EIR Request - Statutory Nuisance Investigations and Enforcement

Request 101003918498

1. Copies of all policies and procedures regarding statutory nuisance investigation and enforcement.

2. The number of reports of alleged statutory nuisance received by the Council in 2025.

3. The number of investigations carried out into alleged statutory nuisances by the Council in 2025.

4. The number of abatement notices issued by the Council under Section 80 of the Environmental
Protection Act 1990 in 2025.

5. The number of full-time equivalent environmental health officers which were in employment in 2025.

Response 11-02-2026

1. The Environmental Health Enforcement Policy is available online. Please find a link to the webpage here: http://www.moray.gov.uk/downloads/file118268.pdf

2. In 2025 , the Environmental Health Section received 490 complaints regarding Public Health issues.

3. Officers from Environmental Health would have carried out investigations into all 490 complaints.

4. Details of Abatement Notices served by the Environmental Health Section are available on the Moray Council website. Please see here: http://www.moray.gov.uk/downloads/file165519.pdf

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