FOI Request - Temporary Accommodation, Pest Control and Dog Fouling
Request 101003802124
1. How much has your local authority spent on providing bed and breakfast/ hostel accommodation for people requiring temporary accommodation in each time period?
2. How many complaints has your local authority received about rats in each time period?
3. How many complaints has your local authority received about dog in each time period?
4. How many complaints has your local authority received about cockroaches in each time period?
5. How many complaints has your local authority received about wasps or bee infestations in each time period?
6. How many full-time equivalent animal/ pest control officers did your local authority employ on 1 April in each time period?
7. How many fines for dog fouling have been handed out in each time period?
8. How many full-time equivalent dog wardens does your local authority employ on 1 April in each time period?
Please provide the information for the following periods:
a) 2020/2021
b) 2021/2022
c) 2022/2023
d) 2023/2024
e) 2024/2025
f) 2025/2026 (to date of request)
Response 04-07-2025
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 (to date of request) | |
| 1. | £575,609.45 | £574,476.36 | £734,556.39 | £768,671.78 | £738,507.96 | £121,534.96 |
| 2. | 42 | 42 | 38 | 26 | <5* | N/A |
| 3. | 106 | 69 | 103 | 84 | 114 | 11 |
| 4. | 0 | 0 | 0 | <5* | 0 | N/A |
| 5. | 60 | 140 | 69 | 84 | 0 | N/A |
| 6. | <5* | <5* | <5* | <5* | <5* | <5* |
| 7. | <5* | <5* | 5 | <5* | <5* | <5* |
| 8. | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
<5* - the low numbers associated with this response may result in the identification of individuals. Therefore numbers between 1 and 5 have
been redacted and marked with <5 instead. This response is exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Personal
information.