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Dear Luton Borough Council,

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request data regarding pests and pest control in England.

Please answer the following questions for 2021/2022 and 2022/2023.

Do you offer a pest control service to the public, and if so, is the service delivered in-house by the Council or contracted out to a 3rd party? Y=Yes, N=No, C=Contract out

Do you charge for your pest control service? (Y=Yes, N=No, X=we charge for some services)

How many initial reactive domestic service requests involving the following species, did the council deploy one or more technicians for each fiscal year between 1st April and 31st March?
Rats
Mice
Other rodents (e.g. foxes/squirrels/rabbits/etc.)
Wasps
Bedbugs
Ants
Cockroaches
Other insects (e.g. fleas/bees/mites/etc.)
Birds

Are you intending to continue providing pest control services to your community for the next 12-month period? (Y=Yes, N=No, DK=Don’t Know)

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Yours faithfully,

Jamie Dixon

LBC Freedom of Information, Luton Borough Council

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Luton Council - Feedback,

Reference: LU14104
Dear Jaime Dixon (request-1101261-9da59135)

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request under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

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Luton Council - Feedback - David Porter,

Good Afternoon

Please find responses below.

Please note; I am still waiting on reports for 2021/22 and ‘other rodents’
and will get them to you as soon as I receive the figures. I am sorry for
the delay

Do you offer a pest control service to the public, and if so, is the
service delivered in-house by the Council or contracted out to a 3rd
party? Y=Yes, N=No, C=Contract out       YES

Do you charge for your pest control service? (Y=Yes, N=No, X=we charge for
some services)   X we charge for some services

How many initial reactive domestic service requests involving the
following species, did the council deploy one or more technicians for each
fiscal year between 1st April and 31st March?

Rats
Mice
Other rodents (e.g. foxes/squirrels/rabbits/etc.) Wasps Bedbugs Ants
Cockroaches Other insects (e.g. fleas/bees/mites/etc.) Birds
2022/23

Category Count
P01  820
Rats
P02  480
Mice

Are you intending to continue providing pest control services to your
community for the next 12-month period? (Y=Yes, N=No, DK=Don’t Know) YES

Best regards

David Porter
Pest Control & Dog Warden Manager

 

Luton Council - Feedback - David Porter,

Good morning Jamie

Please see the remaining info you requested.
I apologise for the delay in getting this to you. 

Best regards

David Porter
Pest Control & Dog Warden Manager
Luton Council
 

Category 2021/22 2022/23 Grand Total
P01  Rats 972 838 1810
P02  Mice 552 524 1076
P03  Bedbugs 67 84 151
P04  Fleas 17 17 34
P05  Garden Ants 3 3 6
P06  Wasps 86 97 183
P07  Other Crawling 3 1 4
Insects
P08  Flying Insects 4 1 5
P09  Birds 1 8 9
P10  Pharoah's Ants 2 6 8
P11  Cockroaches 69 86 155
P13  Other Mammals 4 4 8
P14  Other animals 2 1 3
P15  Pest on public land 16 15 31
P87  Pigeons 12 7 19
P88  Rodents 1 0 1
P89  Insects 0 1 1
P90  Other Pests 41 51 92
P91  Service Contract 2 4 6
P92  Pest Identification 39 33 72
P99  Educational Visits 0 1 1
Grand Total 1893 1782 3675

 

 

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