FOI request (FOIR-156320430)

Schools used as Polling Stations

Requested Mon 11 November 2019
Responded Thu 28 November 2019

1. The number of schools in your area due to be used as polling stations on December 12, broken down by what phase (primary, secondary, etc)

2. How many schools in your area will be closed or partially closed as a result of being used as a polling station on December 12, broken down by what phase (primary, secondary, etc)

3. The number of schools used as polling stations at the 2017 general election

4. How much will be paid out in compensation to schools used for this coming general election, and how much was paid out in 2017

5. Have you taken up the DfE's offer of extra funding to find alternative sites to use instead of schools, and if so, how many of these alternative sites have been found?

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Response

Q1 - One primary school to be used

Q2 - One primary school will be closed

Q3 - One primary school was used for the 2017 general election

Q4 - No compensation is paid to the school. the only payment made is for the hire of the venue for the day

Q5 - No