This ChildrensPlaygroundsUKreadme.txt file was generated on [20230228] by [Jon Winder]


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GENERAL INFORMATION
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1. Title of Dataset: Children’s Playgrounds in the UK


2. Author Information


  Principal Investigator Contact Information
        Name: Jon Winder
           Institution: University of Kent
           Address: University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 
           Email: j.p.winder@kent.ac.uk


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3. Date of data collection (single date, range, approximate date) <20220923 to 20230223>


4. Geographic location of data collection (where was data collected?): United Kingdom


5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: none


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DATA & FILE OVERVIEW
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1. File List
   A. Filename: ChildrensPlaygroundsUK2        
      Short description: A list of local authorities, the number of playgrounds they provided and how much they spent on existing and new playgrounds in the 2019/20 financial year    


        
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3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package:




4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? Yes
   If yes, list versions:
           Name of file that was updated: ChildrensPlaygroundsUK
                     i. Why was the file updated? More responses received to the FoI request
                ii. When was the file updated? 28 February 2023
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METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION
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1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: 
A Freedom of Information (FoI) request was sent to all local authorities listed in the dataset, using contact details obtained from their website


2. Methods for processing the data: Responses to the FoI were inputted into the spreadsheet


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DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: [ChildrensPlaygroundsUK]
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1. Number of variables: 4


2. Number of cases/rows: 400


3. Variable List
    A. Name: Public Authority
       Description: Name of local authority providing information
                    
    B. Name: How many playgrounds 2019/20
       Description: Response to FoI setting out the number of playgrounds owned and managed by that local authority
                    
    C. Name: Spend on Existing 2019/20
       Description: Response to FoI setting out how much was spent on existing playgrounds (inspections, maintenance, repairs, replacement) by that local authority
                    
    D. Name: Spend on New 2019/20
       Description: Response to FoI setting out how much was spent on new playgrounds                    

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