I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please provide the following details for the last five financial years (or the most recent available period):
1. The total quantity by retailer and value of charges or fines levied by your council on retailers for the removal, storage, and disposal of abandoned shopping trolleys, under the powers granted by the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 and/or Schedule 4 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
2. A breakdown of these charges by retailer, including the number of trolleys recovered and the total amount charged per retailer.
3. Any policy documents or fee schedules used to determine the charges applied to retailers for abandoned trolleys.
4. Whether your council operates a voluntary trolley collection scheme with retailers, and if so, which retailers are participating.