Free Music Tuition - Freedom of information requests

Title or Description: Free Music Tuition
FOI Number: 15622
Date Received: 21/09/2021
Type of Request: FOI
Request or Question: I would be grateful if you could provide the following information under freedom of information legislation:* The number of young people in this local authority who have received free music tuition in each of the last 15 years.* The percentage of young people in this local authority who have received free music tuition in each of the last 15 years.
If the timescale of this request places it within cost exemption status then please reduce the timescale in one year increments until the request is within the £600 cost limit, starting with the oldest years, i.e.. please provide this information for the last 14 years if the last 15 years places it within cost exemption.
Response: 1. The number of young people in this local authority who have received free music tuition in each of the last 15 years.
2012-2013 – 241
2013-2014 – 343
2014-2015 – 304
2015-2016 – 307
2016-2017 – 315
2017-2018 – 360
2018-2019 – 252
2019-2020 – 217
2020-2021 – 198

2. The percentage of young people in this local authority who have received free music tuition in each of the last 15 years.
2012-2013 – 26%
2013-2014 – 34%
2014-2015 – 33%
2015-2016 – 31%
2016-2017 – 25%
2017-2018 – 28%
2018-2019 – 23%
2019-2020 – 25%
2020-2021 – 25%

Some of the information you have requests cannot be provided because Scottish Borders Council does not hold it and therefore we give notice under s17 of FOI(S)A 2002 and declare that the information is not