FOI 0667-2025/26- Pest control services
Request:
Please provide the following information for the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2025, broken down by financial year:
Q1) Total expenditure by the police force on pest control services, including both in-house provision and external/contracted services.
Q2) If any services are contracted out, please provide the supplier name(s) and the contract value(s).
Q3) The number of call-outs/treatments by species category (e.g. rats, mice, pigeons, gulls, foxes, grey squirrels, wasps, bedbugs, cockroaches—please use your own categories if recorded differently).
Q4) For any lethal control commissioned or carried out by the force, the number of animals killed by species and, where recorded, the method used (e.g. trapping, poisoning, shooting).
Q5) A copy of any policy, guidance, or standard operating procedure relating to the force’s pest control service or contractors.
Response:
Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information
To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police.
I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.
Q1. Please see the table below showing the expenditure on pest control services between 01 April 2020 to 31 March 2025, broken down by financial year, no of incidents and cost.
|
Year |
Cost |
|
2020/21 |
£1506 |
|
2021/22 |
£3659 |
|
2022/23 |
£1684 |
|
2023/24 |
£520 |
|
2024/25 |
£3806 |
|
Total |
£11175 |
Q2. No information held
Q3. Please see the table below the number of call outs/treatments between 01 April 2020 and 31 March 2025, broken down by financial year and species.
|
Year |
Rodents |
Wasps |
Flies |
Ants |
Other |
Total |
|
2020/21 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
|
2021/22 |
1 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
|
2022/23 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
|
2023/24 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
2024/25 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
|
Total |
10 |
24 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
50 |
Q4. No information held
Q5. No information held
North Yorkshire Police have noted your preference in receiving this information in excel format however, it is our responsibility to protect the personal data and other sensitive information which may be contained within our data sheets. As you may be aware excel data sheets may contain hidden information which may contain personal or sensitive information that, if exposed, could lead to a data breach. It is for this reason we have decided to provide you with the requested information in an alternative format.
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.