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FOI request (FOIR-850398803)
Glyphosate and pesticide management
Requested Tue 23 June 2026
Responded Thu 02 July 2026I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000/Environmental Information Regulations about the use of glyphosate for amenity weed killing and any breaches of UK pesticide regulations.
The queries are as follows:1. Do you or your landscape/ grounds maintenance contractors use glyphosate?
2. Have you or your contractors used any alternative products or methods to glyphosate for weed control? If so what are they?
3. Has your council's policy regarding use of glyphosate to kill weeds changed in the last 5 years? Are there any plans to change in the future?
3. Have your grounds maintenance teams or contractors been found to be in breach of Health & Safety Executive Official Controls (Plant Protection Products) Regulations 2020 or Plant Protection Products (Sustainable Use) Regulations 2012 in the last 12 months?
If so, please outline:
the nature of the infringement of each incident and whether it led to of the following:
Improvement Notice
Fee for InterventionProsecution
I would prefer to receive this information electronically, preferably as a data set in Excel and not as a PDF.
Response
1. Yes, Hastings Borough Council (HBC) use a very limited amount including the management and control of Japanese Knotweed.
2. Yes, HBC use a limited amount of herbicide and weed suppressor product
3. No, Hastings Borough Council do not have a policy in place.
4. No.
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