School Uniform Grant - Freedom of information requests
Title or Description
School Uniform Grant
FOI Number
15675
Date Received
06/10/2021
Type of Request
FOI
Request or Question
As per the Freedom of Information Act, can you please provide an answer to the following:a) As a local authority, do you provide a School Uniform Grant? (it may be called a different name in your authority, but is generally known as this)b) what is the lowest Grant to have paid to a household for this academic year?c) what is the highest Grant you have paid to a household for this academic year?
d) When does your Grant scheme run from and till each year? (I understand that some local authorities have schemes that run from June to September, for example)
d) Within the time-frame above, where relevant, how much in £ have you paid out in total? (if your Grant scheme is year-round, please provide the amount you have issued for the academic year that started last month.
Response
a), b), c), d) - "The information requested is otherwise accessible via the link provided below and is therefore exempt under Section 25 of Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002."
e) £ 312,150 based on our records as at 7 October 2021.
