FOI - Culture Spending
Case reference FOI2026/00535
Received 23 April 2026
Published 20 May 2026
Request
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I would like to request the following information:
1. The total amount of money spent by the council on cultural services, activities or buildings for the financial years:
a. 2009-2010
b. 2010-2011
c. 2011-2012
d. 2012-2013
e. 2013-2014
f. 2014-2015
g. 2015-2016
h. 2016-2017
i. 2017-2018
j. 2018-2019
k. 2019-2020
l. 2020-2021
m. 2021-2022
n. 2022-2023
o. 2023-2024
p. 2024-2025
1. For each of the above financial years please provide the council's total overall budget and indicate what proportion (or percentage) of that budget was spent on cultural services/activities
Response
Cultural services cover the following areas and are included in this spend amounts requested:
Leisure Centres (contract)
Community Centres
Forestry Centre operations and Environmental Education Project
Parks & Green Spaces inc Play areas
Tree services
Ecology and Biodiversity
Cemeteries
Allotments
Community Development
Community Safety
ASB
Arts & Events
Active Communities and Health Partnerships
Active Schools Partnerships
S106 administration
The table below shows all the information requested.
Documents
This is South Derbyshire District Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.
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