FOI request (FOIR-687024778)

Public Toilets

Requested Wed 12 February 2025
Responded Fri 28 February 2025

1. Please provide the following information for each year from 2010/11 through 2024/25:

a. Number of public toilets open for use.

b. Number of toilets operated or owned by the council.

c. Annual cleaning costs for public toilets.

d. Annual budget for street cleaning.

2. Please provide the following information for 2024/25:

a. Average length of time that public toilets are open (in hours).

b. Shortest length of time that any public toilet is open (in hours).

3. What are the main reasons given for closing public toilets?

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Response

Please see the attached document for 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, and 3.

1c.

2010/11 - £305,852.83

2011/12 - £334,209.14

2012/13 - £236,752.40

2013/14 - £220,575.34

2014/15 - £250,179.18

2015/16 - £209,001.20

2016/17 - £237,840.20

2017/18 - £181,642.18

2018/19 - £148,532.35

2019/20 - £142,697.98

2020/21 - £204,798.87

2021/22 - £199,184.59

2022/23 - £143,153.08

2023/24 - £146,450.04

1d.

2010/11 - £1,569,680

2011/12 - £1,433,110

2012/13 - £1,578,360

2013/14 - £1,404,820

2014/15 - £1,366,420

2015/16 - £1,262,020

2016/17 - £1,242,370

2017/18 - £1,261,410

2018/19 - £1,211,010

2019/20 - £1,480,810

2020/21 - £1,301,620

2021/22 - £1,269,610

2022/23 - £1,316,920

2023/24 - £1,260,470

Attachments

• FOIR-687024778_FOIR-687024778_1-FOI687024778.xlsx