Playground Spending
Case reference FOI2026/02315
Received 26 September 2026
Published 8 October 2026
Request
please provide the total amount spent by the council specifically on the maintenance, repair, and safety inspection of playgrounds, including fencing and equipment, at council-owned or council-maintained playgrounds, for each of the last five financial years
(2021/22,
2022/23,
2023/24,
2024/25, and
2025/26 to date),
broken down by financial year.
If this is not held as a separate, itemised budget line, please provide the best available figure or estimate from the relevant parks/leisure budget, and specify what it covers and how it was calculated. Please provide the information in spreadsheet format (e.g. CSV or Excel) where possible.
Response
please provide the total amount spent by the council specifically on the maintenance, repair, and safety inspection of playgrounds, including fencing and equipment, at council-owned or council-maintained playgrounds, for each of the last five financial years
(2021/22,
Answer: £23,126.54
2022/23,
Answer: £13,165.26
2023/24,
Answer: £35,960.48
2024/25, and
Answer: £34,673.11
2025/26 to date),
Answer: £77,811.30
broken down by financial year.
If this is not held as a separate, itemised budget line, please provide the best available figure or estimate from the relevant parks/leisure budget, and specify what it covers and how it was calculated. Please provide the information in spreadsheet format (e.g. CSV or Excel) where possible.
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