pdf file) http://freepdfhosting.com/6499ac30fe.pdf
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Example 40 Mid Ulster Council (pdf file) http://freepdfhosting.com/727b2bf729.pdf
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Example 52 Derbyshire Council (excel file) https://d.pr/17hUL 1,014 mi²
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Yours sincerely,

Lee Jefferson

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RFI 13949  1 November 2016 01384 817851   Sharron Andrews

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lee Jefferson
 
 
 
Dear Lee Jefferson,
 
Freedom Of Information Act 2000 - Information Request 13949
 
Your request for information received on 11/10/2016 has now been
considered.
 
Your request and our response.
 
Please kindly provide a list of council-run buildings (including
Libraries, Day Care Centres, Community Centres, Schools and Administrative
bases) which your Council has had to close since 2010. Please provide the
name of the buildings and the postcodes of the buildings.

Such closures would include those where people have to seek the same type
of service from a different location* which already exists (or maybe there
is no alternative available). * If there are any scenarios where a service
provision is not closed but relocated across the road to another council
building I don't require information on that.

I require the list to include buildings closed and disposed plus buildings
that are re-let following service closures.

I'm only interested however in the buildings in which you provided a
service that you were forced to close due to Government cuts to your
budget making it no longer financially viable for you to keep such
buildings open.
Please find information attached.
 
If you have any queries or concerns then please contact me.
 
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a comment or complaint, or request a review of
the decision, you should write to the Freedom of Information Officer at
Dudley MBC, The Council House, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 1HF, telephone
0300 555 2345, e-mail [2][Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council request email]. 
 
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
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Most of the information that we provide in response to Freedom of
Information Act 2000 requests will be subject to copyright protection.  In
most cases the copyright will be owned by Dudley MBC.  The copyright in
other information may be owned by another person or organisation, as
indicated in the information itself.  You are free to use any information
supplied for your own use, including for non-commercial research
purposes.  The information may also be used for the purposes of news
reporting.  However, any other type of re-use, for example, by publishing
the information or issuing copies to the public will require the
permission of the copyright owner.
 
For information where the copyright is owned by the Council details of
the conditions on re-use can be found on our website at
[4]www.dudley.gov.uk.
 
For information where the copyright is owned by another person or
organisation, you must apply to the copyright owner to obtain their
permission.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
 
 
Sharron Andrews
Information Governance Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Dear Information Governance,

Thanks very much for the information - it is highly appreciated.

Yours sincerely,

Lee Jefferson