Freedom of Information Request
Case reference FOI2026/00236
Received 25 February 2026
Published 20 March 2026
Request
I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 about income generated by parks services.
Can you tell me how much income/revenue has been generated from your parks services in the last three years per annum?
Please give details of individual services and how much they raised.
Can you tell me, is the money generated from these services fed back into council owned parks or does it go into a central budget?
Can you tell me, are your parks currently maintained by the council or by an external contractor? Over the past three years have they been maintained by the council or by an external contractor?
Can you tell me what your council maintenance budget has been over the past three years?
Response
Please see information below:
1. Can you tell me how much income/revenue has been generated from your parks services in the last three years per annum?
2. Please give details of individual services and how much they raised.
This is not separated.
3. Can you tell me, is the money generated from these services fed back into council owned parks or does it go into a central budget?
All income goes into a central budget
4. Can you tell me, are your parks currently maintained by the council or by an external contractor? Over the past three years have they been maintained by the council or by an external contractor?
Our Grounds Maintenance is undertaken in-house.
5. Can you tell me what your council maintenance budget has been over the past three years?
*Does not include grounds maintenance.
Documents
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