Transmission Rates in Schools - Freedom of information requests

Title or Description: Transmission Rates in Schools
FOI Number: 15753
Date Received: 03/11/2021
Type of Request: FOI
Request or Question: What Covid-19 transmission rates have been recorded in each school in your authority, broken down by quarter since schools reopened in 2020.
Response: Scottish Borders Council has considered your request and concluded that the cost of complying with it would be more than £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.The estimated cost of dealing with your request is detailed below:Time taken for one school                            1 hr
No of files (schools)                                        60
Hourly rate                                                       £15
Estimation of cost                                           £900
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.