FOI Request - Children's Playgrounds Spend

Request 101004012602

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

a) 2006

b) 2011

c) 2016

d) 2021

e) 2026

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?

a) In 2005-6
b) In 2010-11
c) In 2015-6
d) In 2020-21
e) 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 06-07-2026

1. Moray Council

2. We currently manage and maintain 121 play areas.  No definitive list of play areas is held for the years between 2006 and 2021 - Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held - but information held indicates the following:.

a) 83

b) 97

c) 104

d) 113

e) 2121

3)

(i) &(ii)

a) Revenue figure unavailable due to length of time past. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.   

b) Revenue £12,216.53 Capital £62,126.63

c) Revenue £13,164.97 Capital £71,870.92

d) Revenue £15,200.27 Capital £34,062  

e) Revenue: £8765.14 Capital: £367,479.97   

4. None.