FOI request (FOIR-854490418)

I am writing to request information regarding the provision, accessibility, and cost of public toilets maintained or operated by your local authority.

Please provide the following information for each calendar year from 2016 to 2026 inclusive (with the 2026 figure representing the data current to the date of this request).

If fulfilling the entire historical period risks exceeding the appropriate cost limit under Section 12 of the Act, please prioritise the most recent years and work backward (e.g., 2026, 2025, 2024...) providing as many years of data as the threshold allows.

Questions:

1 -- Total Provision: How many public toilets did the local authority maintain, operate, or directly fund (including those operated via third-party contractors or parish partnerships on behalf of the council) in each calendar year?

2 -- Breakdown of Accessibility & Facilities: Within the total figures provided for each year, please break down:

--> How many were free to use vs. how many required a fee/charge.

--> How many offered full toilet facilities (defined as containing at least one toilet bowl/cubicle) vs. how many were urinal-only facilities.

3 -- Pricing: What was the maximum price charged for a single use at any of your public toilets in each calendar year?

1 -- Total Provision: How many public toilets did the local authority maintain, operate, or directly fund (including those operated via third-party contractors or parish partnerships on behalf of the council) in each calendar year?

• Answer: There have been 18 public toilets (including those at Priory Meadow Shopping Centre) since 2016. These all have separate male/female facilities (except White Rock Gardens, which has unisex toilets) and disabled access and 12 have separate disabled facilities (including Priory Meadow). Details are shown at Public toilets in Hastings. West of Haven is currently closed due to vandalism.

2 -- Breakdown of Accessibility & Facilities: Within the total figures provided for each year, please break down:

• How many were free to use vs. how many required a fee/charge.

• Answer: All 18 were free to use

• How many offered full toilet facilities (defined as containing at least one toilet bowl/cubicle) vs. how many were urinal-only facilities.

• Answer: All toilets contained at least one toilet bowl/cubicle.

3 -- Pricing: What was the maximum price charged for a single use at any of your public toilets in each calendar year?

• Answer: all public toilets were free.