FI17094
Request
I would like to make an FOI request regarding current and historic spending on children's playgrounds.
If your authority was created since 2006 please provide the figures available to you. Thank you.
1. Please state the name of your authority
2. How many public children’s playgrounds were managed and maintained by your authority in
3. What was your (i) revenue spend and (ii) capital expenditure (or a total figure if not available) on the maintenance, or improvement or development of children’s playgrounds in your local authority area?
- In 2005-6
- In 2010-11
- In 2015-6
- In 2020-21
- In 2025-26
4. Please list any town or parish councils in your area who also fund maintenance, improvement or development of children's playgrounds.
Response
1. Dover District Council.
2. As follows:
- 2006 – 32
- 2011 – 22
- 2016 – 20
- 2021 – 22
- 2026 – 23
3. This information is available on the Council’s website in the published Medium Term Financial Plan for the relevant year. The information is contained in the section in the Medium Term Capital Programme (normally Annex 6A) and Special Revenue Project (normally Annex 6B) which shows the projects related to play areas for the years requested. The information can be found at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Corporate-Information/Financial-Information/Budgets--Accounts.aspx.
4. The Council does not hold information about any playgrounds owned or managed by Town or Parish Councils in our District. They may have contributed to the improvement of other playgrounds within the District although this is not recorded in a manner that can be reported on.