Data protection and freedom of information

Amount spent on sport and leisure services and facilities between 2018 and 2023

Copy of letter sent in response to a request made on 9th January 2024 asking how much has been spent on sport and leisure services and facilities between 2018 and 2023.

Dear Steph,

Thank you for your recent request dated 9th January 2024. On behalf of the City Council I would like to apologise for the delay in responding to your request. Thanks for your patience. Your request was actioned under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in which you requested the following information.

Question

  1. How much has the council spent on sport and leisure services and facilities between 2018 and 2023? This includes: Leisure centres, parks, grass pitches, all publicly accessible swimming pools, health and fitness facilities and sports halls. Please provide a figure of how much was spent for each year in the five-year period by text on email, through an excel spreadsheet or a Microsoft Word document.
  2. How many sport and leisure facilities operated by the council have closed between 2018 and 2023? Please provide the number of closures for each year in the five-year period?

Response

The City Council can confirm the following:

1. City Council spend on sport and leisure services and facilities between 2018 and 2023:

  • 2018/19 - £21,065,198.61
  • 2019/20 - £11,280,805.59
  • 2020/21 - £12,996,753.89
  • 2021/22 - £11,339,026.00
  • 2022/23 - £13,933,264.50

2. Between 2018 and 2023 one sport and leisure facility operated by the City Council has closed.

This concludes our response

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The Information Commissioner’s website is ico.org.uk and the postal address and telephone numbers are: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK95AF. Fax number 01625 524 510, DX 20819, Telephone 01625 545745. Email mail@ico.gsi.gov.uk - they advise that their email is not secure.

I trust this information satisfies your enquiry.

Yours sincerely,

Information Team