EIR Request - Drugs Litter

Request 101002396722

1. What is the name of your local authority

2. How many reports of discarded needles has your local authority had during the following periods:

a) 2016/17
b) 2017/18
c) 2018/19

3. If possible, please provide examples of public places where these discarded needles in Q2 were found

4. How many call outs for drug related litter has your local authority had during the following periods:

a) 2016/17
b) 2017/18
c) 2018/19

5. How many items of 'drugs related litter' were discovered by your local authority in the following periods:
a) 2016/17
b) 2017/18
c) 2018/19

Response 03-03-2020

Q1. Moray Council.

Q2 - 5. This information falls under exception 10(4)(b) of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 - the request for information is manifestly unreasonable. This is due to the fact that the systems used by the council do not have a specific drugs litter item that enquiries can be logged against, and therefore thousands of jobs would need to be checked individually in order to identify any relating to drugs. However, any needles that are uplifted during working hours are recorded on the spreadsheet which can be viewed here (from 2017 onwards).