Disclosure Log
This list of Freedom of Information (FOI) responses, known as an FOI disclosure log, shows FOI requests we have received and the responses we provided. This means anyone with an interest can quickly and easily see questions that have already been asked and the response provided. Personal details such as names and addresses (both postal and email) are redacted to protect privacy. Please note that we may not publish a FOI response on our website due to the confidential or sensitive nature of the information disclosed to the requester. Please note requests will be available for no more than three years before being removed. They are presented from the most recent first.
| Request Number and Date | Request | Resolution | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELIR00465 29.03.2026 | Information requested on swimming pool usage, including annual visitor numbers for each pool over recent financial years (with any available breakdowns by time period or session type), together with user satisfaction surveys, customer feedback, or consultation findings relating to swimming pools. | 08.04.2026 | Request Withdrawn |
| ELIR00464 27.03.2026 | Information requested about Edinburgh Leisure’s tenure of the Meadows Pavilion, including lease arrangements with the City of Edinburgh Council, any sub‑lease or licence arrangements with the café operator or other occupants, the status and permitted use of the adjacent enclosed garden area, and the designated and historical use of the pavilion. | ||
| ELIR00463 16.03.2026 | Restricted Public Access/Locking of Kirkliston Grass Pitch I am requesting information regarding the decision to lock the fencing around the grass pitch area at Kirkliston Leisure Centre. Specifically, I am requesting the following information created or received between the building of the fence and the present day: The Decision to Lock: All internal meeting minutes, emails, Microsoft Teams or other internal messages, and briefing notes where the decision to keep the gates to this grass area locked was discussed or finalised. Access Policy: Any written policy, internal memo, or management instruction that outlines the current criteria for public access to these pitches (i.e., why it transitioned from open access to restricted access). Revenue & Bookings: Any internal reports or “business case” documents discussing the potential for increased revenue as a reason for the fencing and locking of the site. Complaints & Incidents: A summary of any recorded incidents of vandalism, anti-social behavior, or maintenance or health and safety issues cited as the justification for restricting public access. Communications with Council: All correspondence between Edinburgh Leisure and the City of Edinburgh Council regarding the removal of this area from informal public use. | Information not Held | |
| ELIR00462 08.03.2026 | Disability Discrimination and Access Barriers – Royal Commonwealth Pool Request for copy of Edinburgh Leisure’s formal Policy and Health & Safety Risk Assessment regarding assistance dogs. | 02.04.2026 | Partial Release |
| ELIR00461 10.03.2026 | Outsourcing of leisure centre operations and related procurement Multi-question request regarding any outsourcing arrangements, contracts, or procurement exercises related to the operation, staffing, or management of Edinburgh Leisure-run facilities, such as leisure centres, gyms, and swimming pools, since 1 January 2022. | 26.03.2026 | Refusal – Exemption Applied with Partial Information Available Elsewhere |
| ELIR00460 10.03.2026 | Procurement, financial risks, and correspondence relating to Edinburgh Leisure outsourcing contracts (2022–present) Multi-question request for information in relation to outsourcing and procurement of facility management, maintenance, and cleaning contracts managed by Edinburgh Leisure from January 2022 to present. | 26.03.2026 | Refusal – Exemption Applied with Partial Information Available Elsewhere |
| ELIR00459 10.03.2026 | Financial Impact and Procurement of Outsourced Leisure Services Multi-question request for comprehensive information regarding outsourcing, procurement, and financial sustainability affecting Edinburgh Leisure-managed venues and services over the past three financial years (2021/22, 2022/23, and 2023/24). | 26.03.2026 | Refusal – Exemption Applied with Partial Information Available Elsewhere |
| ELIR00458 14.02.2026 | Can you please provide information regarding how many ex-Edinburgh Leisure employees & there family members have been given a Free Membership for lifetime under 35 years’ service or Lifetime Free Access under 25 years’ service from 2008 to present. | 02.03.2026 | Disclosed in Full |
| ELIR00457 15.02.2026 | I am making a request for recorded information held by Edinburgh Leisure. Please treat this request as being made under the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs) and/or the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA), whichever is most applicable. We are requesting this information to understand the evidential basis for key design decisions and the extent of design development and expenditure incurred prior to any stakeholder consultation with key user groups. Project/context: Portobello Swim Centre refurbishment and any associated procurement and design development, including any records held by the Council relating to Edinburgh Leisure’s management of Portobello Swim Centre. Time period: Please provide information created or materially updated between 01/01/2023 and 14/01/2026 (unless otherwise stated). Format: Please provide the information in electronic form (PDF or spreadsheet attachments). If any material is withheld, please provide a schedule of documents and cite the specific exception(s)/exemption(s) relied upon, and release the remainder with redactions where possible. Information requested: 1. Consultation and stakeholder engagement records • Any stakeholder mapping, engagement plans, consultation plans or communications plans relating to the refurbishment designs and operational impacts. • Lists of stakeholder organisations consulted (including dates, method, and purpose of engagement). • Notes/minutes/actions from meetings, workshops, site visits, or calls with stakeholders. • Correspondence (emails/letters) regarding stakeholder consultation, including with Edinburgh Council, Portobello Swim Centre management, clubs, community councils, and elected members. 2. Project brief and requirements • Any project brief, employer’s requirements, output specification, client brief, or equivalent documents setting out required pool configuration, pool depths, programme requirements, sport/community use requirements, and operational requirements. 3. Main pool depth decision-making records • Any drawings/specifications stating the intended fixed depth(s) of the main pool once the movable floor is removed. • Options appraisals, decision papers, design change logs, or risk/impact assessments addressing pool depth and implications for user groups (e.g., water polo, lessons, general swimming). 4. Safeguarding / child protection / operational risk assessments connected to the proposed layout changes • Risk assessments or safeguarding assessments regarding poolside changing cubicles and any new circulation routes that could permit public/adult movement onto poolside during junior sessions. • Any related equality impact assessments, health & safety assessments, and/or venue operating model changes. 5. Decant / temporary arrangements assumptions and planning (Portobello closure period) • Any decant strategy documents, assumptions, timetabling principles, equality considerations, and communications plans. • Any modelling or correspondence relating to where Portobello user groups (including clubs) are assumed to be accommodated during works. 6. Governance and approvals • Any papers/records evidencing the key approval points for finalising the design and moving to tender/procurement (e.g., internal approvals, gateway reviews, sign-off papers, delegated decisions). 7. Warrender Swim Centre refurbishment – decant arrangements (clubs, including Warrender Baths Swimming Club) • Time period for this section: Please provide information created or materially updated between 01/01/2021 and 31/12/2024 (or the period covering planning, closure and reopening). • Decant planning documents: any decant strategy/plan, timetabling principles, capacity modelling, equality considerations, and communications plans relating to Warrender’s closure. • The actual pool time allocated during the closure: copies of pool programmes/timetables, booking schedules, or allocation lists showing what temporary pool time was provided to Warrender clubs during the closure period (including location, day/time, lane/water space, and duration). • Decision-making and correspondence: records of meetings/notes/emails that discuss or decide the decant arrangements for Warrender clubs (including any negotiations, alternative options considered, and reasons for decisions). • Post-reopening arrangements: records showing what happened when Warrender reopened, including whether the temporary pool time that clubs received elsewhere was (a) withdrawn and replaced by a return to their original Warrender allocation, (b) retained in addition to the reinstated Warrender allocation, or (c) modified in some other way (and why). Please include any timetables/allocations and decision records covering the transition back to Warrender. • Contractual/financial implications (if held): any records showing whether the decant arrangements involved additional cost (e.g., hire fees, transport, staffing) and how this was handled. 8. Expenditure to date – Portobello Swim Centre refurbishment design development / professional fees • Time period for this section: Please provide information for the period 01/01/2020 to 14/01/2026. • Summary totals: total spend to date (GBP) and total committed spend (GBP), broken down by financial year. • Breakdown by supplier/consultant: for each supplier/consultant engaged on the project, please provide supplier name; scope/role (if recorded); amount paid to date (GBP); amount committed (GBP); and dates of engagement (start/end or ongoing). • Supporting records (whichever is easiest): either a report extract from Edinburgh Leisure’s finance system showing payments against the relevant cost code(s)/project code(s); or a spreadsheet of invoice payments and purchase orders; or the latest cost report/cost plan/professional fee tracker (if held). • Design outputs/deliverables schedule (if held): any deliverables schedule, design issue register, or drawing register evidencing the volume of drawings/specifications produced to date (e.g., Stage 3 issue packs). • Consultation and engagement resourcing (if held): any records of budget/spend relating specifically to stakeholder consultation and engagement for the project (including if nil / not commissioned). If clarification is needed to ensure the request can be processed within statutory limits, please contact me as early as possible and I will refine or prioritise. | 10.03.26 | Partial Release |
ELIR00456 30.01.2026 | I have been informed that the water fountain within the EICA arena was damaged and was replaced with a water cooler using bottled water. I was hoping you could let me know 1. what the the water fountain within the EICA arena is costing on either a monthly or annual basis and; 2. what the cost of repairing the broken water fountain within the area at EICA would be? | 04.02.26 | Partial Release |
| ELIR00455 23.01.26 | The processing of personal data, in particular Edinburgh Leisure’s purported continuous monitoring of employees through deployment of telematics in company vehicles, is subject to a statutory Data Protection Impact Assessment under the UK GDPR. This processing activity meets a high-risk threshold in law, supported by readily available guidance from the Information Commissioner’s Office. What’s more, Edinburgh Leisure, an arms-lenghth external organisation of Edinburgh Council, falls within the scope of FOISA. Therefore, please; 1. Confirm the completion date of the DPIA for the telematics deployment in Edinburgh Leisure vehicles (the ‘held/not held’ FOISA response). 2. Disclose the completed DPIA, if held. 3. Disclose any advisories from Edinburgh Leisure’s appointed Data Protection Officer concerning the telematics deployment. 3. Confirm which privacy control mitigations have been implemented in the context of continuous monitoring of employees and telematics at Edinburgh Leisure. 5. Disclose any Privacy Notice which relates to the operation of telematics and employee monitoring – specifically, please ensure disclosure of the intended purpose limitations of this technology at Edinburgh Leisure, those which have been shared with impacted data subjects. 6. Confirm the legal basis for processing employee personal data through telematics at Edinburgh Leisure; if the legal basis is not recorded at the time of receiving this request – e.g. in the statutory Records of Processing Activity Document – please provide the appropriate ‘not held’ FOISA response. 7. Disclose the ROPA line entry which includes the use of Telematics. Thank you in advance for your time – your support is very much appreciated. The disclosure will go a long way in the explainability and transparency of this technology to impacted data subjects and the wider community. It will ensure trust in the responsible deployment of perceived privacy invasive technologies in a workplace environment. Please let me know if you’ve any questions or concerns, or require any clarification whatsoever to comply with this request for information. | 04.02.26 | Partial Release |
| ELIR00454 05.12.25 | I would like all of the “Detailed Activity Analysis” sections of the board reports dating back to 2015. I will use this information in my project in determining a reason for the gyms increase in popularity. | 22.12.25 | Partial Release |
| ELIR00453 03.12.25 | In relation to the recently completed gym refurbishment at Warrender Swim Centre, please provide all information held in relation to the planned or anticipated impact of the refurbishment on the holding of gym classes at the Centre (including the size of those classes), including without limitation information relating to: (a) consultation with in-house experts, gym staff and external bodies (b) any reports or advice obtained on such impacts, including those containing or referring to customer research (including any from Track My Gym). | 12.12.25 | Partial Release |
| ELIR00452 02.12.25 | In relation to the recently completed gym refurbishment at Warrender Swim Centre, please provide all information held in relation to the planned or anticipated impact of the refurbishment on the holding of gym classes at the Centre (including the size of those classes), including without limitation information relating to: (a) consultation with in-house experts, gym staff and external bodies (b) any reports or advice obtained on such impacts, including those containing or referring to customer research (including any from Track My Gym). limitation information relating to: (a) consultation with in-house experts, gym staff and external bodies | 12.12.25 | Partial Release |
| ELIR00451 28.11.25 | Please may I be provided with all Edinburgh Leisure board reports dating back as early as possible. | 03.12.25 | Refusal – Exemption Applied |
| ELIR00450 28.11.25 | Please provide me with the number of members that made use of gym facilities from as early as possible to the current date. | 01.12.25 | Disclosed in Full |
| ELIR00449 26.11.25 | I’m looking to understand how much money is spent on maintaining the Astroturf pitch, goals and enclosure at Craigmount High school. Please can you itemise expenditure over the last 2 years. | 26.11.25 | Information Not Held |
| ELIR00448 12.10.25 | A Freedom of Information (FOI) request for Craiglockhart’s written overrun procedure. | 23.10.25 | Information not held |
| ELIR00447 07.10.25 | I would like all and any records pertaining from 2020 to the current date all internal email, minutes of meetings and financial information regarding Nhs Lothian and the contract Edinburgh leisure has with. I would also like to see the stipulations of that contract if it has been changed or renewed in the last five years. | 28.01.2026 | Clarification Sought But Not Received |
| ELIR00446 07.08.2025 | 1. Please outline the steps taken by Edinburgh Leisure, since the clear ruling by the Supreme Court in the For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers case, to ensure changing facilities and bathrooms are single sex spaces. 2. Please provide me with a copy of your policy relating to single sex spaces. 3. Please confirm whether Edinburgh Leisure is currently breaking the law by allowing males (for clarity this includes those men who identify as transwomen) to use spaces, such as changing rooms and bathrooms, reserved – by law – for female members of the public 4. Please provide any minutes from meetings this year where the decision was made to not follow the Supreme Court ruling and instead wait for further guidance from the EHRC via Edinburgh Council despite the EHRC stating, on several occasions, that organisations should not wait for updated guidance and should instead implement the law. | 28.08.2025 | Partial Release |
| ELIR00445 26.06.2025 | Dear Edinburgh Leisure, Regarding the introduction of your current Library Management System, please tell me: whether any legal advice was taken before deciding to implement this system; whether a privacy impact assessment has been conducted; and whether the Information Commissioner’s Office was consulted. I should also be grateful if you would furnish me with 4) a copy of any information provided to library users about this system update. | 1 August 2025 | Information Not Held |
| ELIR00444 16.06.25 | I would like to request the following information for Edinburgh Leisure centres that have swimming pools: As a whole (all centres with swimming pools combined): what proportion of income comes from adult memberships (Swim or Full Fitness, not including Gym membership or any membership which does not include swimming + what proportion comes from Junior membership or child (pay as you go) income As a whole (all centres with swimming pools combined): what proportion of swim time is allocated for adult Lane Only swimming and what proportion is for any other swim activities (e.g. family fun, casual swimming with lanes, exercise classes) 3a. For Glenogle Swim Centre only – what proportion of income comes from adult memberships (Swim or Full Fitness, not including Gym membership or any membership which does not include swimming + what proportion comes from Junior membership or child (pay as you go) income. 3b. For Glenogle Swim Centre only – what proportion of swim time is allocated for adult Lane Only swimming and what proportion is for any other swim activities (e.g. family fun, casual swimming with lanes, exercise classes) For Glenogle Swim Centre only – frequency in which centre swim timetable is reviewed. For Glenogle Swim Centre only -Findings of any service user questionnaire survey carried out in last 3 years to gather feedback/suggestions from users about the centre (e.g. quality/satisfaction/service user suggestions). For Glenogle Swim Centre only – how much income is made by the centre from swim instructors using the pool to teach swimming lessons (annually for last 3 years if possible). For Glenogle Swim Centre only – for each of the last 5 years, change in number or proportion of hours of Lane Swimming (not casual swimming with lanes) per week (e.g. 2024-2025 = 30% fewer Lane Swimming sessions). | 09.07.2025 | Partial Release |
| ELIR00443 12.06.25 | I am writing to inquire about the maintenance practices employed on your golf courses, specifically regarding the use of chemical sprays or products applied to the grass and surrounding areas. I am interested in understanding what substances are used to maintain the greens, fairways, and curtilage at your golf courses – specifically the use of herbicides and pesticides. Could you please provide information on the types of sprays and chemicals used on your golf courses, including any herbicides, pesticides, fungicides, and fertilizers? I would be grateful for any details you can offer regarding the specific products and chemicals, their application frequency, concentrations, and your safety protocols. | 17.06.2025 | Full Release |
| ELIR00442 06.06.2025 | Could you please send me the report of the Asbestos report for Kirkbrae pavilion in Edinburgh and also the management plan up to the 22/5/25 for Kirkbrae pavilion. | 28.06.2025 | Partial Release |
| ELIR00441 01.06.2025 | Please can you provide me with the following: Equal Opportunities Policy (your guide to information states that this is available “on request”) Equality & Diversity Policy (your guide to information states that this is available “on request”) Furthermore: Please confirm whether you comply with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 in terms of providing toilets and changing facilities based on biological sex? Please confirm whether your staff have been advised and/or trained about the recent Supreme Court ruling that clarified that where toilets or changing facilities are segregated for men and women, then this must be based on biological sex? Please specifically confirm, with regard to EICA Ratho, that access to toilets and changing facilities is based on biological sex, and that staff have been provided training that clarifies this? | 25.06.2025 | Partial Release |
| ELIR00440 25.05.2025 | Over the last 10 years (since April 2015): 1. How many complaints have been made to this authority against gyms? 2. How many separate gyms have had complaints made against them? 3. What was the nature of these complaints? 4. What action was taken by the enforcement authority? 5. How many formal notices were issued (enforcement, prohibition, etc)? 6. How many gyms were fined? 7. What was the value of each fine? 8. Was there any further legal action taken and if so, how many instances and what was the outcome? 9. How many visits to gyms have been made to check on H&S, Environmental Health or Food Hygiene issues, and how many visits of each type? 10. What was the outcome of each of these visits? | 10.07.2025 | Clarification sought but not received |
| ELIR00439 | CCTV Footage of incident at EICA in 2020. | 15.05.2024 | Refusal – Exemption Applied |
ELIR00438 18.04.2025 | Do Edinburgh Leisure have single sex toilet and / or changing rooms at the venues they operate? When a service user requests the use of single sex facilities at Edinburgh Leisure venues which reflect a gender self-identity the opposite to their biological sex, do Edinburgh Leisure permit them to do so? What procedures / policies / guidance does Edinburgh Leisure follow when an individual requests the use of single sex facilities at Edinburgh Leisure venues which reflect a gender self-identity the opposite to their biological sex? When a biological woman or girl objects to a biological male using single sex toilet or changing room facilities at Edinburgh Leisure venues, what procedure/s do Edinburgh Leisure follow? When a biological man or boy objects to a biological female using single sex toilet or changing room facilities at Edinburgh Leisure venues, what procedure/s do Edinburgh Leisure follow? What training have Edinburgh Leisure staff been provided with on how to manage a situation where an individual requests the use of single sex toilet or changing room facilities which is the opposite to their biological sex? | 18.04.2025 | Partial Release |
ELIR00437 04.04.2025 | I need this information to be sent to me. Since you are keen to withhold information I need this considered to be an FOI request. I need the full complaint and external escalation data to be sent to me. | 23.04.2025 | Partial Release |
| 03.04.2025 ELIR00436 | Dear EICA Management, Pursuant to the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, I am writing to request access to information held by Edinburgh Leisure. I would like to request a list of all recorded accidents and near misses that have occurred at your facility since records began. For each recorded incident, I would appreciate receiving the following details, where available: • Date and approximate time of the incident • Location within the climbing wall (e.g., specific route, bouldering area, stairs) • Type of incident (e.g., fall from height, tripping, equipment malfunction) • Brief description of what occurred • Any immediate actions taken • Mitigation measures put into place to prevent recurrence Please ensure that any personal identifying details of individuals involved are redacted or removed from the information provided. Please acknowledge receipt of this request within 20 working days, as stipulated by the Act. If you require any clarification regarding this request, please contact me via the details I have provided. Thank you for your time and assistance with this matter. | 07.04.2025 | Full Release |
| 01.04.2025 ELIR00435 | I am writing to request the disclosure of information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (“FOISA”) relating to remuneration, equality-related expenditure, and budgetary context for the most recent full financial year (e.g. 2022/23 or 2023/24, if concluded). I appreciate that some of the information requested may be recorded across multiple departments or formats. If any clarification or prioritisation is necessary to assist in responding within the statutory cost limits, I would be grateful for early notice in accordance with your duty under section 15 of FOISA (“Duty to Advise and Assist”). I respectfully request the following: Top Remuneration Please provide a list of the 10 highest remunerated individuals employed by your organisation. For each individual, please include: Job title or position (not personal names) Gross annual salary Employer pension contributions Any additional benefits or allowances (e.g. car, housing, relocation) Performance-related pay or bonus (if applicable) Total cost to the organisation for that employee (salary + pension + benefits) If this information is already published (e.g. in annual accounts or a remuneration report), a link or reference to the specific section would be appreciated. Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Expenditure For the same period, please provide the total expenditure incurred for EDI-related activity, including (where available): Staffing costs for roles wholly or primarily related to EDI (please include job titles and FTE headcount) External consultants, trainers, or facilitators engaged to deliver EDI programmes Costs of internal EDI communications, campaigns, or events Memberships, subscriptions, or benchmarking schemes related to EDI (e.g. Stonewall Diversity Champions) If figures are not held centrally or itemised in this way, please provide what is reasonably available and explain any limitations. Ancillary Expenditure Please provide total organisational spending in the following non-core or ancillary categories (if applicable): Staff engagement activities, including away days, retreats, or team-building events Payments to external PR, communications, or “reputation management” firms Costs associated with corporate rebranding (logos, signage, visual identity updates) Spending on aesthetic or non-essential enhancements to office/premises (e.g. artwork, décor) Expenditure on environmental/climate sustainability programmes, staff or projects This information is requested for transparency around wider organisational resource allocation. If estimates or summarised totals are more practical, please indicate accordingly. Budget Pressures and Funding Gaps Please disclose any formally identified or publicly reported: Budget deficits, “black holes”, or forecast funding gaps during the financial year Actions taken or proposed to address shortfalls (e.g. recruitment freezes, service reductions, efficiency savings) Any overspends, with amounts, departments affected, and mitigation measures Any additional financial support requested or received from central government or other funding bodies due to budgetary pressures If this information has been presented in board papers, audit committee minutes, or budget reports, links or attachments to those documents would be acceptable. Final Notes: If responding to any part of this request would breach cost limits, I am happy to refine or reduce the scope in consultation with you. If any requested information is already publicly available, please provide links or directions to access it. I would prefer the response in a machine-readable format (e.g. Excel, CSV, or searchable PDF). Thank you for your time and assistance. I look forward to your response within the statutory 20 working days. | 21.04.2025 | Partial Release |
| 28.03.2025 ELIR00434 | Could I make a request for data on peak power demand? I noticed you have previously provided another student with Half Hourly data for Drumbrae. Do you have the same data for Meadowbank? | 15.04.2025 | Full Release |
| 25.03.2025 ELIR00433 | Good afternoon, I am writing to you to request data on the annual or monthly energy consumption at Meadowbank Sport Centre. I’d be using this information in a project report on renewable energy technology for my uni exam. If you’re unable to provide the exact figure, a rough estimate would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time, | 27.03.2025 | Full Release |
| 12.03.2025 ELIR00432 | I would like to request the following information under Freedom of information request: A breakdown of income vs expenditure for each of the Golf courses for the past 5 years. The maintenance schedule/ Schedule of works for each of the golf courses for the past 5 years, which states what work will be undertaken on the course e.g. work to enhance tees, installation of permanents mats, bunker work, drainage etc. as part of this I would also like correspondence between golf manager/ head green keepers if work has been completed or if work has been postponed including reason why. If this could be broken down in to summer/ winter work to be undertaken that would be advantageous. I would like the projected forecast of spend on schedule of works to improve Silverknowes golf course for 2025-26 with list of works planning under maintenance/ improvement. I would like any correspondence with Scottish Golf and Edinburgh Leisure regarding changes to temporary course layout at Silverknowes for handicap/ course indexes being looked at in the past 4 years. https://www.scottishgolf.org/course-rating I would like a breakdown of the number of golf permit holders who during 2024 only played 1 course using their permit. E.g. Only played Silverknowes. only Braid etc. for each course under EL management. Information requested by email. | 25.03.2025 | Partial Release |
| 17.02.2025 ELIR00431 | Dear Edinburgh Leisure, Please can you provide the cost of membership communication between Edinburgh Leisure and any other organisation where referrals are made to reduce cost of membership related to equality legislation matters For example, if the full cost of membership was £39.99 or £59.99, I’m looking for communication where reductions were in place. For example, a person might not be paying £59.99 but getting a reduction so who is the communication with to get the reduction shortfalls. The communication requested is that where referrals are made to reduce cost of membership related to equality legislation matters Please can you provide communication where decisions were made to use vending machines and can you provide communication where there are decisions to have no vending machines in any of the leisure services on behalf of CEC (City Edinburgh Council). | 25.02.2025 | Partial Release |
| 11.02.2025 ELIR00430 | Ahead of the EL report to the Culture and Communities Committee, I would like to request the following information: EL has previously said that it would cost around 2k to open the toilets at Portobello Swim Centre. Could I please ask how this was worked out? Is EL (I) Currently paying the Real Living Wage? (ii) Planning to pay the RLW in FY 25/26? Thanks, | 20.02.2025 | Partial Release |
| 10.02.2025 ELIR00429 | Afternoon – I write re a broken table tennis table from the main hall at Craiglockhart Center – it has been withdrawn from Service for 5 weeks and I am unable to obtain a fixed / replacement date – so I ask the following: What steps are being taken to obtain /progress any Quote from any Supplier? Has anyone followed up on progressing a Supplier or put a deadline on any reply? What is the contracted reply time on any Procurement Section approved supplier framework or contract? i.e. a Service Level? Say 5 days to reply and 4 days to do the work. I understand a future meeting will take place to evaluate the replies -up to and including a possible decision to buy another table – how many staff and what titles does this meeting involve? How much income is Edin Leisure missing out on per week due to the absent table? Assuming 4 players at £3.50 perhaps approx £15 per Monday? Thank you in advance for looking into this. | 13.02.2025 | Full Release |
| 05.02.2025 ELIR00428 | Dear Edinburgh Leisure freedom of Information team Please can you provide me with the following information: • Reports of sexual offences or inappropriate behaviour at Edinburgh Leisure pools (separated into calendar years). • Internal policies and safeguarding measures. • Communications with Police Scotland or the council on these issues. • Any staff training or guidance related to preventing sexual offences. I would appreciate all data from 2020 up until 2025 to be included, separated into calendar years where possible. I understand that data identifying individuals cannot be shared. Where possible, please provide data related to swimming and bathing activities e.g. in swimming pools or bathing facilities or changing areas for people who use these. If you do not have this level of data and only have data for the broader leisure centre, then please provide this. | 12.02.25 | Partial Release |
| 17.01.25 ELIR00427 | Open Drain Reports at Portobello Rugby Club Hi there, Hope you are well. I would like to understand if the open drain cover outside Portobello Rugby Club / Cavalry Park Changing Rooms (129 Duddingston Road West, Duddingston, Edinburgh, EH15 3QF) has been reported. And if so, can you please share all historical reports of this. From the first point it has been reported. Thanks | 22.01.2025 | Partial Release |
| 06.01.2025 ELIR00426 | Utilisation of Football Pitches Corstorphine Dynamo are a rapidly growing community football club with a strong community ethos. I cannot turn a blind eye to the behaviour of many other clubs who monopolise football pitch ‘Lets’ despite teams having left the club for other clubs like ourselves or Salvesen FC. Edinburgh CFC have a number of un-utilised Lets which they retain despite an ever-reducing number of teams which I am aware is likely to continue. My request is to get information on 11 a-side pitch Lets versus actual utilisation for Forrester High School and other Edinburgh Leisure pitches Let by Edinburgh CFC. I am aware of two teams who will be leaving Edinburgh CFC at the end of this season who currently utilise Forrester High School pitches which should be released at the end of the season. EL should be concerned not just about fully letting pitches but full utilisation of pitches. | n/a | Full Release |
| 11.12.2024 ELIR00425 | FOI request for volume of staff accident report forms completed I am carrying out research to determine the most common accident’s within the leisure industry due to, or associated with a medical condition. I would like to request information on what your 6 most common medical conditions are, that have warranted staff completing an accident/incident form across all your venues. If you could detail the condition, and the volume of forms completed related to that specific condition, between 01/01/2022 – 01/01/2024. If you require any clarification on anything, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. | 13.12.2024 | Full Release |
| 11.11.2024 ELIR00424 | MSC Illegal Parking Please provide all information regarding the work Meadowbank Sports Centre has done to limit illegal parking which impairs pedestrian access in the immediate vicinity of the sport centre. This should include, but not limited to, any correspondence with Edinburgh Council and Police Scotland. This period should cover the last 2 years since the sports centre reopened. The information can be in PDF format. Please send this information by email replying to this request. | 18.11.2024 | Partial Release |
| 10.11.2024 ELIR00423 | Freedom of information request – swim teaching Does your leisure company have any (formal or informal) polices or common practices regarding the duration in which swim teachers carry out their lessons? Please can this be provided and/or explained. Specifics I would like included: – The maximum duration swim teachers teach consecutively – without a break – The amount of classes this maximum includes and their length. – Whether lessons have a gap in between them or are they back-to-back. – Whether there’s a minimum required time away/break from lessons before a teacher can recommence them – Details regarding both in water, and poolside teaching. – Whether this follows policy from an external organisation/s that governs or regulates swim teaching? If so, what organisation is this? Any other additional information would be greatly appreciated. | 19.11.2024 | Partial Release |
| 30.10.2024 ELIR00422 | Leisure Centres In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, I would be grateful if you could comply with the following request: Please provide me with the number of Leisure Centres open in your local area in: a) 2016 (or earliest date available if 2016 not available) b) 2024 (to date) Thank you in anticipation for your assistance and I look forward to your response. | 02.11.2024 | Full Release |
| 23.10.2024 ELIR00421 | Football Participation I recently write to the Scottish FA regarding the publication of participation figures published on their social media platforms. A section of their reply is extracted below: We note that a significant number of participants, 31,709 are attributed to community clubs, partners and stakeholders, almost 20% of the headline figure of 161,421. Can you expand on this group and provide examples of the clubs or organisations referred to i.e. name the clubs or teams. “The development of the sport has resulted in more players wanting less formal access to the game. Not everyone wants to play for a team. We have looked at different ways to ensure we can register these players for reporting, monitoring and evaluation purposes. Stakeholders such as Local Authorities, Leisure Trusts and Club Charities deliver a wide range of weekly football activity (which we support) which players patriciate in. As those stakeholders are not affiliated to an ANA, we register those players directly”. Can Edinburgh Leisure please advise of the number of football players (grassroots i.e. not paid/professionals) they have registered directly with the Scottish FA as suggested above in the calendar year 2024? | 24.10.2024 | Information not held |
| 16.10.2024 ELIR00420 | Student Memberships I am working on a user experience project for university centered in Edinburgh Leisure’s website and in particular about student’s experiences while navigating it. I have been reading your published information and Board Reports but I am unable to find the data I need. I would like to know: How many Students have a membership with Edinburgh Leisure (2024, 2023 & 2022 if possible). If Edinburgh Leisure has carried out any studies on the user interaction and satisfaction with the website, if so where can I find them. | 16.10.2024 | Partial Release |
| 08.10.2024 ELIR00419 | Number of visitors every year Are you able to tell me roughly how many people visit your centre every year? I’m doing a PR story on the west Edinburgh area. There’s a lot of development and investment in this area at the moment. I represent one of the house builders building in the area. We just wanted to get a scale of the amount of people coming here. There’s the new surfing place opening soon too. Are you able to help me. | 08.10.2024 | Full Release |
| 06.09.2024 ELIR00418 | Flooding Incidents Dear Edinburgh Leisure, Can I please request, in the form of a spreadsheet such as Excel or CSV file, information on flooding incidents at council-run sports facilities. The flooding incidents should be in relation to weather-related incidents only (i.e. not as a result of plumbing incidents). For the years 2013 to present I would like the following information for each flooding incident: 1. Date of flooding incident 2. Name of sports facility flooded 3. Address of sports facility 4. Description of area flooded – football pitch, rugby field, gym, etc. 5. Cost of damage/repairs 6. Information if the facility had to be closed and if so, for how long The information provided should only be in relation to flooding caused by weather. If this request cannot be met within the cost limits for Freedom of Information requests, please can you provide me with advice and assistance on how I may refine my request. | 19.09.2024 | Partial Release |
| 22.08.2024 ELIR00417 | Swim caps for primary school arranged swim sessions Freedom of Information Request 22nd August 2024 Please may I request the following information? 1) is there a Edinburgh Leisure wide policy on mandatory swim caps for all children taking part in primary school arranged swim sessions? 2) is there a Drumbrae Leisure Centre policy on mandatory swim caps for all children taking part in primary school arranged swim sessions? If either of the above queries are true: 3) Are there any sanctions for a primary school child should they not have a swim cap? And if so what are they? 4) When did such a policy come into effect? 5) What are the reasons behind this policy? 6) Who made the policy and who published it? Please specify if made and published by different bodies. In look forward to your response by email with any additional information attached in Word or PDF format | 28.08.2024 | Information not held |
| 13.08.2024 ELIR00416 | Foi Leisure management Systems I am requesting the undernoted information under the Freedom of Information regulations. Please provide an email response to my request. Hard copy is not required. The information request relate to Leisure Services and specifically Leisure Management systems, 1. Please provide details of your Leisure Management System Provider 2. Please provide details of the number of sites requiring / utilising Leisure Management system functionality 3. Please provide detail of the Hosting Method, i.e. Cloud, internal etc. 4. Please provide details of current contract Length and /or Expiry date. 5. Please provide details of value of Contract (If unable to provide exact figures please provide a range i.e. £200k – £250k 6. Please provide details of the Payment Method. I.e.. Full payment covering term of contract or instalments (frequency) 7. Please provide detail of the Procurement Route / Method used to source your provider, i.e. framework, direct purchase etc. 8. Do you have an app? 9. If applicable, where an app is present, Is this used to directly book activities. Fitness classes, facility or room bookings etc. 10. Do you have electronic member sign up | 13.08.2024 | Partial Release |
| 09.08.2024 ELIR00415 | Asbestos at RCP We would be grateful if you would provide us with the following information: All and any information relating to all contractors who worked on the Royal Commonwealth Pool. All and any information relating to the presence of asbestos in the Royal Commonwealth Pool. All and any asbestos surveys or asbestos registers relating to the Royal Commonwealth Pool. All any documents referring to the presence of asbestos in Royal Commonwealth Pool. All and any information relating to the removal of asbestos from the Royal Commonwealth Pool. All any documents relating to the removal of asbestos from the Royal Commonwealth Pool. | 02.09.2024 | Partial Release |
| 05.08.2024 ELIR00414 | Information Request – Hall 1 Planning – Lighting Meadowbank Sports Centre I am writing to request information on the planning procedure of Hall 1 in Meadowbank Sports Centre. The reason for my request is that I believe the low lighting along courts 1-4 to be inadequate for playing racquet sports and I want to know which guidelines were followed before seeking to have it improved. Firstly, I am told that consultations were held with organisations such as Badminton Scotland with regards to the planning of the hall. I would like to know what discussions took place with all stakeholders regarding Hall 1. Particularly what role/stake they had, what EL asked of them, whether these consultations were off-site/remote or on-site, and whether they took place before, during, or after the hall was considered fit for play by them. Furthermore, I would like to know what the technical building specifications and standards specific to the hall lighting are. Specifically the number of lights which should be installed and their locations on the ceiling and what the required light intensity range is (stating minimum and maximum levels) for the hall. If this information is already in the public domain and readily accessible, I’d appreciate if you could direct me to it, but if not then please consider this a formal request for information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. | 29.08.2024 | Partial Release |
| 05.06.2024 ELIR00411 | Swimming pool sessions exclusively for adults with learning disabilities 1. Does your organisation provide swimming pool sessions exclusively for adults with learning disabilities (with their carer or support worker)? 2. If you have, can you provide details of the locations, days that they occur and the times? | 11.06.2024 | Full Release |
| 03.06.2024 ELIR00410 | Swimming Lesson Charges and General Sessions May I ask how much the local authority/ALEO charge for the following in pools in 20/21, 21/22, 23/24 and 24/25 to date 1/ children’s lessons 2/ juvenile lessons (if different pricing) 3/ adult lessons 4/ adult general swim sessions 5/ children’s general swim sessions | 05.06.2024 | Full Release |
| 28.05.2024 ELIR00409 | Policy on Dealing with Seizures To whom it may concern. I had a meeting at Meadowbank Leisure Centre on 25 April with the Manager and Operations Manager to discuss my husband who has epilepsy and asked twice for a copy of Edinburgh Leisure’s policy/ procedure for dealing with people who have seizures and was told this would be forwarded to me. I still have not received this so under the freedom of information act I would like to request a copy of this so I can be reassured of my husband’s safety whilst at your venue. Many Thanks | 03.06.2024 | Full Release |
| 22.05.2024 ELIR00408 | Energy Consumption – Drumbrae Would you be able to provide me with the latest energy consumption (light and heating) data in Drumbrae Leisure Centre? If possible, would you have the monthly data? Even better would be the daily data and the peak consumption times (presuming morning, lunch, and after school). | 29.05.2024 | Full Release |
| 08.05.2024 ELIR00407 | Healthy Active Minds Dear Edinburgh Leisure, “Edinburgh Leisure. A body funded by local government. Manages and develops sport & leisure services on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council”. 1. Please can you provide the total number of people at Edinburgh Leisure who are trained to support Attendees of Healthy Active Minds? 2. Please can you provide the total number of people at Edinburgh Leisure who attend Healthy Active Minds programme (s) In 2022 In 2023 In 2024 | 14.05.2024 | Full Release |
| 06.05.2024 ELIR00406 | Single Sex Facilities Please could you confirm your policy on access to single-sex facilities. I specifically wish to know whether you restrict single-sex facilities such as toilets and changing rooms to members of the appropriate biological sex for said facilities. Please could you also confirm your policy relating to ‘transgender’ individuals’ access to toilets and changing rooms. | 10.05.2024 | Information not held |
| 31.03.2024 ELIR00405 | All membership categories / pricing and volumes Please can you provide the data around membership categories that Edinburgh leisure have for golf over the last 5 years. Please include all hidden and non public disclosed memberships on your books and their prices! Volumes per subcategory Price per category and % Course demographic per category Including but not limited to: Friends & family Loyalty Long term loyalty Long term staff Staff Ferantes Scottish National Party and any other house of parliament representatives Other sponsor / other organisation discounts whether sponsors or non Senior and all other categories as visible to the general public All categories not visible to general public Please provide the above information as per the freedom of information. | 04.04.2024 | Full Release |
| 27.03.2024 ELIR00404 | Invoices & Payments For the most recent financial year, please provide the statistics as follows: 1. The average number of days taken to make payments of invoices, measured from the date of receipt of invoice or other notice to the date the cash is received by the supplier. 2. The percentage of payments made within the reporting period which were paid in 30 days or fewer, between 31 and 60 days, and in 61 days or longer. 3. The percentage of payments due within the reporting period which were not paid within the agreed payment terms. | 05.04.2024 | Partial Release |
| 20.03.2024 ELIR00403 | Turkish Baths Plunge Pool Requested information: I would like to obtain information on the technical issue due to which the Turkish Baths plunge pool has been closed for several weeks. 1. Could you please provide information on what the nature of the issue is and what actions have been taken by management to resolve the issue. 2. Why is the issue not being fixed in a timely manner? 3. I’d also be grateful if you could provide information on any decision making over what information to disclose to the public as no details of the issue nor further updates on how and when it is planned to be resolved have been provided for a significant period of time. Format of the requested information: electronic via email. | 05.04.2024 | Full Release |
| 02.03.2024 ELIR00401 | Bike Thefts – RCP Please can you tell me how many bikes were stolen on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis from the Royal Commonwealth pool in 2023 and 2024 (so far). | 08.03.2024 | Information not Held |
| 21.02.2024 ELIR00400 | Portobello Baths Please send me all documents, agendas, minutes, costings, estimates and communications from the last five years relating to Portobello Baths, or any other names to which it has been referred, or to any other general points of discussion under which it would be included. I am principally interested in learning what has been said or written about the baths, their current and future use, attitude towards maintenance, costs of actual maintenance, and funding. | 01.03.2024 | Request withdrawn |
| 23.01.2024 ELIR00399 | Number of Memberships Can you let me know how many leisure memberships you have please? | 02.02.2024 | Full Release |
| 18.01.2024 ELIR00398 | War Memorial, Warrender Baths Club Good afternoon, My request is on behalf of the War Memorials Trust. (A UK organisation supported by, among others, Historic Scotland.) We maintain an online searchable database that seeks to record (in text and image) every war memorial in the UK and monitor their condition. We have an entry for Warrender Baths Club (now called Warrender Swim Centre. As the premises had been refurbished, I visited the baths on 6th December 2023 to check on the memorial and photograph it as the (attached) picture we have is poor. The staff present had no knowledge of the memorial as they were not employed there prior to the refurbishment. They emailed their manager regarding my enquiry but a couple of weeks later I had no reply and emailed her directly with a further request but, to date, there has been no response. As we would like to keep our database up to date, I would request information regarding the status of this small memorial plaque, whether it is mounted elsewhere, in storage or lost. | 02.02.2024 | Full Release |
| 18.01.2024 ELIR00397 | Leisure and Sports Facilities Hope you’re well. I would like to make an FOI request on the following: 1. How much has Edinburgh Leisure spent on sport and leisure services and facilities between 2018 and 2023? This includes: Leisure centres, parks, grass pitches, all publicly accessible swimming pools, health and fitness facilities and sports halls. Please provide a figure of how much was spent for each year in the five-year period by text on email, through an excel spreadsheet or a Microsoft Word document. 2. How many sport and leisure facilities operated by Edinburgh Leisure have closed between 2018 and 2023? Please provide the number of closures for each year in the five-year period? | 13.02.2024 | Full Release |
| 12.01.2024 ELIR00396 | GSC Running Costs I would like to make an FOI request for the most recent running costs and the most recent sales incomes of Glenogle Swim Centre. | 02.02.2024 | Full Release |
| 12.01.2024 ELIR00395 | Saughton Sports Complex Operating Costs We would like to know the following information: 1. The most recent annual operating costs and income for Saughton Sports Centre. This should be broken down, wherever possible, to show separately for operating both the centre as a whole and the cost of operating the Enclosure. 2. The information should include, but not be restricted to: – Employee costs with details of number of employees and hours worked – Pitch management – Any security associated with the enclosure – Property/land Rental or Tax costs – Maintenance costs, broken down to show those specifically within the enclosure – Utilities, again broken down to show costs attributed to the enclosure, including the electricity costs for running floodlights – Any subsidies provided by CEC or anyone else – Income from football and income from athletics specifically related to the hire of the enclosure Many thanks | 18.01.2024 | Partial Release |
| 06.01.2024 ELIR00394 | Gender & Swim Why is there a female only swim session on a Saturday and Sunday at this facility? Also what is a woman? Can you send me Edinburgh Leisure’s definition of a women please? Extremely concerned you can have a gender specific swim session on the weekend (when people are off with their kids). Why do women have a priority over men? Finally when is the men only swim session? 2 evening in the weekend it’s women only so I assume you have a male only for equality reasons. If not can you explain why not in your reply. Please reply with full details about the above asked questions :) | 15.01.2024 | Full Release |
| 07.01.2024 ELIR00393 | I trust this message finds you well. Pursuant to the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, I am submitting a request for information pertaining to the decision-making process regarding the selection of the technology provider(s) responsible for the development and management of Edinburgh Leisure’s public-facing website, Coaching Portal, Online Booking website, and mobile app. To facilitate the request efficiently, I would appreciate your assistance in providing the following information: Request for Proposals (RFP): Copies of the Request for Proposals or equivalent documents issued by Edinburgh Leisure for the selection of a technology provider for the public-facing website, Coaching Portal, Online Booking website, and mobile app. Tender Submissions: A summary list of the companies or individuals who submitted tenders in response to the RFP, without requiring the provision of copies of the full tenders at this stage. Evaluation Criteria: A concise overview of the evaluation criteria and processes employed by Edinburgh Leisure in the assessment of the tenders received. Decision-Making Documentation: Documents summarizing the decision-making process leading to the selection of the technology provider(s) for the specified platforms, including high-level minutes or decision summaries. This should encompass internal correspondence related to the decision-making process and any correspondence with eventual suppliers. Contractual Agreements: Details of the contractual agreements or arrangements between Edinburgh Leisure and the selected technology provider(s). Additional Relevant Information: Any supplementary information related to the technology provider selection process that may contribute to understanding the decision-making rationale. In accordance with the Freedom of Information legislation, I understand that there may be costs associated with fulfilling this request. To ensure the most efficient use of resources, please inform me of any potential fees or, if necessary, assist in narrowing down the scope of the request within reasonable limits. For transparency and accessibility, I request that responses be provided electronically. If feasible, kindly process this request via the WhatDoTheyKnow platform. I appreciate your attention to this matter and look forward to receiving the requested information within the statutory timeframe | 24.01.2024 | Partial Release |
| 07.01.2024 ELIR00392 | Customer Technical Issues and Service Improvement Measures I hope this message finds you well. Pursuant to the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, I am submitting a request for information regarding the technical issues experienced by customers in the use of Edinburgh Leisure’s services, encompassing the public-facing website, Coaching Portal, Online Booking website, and mobile app. To gain a comprehensive understanding, I kindly request the following information: Customer Technical Issues: A summary of the major technical problems reported by customers over the past five years in relation to the public-facing website, Coaching Portal, Online Booking website, and the mobile app. Benchmarking and Comparative Analysis: Details on any studies or benchmarks employed by Edinburgh Leisure to assess the frequency and nature of technical issues, and how the reported problems compare to industry and sectoral benchmarks. Improvement Measures: Documentation outlining the steps and strategies implemented by Edinburgh Leisure to address and ameliorate the identified technical issues. Constraints or challenges faced by Edinburgh Leisure in implementing these improvement measures. Reports and Documentation: Any internal reports, analyses, or reviews conducted by Edinburgh Leisure regarding customer-reported technical issues and the effectiveness of implemented solutions. Communication with Customers: Information on how Edinburgh Leisure communicates with customers regarding technical issues, including any proactive measures taken to inform and assist customers in resolving problems. In accordance with the Freedom of Information legislation, I understand that there may be costs associated with fulfilling this request. To ensure the most efficient use of resources, please inform me of any potential fees or, if necessary, assist in narrowing down the scope of the request within reasonable limits. For transparency and accessibility, I request that responses be provided electronically. If feasible, kindly prRocess this request via the WhatDoTheyKnow platform. I appreciate your attention to this matter and look forward to receiving the requested information within the statutory timeframe | 01.03.2024 | Clarification sought but not received |
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