Milton Keynes has 466 play areas, which works out to one play area for every 255 children - one of the highest levels in the country.
It is easy to find a park on our My Milton Keynes map. The map shows all play areas and equipment, with a handy tool to report any issues such as damaged equipment.
How to report a problem
Use the council services pages to report a problem with any play areas managed by MKCC.
Equality Act 2010(c.20)
Prior to the 1st October 2004 all suppliers of services, be they charged or free, were obliged to make “reasonable adjustments” to physical features on all of their services to be as accessible as possible to people of all abilities.
Given the number of play areas under Council care it could not be seen as reasonable to address all of the issues at once. To be realistic, the resources available to the Council are not sufficient to do anything other than manage the current Play areas.
In some cases this management can involve removal of some equipment, as and when it comes to the end of its safe maintainable life span. The Council can at that time address its responsibility under the Equalities Act and identify any features, which prevent full access to the equipment. This can done in one of four ways under the act:
- remove the feature
- alter it so that it no longer has that effect
- provide a reasonable means of avoiding the feature
- provide a reasonable alternative method of making the service in question available to disabled persons
Play Area Action Plan
The Council needs a clear strategic vision for the future of its play areas, so that resources are applied effectively. This will ensure that the community can enjoy high quality, safe accessible and sustainable play areas that maintain and improve the quality of their lives.
For further information read the Play Area Action Plan