I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please provide the data for the period from April 1st, 2023 to March 31st, 2024:

1. Playground Closures: The number of playgrounds permanently closed.
• P&G: None
• Sports: None
• Countryside: None

2. New Playgrounds: The number of new playgrounds opened.
• P&G: None
• Sports: None
• Countryside: None

3. Reports of Vandalism: The total number of vandalism reports in playgrounds.
If available, provide details of the types of vandalism reported (e.g., graffiti, damage to equipment).
• P&G – 2
- springer misused by drunk people in Woodley precinct.
– graffiti on play equipment at Longdon Road
• Sports – 3
- Surface of Cantley Park playground damaged
- Fencing securing a item of play equipment vandalised
- Graffiti on play equipment at Cantley Park
• Countryside – 2
- Bent chimes at California Country Park
- Rubber safety tiles around trampoline pulled up and scattered in play area

4. Number of Injuries in Play Parks: The total number of injuries reported in playgrounds, broken down by type of injury.
If available, a breakdown of injuries by specific equipment (e.g., swings, slides, climbing frames).
• P&G: none
• Sports: 1 – Fracture to wrist (Spinning wheel)
• Countryside – 4
- Cut toe (timber bounding box which holds the loose fill safety surfacing)
- Cut elbow + knees, sprained ankle (tripped over boulder)
- Forehead cut (metal gate)
- Twisted ankle (hammock swing)

5. Inspection Frequency: The frequency with which playgrounds are inspected by the council.
• P&G: weekly
• Sports: weekly
• Countryside: Daily visual inspection, operational inspection every 1-3 months, annual full inspection by external company