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FOI request (FOIR-824348942)
Environmental Health / Public Protection
Requested Wed 08 April 2026
Responded Wed 22 April 2026I am asking for the following information under the Freedom of Information Act. The information will be used to support a piece of leadership development work as part of my role as a local government manager. The questions relate to Environmental Health / Public Protection teams covering Statutory Nuisance, Housing, Private Water Supplies, Contaminated Land, PPC, Air Quality, Food and Environmental Crime for the 2024/25 2025/26 financial years.
Please could you provide the following:
Question – (All questions relate to Environmental Health / Public Protection teams covering Statutory Nuisance, Housing, Private Water Supplies, Contaminated Land, PPC, Air Quality and Environmental Crime)
2024/25 Financial Year
2025/26 Financial Year
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How many FTE contractors/agency staff were used in these areas?
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The overall spend on contractors/agency staff in these areas?
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What role(s) were the contractors / agency staff covering? E.g. investigation of nuisances or water sampling.
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How long the contractor/ Agency staff were hired to complete this work to the nearest month?
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How much was spent on over-time for non-agency staff within these areas?
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How much was spent on training for teams within these areas?
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How many staff did you recruit into teams within these areas?
Response
Question – (All questions relate to Environmental Health / Public Protection teams covering Statutory Nuisance, Housing, Private Water Supplies, Contaminated Land, PPC, Air Quality and Environmental Crime)
2024/25 Financial Year
2025/26 Financial Year
1
How many FTE contractors/agency staff were used in these areas?
Information not held
1 contractor and 1 agency staff
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The overall spend on contractors/agency staff in these areas?
Information not held
£52,364
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What role(s) were the contractors / agency staff covering? E.g. investigation of nuisances or water sampling.
Information not held
Food Inspections and Environmental Protection
4
How long the contractor/ Agency staff were hired to complete this work to the nearest month?
Information not held
Contractor -12 months. Agency staff member – 6 months
5
How much was spent on over-time for non-agency staff within these areas?
Information not held
Zero
6
How much was spent on training for teams within these areas?
Information not held
Information not held
7
How many staff did you recruit into teams within these areas?
1
1
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