FOI002921 FOI Environmental Health/Environmental Protection

Short Description
Contractors/Agency staff
Reference number
FOI002921
Date
08/04/2026
Request

I am asking for the following information under the Freedom of Information Act.   The questions relate to Environmental Health / Public Protection teams covering Statutory Nuisance, Housing, Private Water Supplies, Contaminated Land,  PPC, Air Quality, Food and Environmental Crime for the 2024/25 2025/26 financial years.

Please could you provide the following:

Question – (All questions relate to Environmental Health / Public Protection teams covering Statutory Nuisance, Housing, Private Water Supplies, Contaminated Land,  PPC, Air Quality and Environmental Crime)    2024/25 Financial Year    2025/26 Financial Year
1    How many FTE contractors/agency staff were used in these areas?        
2    The overall spend on contractors/agency staff in these areas?        
3    What role(s) were the contractors / agency staff covering? E.g. investigation of nuisances or water sampling.        
4    How long the contractor/ Agency staff were hired to complete this work to the nearest month?        
5    How much was spent on over-time for non-agency staff within these areas?        
6    How much was spent on training for teams within these areas?         
7    How many staff did you recruit into teams within these areas?