- Title or Description
- School Supplies
- FOI Number
- 20250464
- Date Received
- 15/04/2025
- Type of Request
- FOI
- Request or Question
- 1. How much money did the council spend on school supplies in the years 2020-2024? (this includes things such as paper, jotters, pencils ect - please provide a list of what was bought and how many)
- Response
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1. The cost of items charged to stationery supplies within schools was as follows: 2020 63,884 2021 53,376 2022 70,327 2023 102,657 2024 82,978 373,222 please provide a list of what was bought and how many We are unable to provide a list of what was bought and the quantities purchased as this information is not readily available due to system and staffing constraints Under S12 (1) of FOISA 2002 Scottish Borders Council is not obliged to comply with a request that is estimated to exceed this cost. To review supporting documentation for over 3,300 transactions to see what has been purchased.
We estimate it could take around 275 hours at 15 an hour which exceeds the cost of under 600. Under S12 (1) of FOISA 2002 Scottish Borders Council is not obliged to comply with a request that is estimated to exceed this cost. Therefore we are refusing this question.
We appreciate that this will be disappointing to you. We would be pleased to discuss whether your request could be changed, to bring down the cost of providing the information and allow us to respond.
Please contact The Information Management Team to discuss options.
