Request for Data on the Holiday Activities and Food programme (2018-2025)
Case reference FOI2026/02367
Received 1 October 2026
Published 23 October 2026
Request
To assist us in better understanding the reach and implementation of the programme, please can you provide - for each year in the period 2018–2025 (or the fullest extent available) - any available data held by the council in relation to the following points, broken down separately by holiday period (Christmas, Easter and Summer; and where applicable February, late Spring and October half-terms):
1. the number of child-day-places commissioned in each holiday
2. the number of child-day-places attended in each holiday
3. the overall number of unique children who participated in the programme in each holiday
4. the overall number of unique children in receipt of FSMs who participated in the programme in each holiday
5. the number of unique children with SEND or additional needs who have participated in the programme in each holiday
6. the number and proportion of unique children who are in the primary school age range, the secondary school age range, and any children outside of those age ranges who attended the programme in each holiday
7. whether the council received or used funding from sources other than the Department for Education's HAF grant to support the delivery of HAF activities. This includes funding from private sources (such as charitable institutions), as well as funds that were reallocated to the HAF programme from other government funding sources (such as the Crisis and Resilience Fund or the Household Support Fund).
8.the amount of any such additional funding,
9. the source of the additional funding, and
10. postcodes of all venues where the HAF programme was delivered, listed separately for each holiday period.
Information in the form of an Excel spreadsheet or CSV format would be appreciated, if possible.
Response
To assist us in better understanding the reach and implementation of the programme, please can you provide - for each year in the period 2018–2025 (or the fullest extent available) - any available data held by the council in relation to the following points, broken down separately by holiday period (Christmas, Easter and Summer; and where applicable February, late Spring and October half-terms):
1. the number of child-day-places commissioned in each holiday
2. the number of child-day-places attended in each holiday
3. the overall number of unique children who participated in the programme in each holiday
4. the overall number of unique children in receipt of FSMs who participated in the programme in each holiday
5. the number of unique children with SEND or additional needs who have participated in the programme in each holiday
6. the number and proportion of unique children who are in the primary school age range, the secondary school age range, and any children outside of those age ranges who attended the programme in each holiday
7. whether the council received or used funding from sources other than the Department for Education's HAF grant to support the delivery of HAF activities. This includes funding from private sources (such as charitable institutions), as well as funds that were reallocated to the HAF programme from other government funding sources (such as the Crisis and Resilience Fund or the Household Support Fund).
8.the amount of any such additional funding,
9. the source of the additional funding, and
10. postcodes of all venues where the HAF programme was delivered, listed separately for each holiday period.
Information in the form of an Excel spreadsheet or CSV format would be appreciated, if possible.
Answer: Please see attached spreadsheets.
Documents
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