Scale of rodent infestation in Glasgow

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Dear Glasgow City Council,

Please can you advise of the following:

Yearly expenditure on pest control by the council's land and environmental services.

Estimated population of rats in the city, per year.

A breakdown of measures taken by the council to control the population of rats in the city.

Number of public requests for help / reports of rats per year. Ideally with a location, districts of the city / postcode area, however this data is grouped.

The number of people employed in pest control by the council.

Yours faithfully,

Dave

Customer Care Centre, Glasgow City Council

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Dear FOI_CCT,

Thanks for the quick response. Please can this cover the last 10 years. April 2007. Please could you also indicate how far back such records exist.

Yours sincerely,

David Burlinson

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