Environmental Health - Freedom of Information Requests

Disclosure Log - Environmental Health

Services include:

Air quality
Dog warden
Empty Homes
Food safety
Flooding
Health and Safety
Housing standards
Noise
Pest control

2024

October

Reference: 3572526

Subject:

How many complaints were made about landlords from April 2019 to April 2024? Please break the results down by year (2019/20, 2020/21 etc.)
How many prosecutions were pursued against landlords from April 2019 to April 2024? Please again break this down by year.
- 2a. What was the reason for each prosecution (e.g. failure to obtain the correct licence, failing to comply with improvement notices, etc.)
- 2b. What was the outcome of each prosecution?

Response date: 16 October 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3572526.

Reference: 3572698

Subject:

The information requested includes, but is not limited to:

The number of stray and dangerous dogs in kennels.
The outcomes for each dog (e.g., returned to owner, re-homed, euthanized).
Any associated costs incurred.

Response date: 16 October 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3572698.

September

Reference: 3562332

Subject:

Question 1: Please state how many complaints your local authority has received about smoke from domestic fires from Sept 2023 to August 2024 inclusive?

Question 2: Please state the number of enforcement actions taken by your local authority, in the following categories, against suspected breaches of smoke control area rules from Sept 2023 to August 2024 inclusive:

Warning or guidance letters
Inspections
Penalty notices
Prosecutions

Question 3: Please provide a copy of any guidance issued internally to council officers regarding the enforcement of alleged breaches of smoke control area rules.

Question 4: Please provide a copy of any reports or guidance produced by your council relating to the local implementation of the Air Quality (Domestic Solid Fuels Standards) (England) Regulations 2020 from 1 May 2021.

Question 5: How many of your social housing properties have open fires or wood burning stoves?

Response date: 17 September 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3562332.

August

Reference: 3544262

Subject:

Please provide a list of (a) all abandoned waste sites and (b) waste sites at risk of abandonment currently identified by the council within its area or impacting on its area.

Response date: 09 August 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3544262.

Reference: 3548922

Subject:

How many stray dogs entered pounds for each year between 1st January 2019 and 31st December 2023, including by breed.
Broken down by year 2020,2021,2022,2023 (calendar years)
- 2a How many of these were reclaimed by their owners?
- 2b How many were adopted from the pound?
- 2c How many went to an animal rescue? Please provide a breakdown in numbers per year for each rescue used
- 2d How many were euthanized?
- 2e)What happened to any remaining dogs that did not fall into above categories?
- 2f)How many dogs were chipped?
- 2g)How many were chipped with owners details up to date?
For each year (2019-2023)could you please tell me the total number of w.t.e (whole time equivalent) dog wardens you employ?
if the role of the dog warden has been dispersed to other staff could you please let me know how many staff undertake dog warden duties and what proportion of their time in whole time equivalents (w.t.e.) that they roughly spend on the dog warden's role.
If you do not directly employ any dog wardens and manage this function via a contract with an external provider could you please confirm the provider.
Please provide the first part of the postcode of the pound holding kennels ( the details are for geographical spatial mapping and so exact address is not required)

Response date: 20 July 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3548922.

July

Reference: 3527596

Subject:

Under the Freedom of Information Act, and with relation to West Bridgford store operated by Asda Stores Limited (or other companies within the Asda group), please can you provide me with details of:

The number of RIDDOR reports that have been made regarding incidents at each site, broken down by the financial years 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, and 2023/24;
The cause of each such incident, broken down by broad heading, where this information is held;
Copies of any health and safety inspection reports held by the authority that arose from inspections of the below site or sites during the same period;
Copies of any reports arising from health and safety investigations held by the authority that took place in response to incidents at the below site or sites during the same period; and
Details of complaints made about the site or sites by members of the public during the same period, including the numbers and reasons for such complaints, and copies of the complaints where they are held in a reasonably accessible and anonymised format.

Response date: 30 July 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3527596.

Reference: 3530731

Subject:

I would now like details of all Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHRS enforcements) for each calendar year from 2019 to July 2024, or the most recent date available.

Response date: 12 July 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3530731.

Reference: 3530472

Subject:

I would like to request the following information in regard to The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015, which implemented Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES).

Are you able to keep the money received from issuing penalty notices?
If not, what is the minimum percentage of the fine you would require to cover costs and/or provide incentive?
100%
50%
25%
10%
Briefly, what is the process you take to find non-compliant properties?
If the Government was to implement an database which can flag to you when a let property in your area is non-compliant with current EPC standards without an exemption, assuming you could then simply send the penalty notice to the relevant address, would this help you to issue penalty notices?
Following from Q4, would this change your answer to Q2, and if so, how?

Response date: 12 July 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3530472.

July

Reference: 3526888

Subject:

Since 2018 has the Local Authority undertaken any enforcement proceedings for non-compliance?
Since 2018 has the Local Authority prosecuted anyone for non-compliance

Response date: 02 July 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3526888.

June

Reference: 3515535

Subject:

Please provide the following details regarding noise complaints received by [Local Council Name] from the period of May 1 2019, to May 31 2024:

The total number of noise complaints received each month.
A breakdown of the reason for each complaint, categorized if possible, under specific headings such as:

Construction noise
Intrusion alarms
Domestic noise
Commercial/industrial noise
Traffic noise
Public events
Any other specified categories

Please discount question three if you’re unable to provide the answer and just answer question one and two.

Response date: 27 June 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3515535.

Reference: 3518828

Subject:

In the calendar years 2021, 2022 and 2023, how many complaints did the council receive relating to environmental health? Please provide the amount for each individual calendar year, rather than a total for all three together.
As of June 2024, how many environmental health complaints were overdue?
Please specify which year, on record, saw your highest amount of environmental health complaints ever, and the number of complaints received in that year.

Please discount question three if you’re unable to provide the answer and just answer question one and two.

Response date: 24 June 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3518828.

Reference: 3515522

Subject:

From May 1st 2023 to May 1st 2024, how many complaints have been made about private gardens in relation to their maintenance such as high hedges, invasive weeds & severely overgrown shrubs/plants etc or any other complaint relating to overgrown gardens? For each complaint could this be broken down into the following details:

Date of the complaint
The main reason cited in the complaint e.g high hedges
First part of the postcode for the property the complaint was made about - if this isn’t available, the first part of the postcode for the property making the complaint e.g NG1 - this then isn’t specific enough to identify the exact property

From May 1st 2023 to May 1st 2024, how many private properties have received more than one complaint in relation to the maintenance of their garden such as high hedges, invasive weeds & severely overgrown shrubs/plants etc or any other complaint relating to overgrown gardens? For each property, could this be broken down into the following details:

First part of the postcode for the property the complaint was made about e.g NG1 - this then isn’t specific enough to identify the exact property
Total number of complaints about that property (within the given time period - May 1st 2023 - May 1st 2024)

Response date: 18 June 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3515522.

Reference: 3495593

Subject:

I would be grateful if you could please provide the following information for the four time periods listed below:

For 19 July 2022 - 19 July 2023
For 19 July 2021 - 19 July 2022
For 1 January 2019- 31 December 2019
For 1 January 2018- 31 December 2018

The total number of noise complaints that have been filed against licensed premises/ A4 pubs in your area
The total number of noise abatement notices issued to licensed premises/ A4 pubs in your area
The total number of fines/fixed penalty notices issued to licensed premises/ A4 pubs in your area, and the amount in each instance

Response date: 07 June 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3495593.

Reference: 3511068

Subject:

Please provide a list of the full addresses of all the abandoned and derelict properties in Rushcliffe.
Please provide a list of the full addresses of all properties which are eligible for support through the Empty Homes Strategy.

Response date: 7 June 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3511068.

Reference: 3506117

Subject:

Does your local authority/council offer a pest control service?
If the answer to 1. is yes, how many call-outs did it deal with in each of the last 3 calendar years for each of the following:
- Ants
- Bed bugs
- Cockroaches
- Rats
- Mice

Response date: 7 June 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3506117.

May

Reference: 3481956

Subject:

For each of the last 3 years (2021, 2022, 2023), please provide the following information

The number of dog places that you have available at any one time in your shelter(s) or pound(s)
The number of dogs that have spent any time in your dog shelter(s) or pound(s).
The number of stray dogs that have entered a shelter/pound(s)
The number of dogs that have entered a shelter/pound(s) that were seized for welfare reasons
The number of dogs that have entered a shelter/pound(s) that were seized for human safety reasons
The number of dogs that have entered a shelter/pound(s) that were relinquished
The top 3 breeds of the dogs that entered the shelter/pound(s) plus amount of each breed
The number of dogs that were rehomed directly from your shelter
The number of dogs that were moved to another rehoming centre (e.g. run by a charity) in the UK/Ireland and abroad
The average length of stay of dogs in your shelter/pound(s)
The number of each type of breed of dog that were euthanised.

Currently:

Do you have any written policies on

Welfare of the dogs in your shelter/pound(s), including requirements for exercise, enrichment, formal behavioural assessment? Yes/ No (If yes, please provide)
Euthanasia of dogs in your shelter/pound(s)? Yes/ No (If yes, please provide)

Please provide your most recent inspection report including the recommendations for improvement
Please provide the Full Time Equivalent staff and level of formal training of the staff that work in your shelter/pound(s)

Response date: 2 May 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3481956.

April

Reference: 2640452

Subject:

The number of complaints received per year by tenants related to private rented sector housing per year for the following years:
2021/2022
2022/2023
The number of complaints received per year by tenants related to social housing per year for the following years:
2021/2022
2022/2023
The number of Housing, Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) inspections carried out per year on PRS properties for the following years:
2021/2022
2022/2023
How many improvement notices have been served in relation to Category 1 and/or Category 2 hazards on PRS properties per year for the following years:
2021/2022
2022/2023
If possible, please list the total number of Improvement Notices served exclusively because of category 1 hazards.
The total number of formal enforcement notices served: Overcrowding Notices (Housing Act 2004 Part 2) on properties in the PRS for the following years:
2021/2022
2022/2023
For each year since the offence was introduced, the number of civil penalties (if any) issued to private landlords for the following offences:
a) Smoke and Carbon Monoxide (England) Regulations 2015
b) The Electrical Safety Standards in the PRS (England) Regulations 2020

Response date: 15 April 2024

Response: Response to this request - 2640452.

Reference: 3458354

Subject:

The total number of complaints you have received from private renters in each of the last six financial years (i.e. 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, and 2023/24 until the most recent available date).
The number of complaints you have received from private renters in each of the last six financial years (i.e. 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, and 2023/24 until the most recent available date) for each of the following reasons:

Repairs (e.g. that haven't been actioned, haven't been completed or haven't been completed to a good standard)
Illegal eviction (or the threat of)
Harassment
Dishonest or unfair trading behaviour

The number of complaints you have received from private renters in each of the last six financial years (i.e. 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, and 2023/24 until the most recent available date) about letting agencies (or the top ten with the most complaints is fine). Please provide the name of each letting agency, along with the number of complaints.
The number of complaints you have received from private renters in each of the last six financial years (i.e. 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, and 2023/24 until the most recent available date) that have been resolved:

By the council
By the landlord/letting agency
Referred to an external body (such as Environmental Health)

Response date: 15 April 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3458354.

Reference: 2640448

Subject:

I would like a list of all Commercial Dog Daycare businesses listed within your Council with a minimum daily license of 10 dogs per day/on the premises. To include the following for each business.

Business Name
Contact Name
Email
Phone Number
Address

Response date: 5 April 2024

Response: Response to this request - 2640448.

March

Reference: 2633376

Subject:

Please provide the estimated number or range of shisha cafes known as of January 2023
Please reply "unknown" if this information is not held.
a) Please state the number of prosecutions made for violations of the smoke-free law in 2023.
b) How many of these violations were by shisha cafes?
a) Please state how many inspections were made to shisha cafes by Trading Standards, Environmental Health, or other officers in 2023.
b) Of these inspections, how many shisha cafes required intervention due to lack of compliance with policies (including tobacco, health and safety, and licensing laws).
c) Of these inspections, approximately how many kilograms of illicit shisha tobacco were seized in total?
d) Of these inspections, how many led to successful prosecutions and what was the total amount ordered to pay from the shisha café business?
Please state the number of reports of underage smoking at shisha cafes in 2023.
Please state the number of complaints made for noise and nuisance against shisha cafes in 2023.

Response date: 28 March 2024

Response: Response to this request - 2633376.

Reference: 2634502

Subject:

Are there circumstances where you wouldn't issue FPN’s for urination for example in specific areas of the borough/types of land that would be excluded? ( I am aware of the Legislative requirements of open to the public and open to the air)
Do you have policies or procedures on this - would you be willing to share them?

Response date: 27 March 2024

Response: Response to this request - 2634502.

Reference: 2629391

Subject:

Please provide me the number of service requests/complaints you have received about non compliance with the smoke control orders in place and what enforcement action was taken in response to those requests.

What proactive work (not in response to a complaint or service request) was undertaken to enforce the smoke control areas and what enforcement action was taken.

Please provide the above information by year for the last 5 calendar years.

Response date: 26 March 2024

Response: Response to this request - 2629391.

Reference: 2633381

Subject:

Please can you tell me how many fixed penalty notices you have issued to dog owners for dogs fouling since 2015 until the present day? Can you please provide the annual figures for each year and show how many fines were paid?

Response date: 26 March 2024

Response: Response to this request - 2633381.

Reference: 2626501

Subject:

Please could you specify the means in which the consultation for smoke control areas was publicised.

Ideally this would include the list of parish councils and councillors who were contacted, and details of when and where the proposals have been advertised.

Response date: 26 March 2024

Response: Response to this request - 2626501.

Reference: 2602736

Subject:

Please provide me with documentation relating to flood risks Radcliffe Park off Cliff Road, which is run by Wyldecrest Parks, since January 2015.

This includes correspondence with Wyldecrest such as letters and emails which relates to potential flood risks at the site. Please also include correspondence with the Environment Agency.

Response date: 20 March 2024

Response: Response to this request - 2602736.

Reference: 2606946

Subject:

Please can you advise if the Contaminated Land Register is up to date? In addition; if any additional land has become contaminated, would the register be updated accordingly?

Response date: 01 March 2024

Response: Response to this request - 2606946.

February

Reference: 2597821

Subject:

Could you please provide the following information for each year from 2015 to the most recent year with available data:

The total number of noise complaints associated with heat pumps broken down by heat pump type if possible (e.g. water source, air source, ground source, shared loop ground source).
The associated outcome of the noise complaints, if possible.

If it is not possible to complete the above request broken down by heat pump type, please omit this part of the request and instead provide the overall figures of all heat pumps.

If it is not possible to receive information as far back as 2015, please start with the oldest year on record.

Response date: 26 February 2024

Response: Response to this request - 2597821.

Reference: 2581731

Subject:

Please can you tell me how many reports of dog fouling you have received from the start of 2019 to the end of 2023, breaking the data down by year?

Response date: 23 February 2024

Response: Response to this request - 2581731.

Reference: 2578805

Subject:

How many dogs has the council put to sleep after the statutory 7 day hold period at a council pound and how many were sent to rescue centres? Please break the numbers down per month for the last five calendar years - Jan 2019 to December 2023.

Response date: 9 February 2024

Response: Response to this request - 2578805.

Reference: 2577099

Subject:

Number of noise complaints made about City Ground Stadium in each of the following years: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019.
Any actions taken with regards to the complaints made in (a).

Response date: 9 February 2024

Response: Response to this request - 2577099.

January

Reference: 2572540

Subject:

The number of people in your Local Authority with known respiratory issues who are known to reside in a damp and/or mouldy home in each of the calendar years a) 2019, b) 2020, c) 2021, d) 2022, e) 2023

The number of people in your Local Authority under the age of 18 with known respiratory issues who are known to reside in a damp and/or mouldy home in each of the calendar years a) 2019, b) 2020, c) 2021, d) 2022, e) 2023

The number of people in your Local Authority over the age of 65 with known respiratory issues who are known to reside in a damp and/or mouldy home in each of the calendar years a) 2019, b) 2020, c) 2021, d) 2022, e) 2023

Response date: 25 January 2024

Response: Response to this request - 2572540.

Reference: 2570772

Subject:

The total number of domestic/residential visits (excluding commercial premises) to address the following types of infestations in the last three years - rats/mice, bedbugs, cockroaches
The total amount spent on pest control service visits to address the following types of infestations in the last three years - rats/mice, bedbugs, cockroaches
Please state how much you charge for the treatments for a domestic property (or if it is free), for householders that do not qualify for a discount.

Response date: 24 January 2024

Response: Response to this request - 2570772.

Reference: 2548965

Subject:

Since January 2021, how many Private Landlord Forums have the authority held?
Please specify how many of these were held in person or online?
Do you have any specific forums for property agents?
If applicable, what was the date of the last landlord forum held?
If applicable, when is your next proposed landlord forum to be held?

Response date: 05 January 2024

Response: Response to this request - 2548965.

2023

December

Reference: 2551475

Subject:

Please provide the number of dog wardens in your local authority area.
If the role of dog warden is outsourced, who is responsible
Please provide the geographical area your dog warden service (in house or outsourced) covers. If the local authority area is divided between dog wardens, please provide the geographical breakdown for each.

Response date: 28 December 2023

Response: Response to this request - 2551475.

November

Reference: 2542333

Subject:

Please can you advise if your online Contaminated Land Register is up to date? In addition, can you confirm that if any land does become contaminated that your website would be updated accordingly?

Response date: 30 November 2023

Response: Response to this request - 2542333.

October

Reference: 1860935

Subject:

Any contaminated land that you have across the council – ideally in a shapefile and for each piece of contaminated land please include:

The address
Map (if applicable)
Co-ordinates
Date of identification
Date of remediation (if applicable)

Response date: 18 October 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1860935.

Reference: 1861901

Subject:

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act to request the following information in relation to the kennels on Asher Lane, Ruddington when it was known as Premier Pets and now as Animal Care Services Midlands Ltd.

Number of complaints of dog barking noise over the last 5 years by month
Number of audios received by the noise app
The roads/streets the complaints have been made from
What Noise monitoring has been done over the last 5 years
What contact RBC have had with the kennels regarding the noise

Response date: 13 October 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1861901.

Reference: 1859900

Subject:

Please may we have information on the number of dogs put to sleep in your area by your local authority in the following format:

Monthly figures for the past three years to the most recent date available.
(e.g. if the most recent date is August 2023, please provide data for Sep 2020 to Aug 2021, Sep 2021 to Aug 2022 and Sep 2022 to Aug 2023.)
If dog breed/type is recorded, monthly figures for the past three years for American Bullies, including XLs, put to sleep by your local authority.

Response date: 06 October 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1859900.

September

Reference: 1843514

Subject:

Please can you advise if your online Contaminated Land Register is up to date? In addition, can you confirm that if any land does become contaminated that your website would be updated accordingly?

Response date: 14 September 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1843514.

August

Reference: 1837778

Subject:

I would like to request a summery of the total quantity of environmental emissions from the Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Plant, responsible for global warming, since its commission in 1968 (e.g. carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, chlorofluorocarbons, and water vapour).

I would like to request a summery of total quantity of coal consumed from the Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Plant since its commission in 1968 (e.g. tonnes) for the purpose of calculating environmental responsibility beyond the site.

I would also like to request a summery all known impacts on human health and wellbeing from the environmental emissions relating to the burning of coal, since Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Plant commission in 1968.

Response date: 18 August 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1837778.

July

Reference: 1818387

Subject:

Please can you provide me with the name/s, job title/s, contact number/s and email address/es of the Head of Regulatory Services and Head of Environmental Health.

Details of your current licensing platform/ systems relating to Regulatory Services/ Environmental Health including expiry date, contract cost and duration of the contract. For example, Northgate, Idox, Civica, Verso, Jadu.

Response date: 31 July 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1818387.

Reference: 1822123

Subject:

How many times has your environmental health team visited a property that accommodates asylum seekers housed under AASC or COMPASS by Serco, Mears, G4S or Clearspring Ready Homes.
Details of why the visit was carried out and any reports written about the visit.
How many times has your environmental health team been contacted about a property that accommodates asylum seekers housed under AASC by Serco, Mears or Clearspring Ready Homes.
The nature of the call (pests, mould, noise, disrepair, etc).

Response date: 21 July 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1822123.

June

Reference: 1809393

Subject:

The total number of housing enforcement officers or similarly titled officers employed by the council who are able to take enforcement action when a private or social landlord has breached housing law.

The number of homes inspected or visited in 2022 by the authority's housing enforcement team or equivalent officers.

Response date: 28 June 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1809393.

Reference: 1124557

Subject:

I am requesting the information listed below within the area in a 2km buffer radius centered at NGR: SK 49930 29646.

Site address: in Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, Nottingham, NG11 0EE

See map attached for further details on location and extent of the search area.

Landfills (historic and active)
Groundwater Flooding Events
Private Abstraction
Surface Water Flooding (run-off)
Utilities Map

Response date: 8 June 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1124557.

May

Reference: 1118496

Subject:

Please can you advise if your online Contaminated Land Register is up to date? In addition, can you confirm that if any land does become contaminated that your website would be updated accordingly?

Response date: 15 May 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1118496.

Reference: 1113655

Subject:

Please could you supply the legislation that shows the exemptions to establishment's under the Animal activities licence as part of the Animal Welfare act 2006 and the licencing act. Does this legislation specifically state the rspca kennels are not covered by the law or have to comply with animal welfare standards.

Response date: 15 May 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1113655.

Reference: 1092808

Subject:

To assist my research, I would be grateful if you could provide the following data from 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2023:

Total number of RIDDOR reports processed each month, broken down as follows:
- the number of RIDDOR reports received which were:
  - confirmed as RIDDOR reportable once reviewed
  - confirmed as not RIDDOR reportable once reviewed
  - recorded as unknown or left blank on your database
- For the RIDDOR reports above which were confirmed as RIDDOR reportable once reviewed (for a given month), please specify how many of those resulted in the following actions:
  - Investigation / decision to investigate
  - No investigation / decision not to investigate
  - Total notices served, also specifying their breakdown:
    - Improvement notice served
    - Prohibition notice served
  - Total cautions and prosecutions, also specifying their breakdown:
    - Simple caution issued
    - Prosecution sought
  - Total number of active businesses in your local authority for each year.

This means, the total number of businesses which were actively operating in your jurisdiction (anyone trading in goods or services, to whom RIDDOR Regulations apply to, including schools, hospital, sole traders, etc) as of 31 March each year. This information will most likely be held by your business rates team.

Response date: 10 May 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1092808.

Reference: 1092775

Subject:

We understand that the Environment Agency maintain records for licensed water abstractions (typically over 20m³ per day) but for smaller water abstractions, licenses are not required by the EA, but the Local Authority are responsible for maintaining a register of such private water supplies (e.g., farmhouse boreholes, private wells, springs etc.).

Please include all details held for any abstractions, including but not limited to:

Type of abstraction (groundwater/surface water):
Water Abstraction rates (volumetric):
Surface water body / groundwater unit abstracted from:
Logs from abstraction boreholes:
Location of abstraction point (e.g. grid reference):
Use of abstracted water:
Any other abstraction details:
Details of any water quality data held for these abstractions:

Response date: 9 May 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1092775.

Reference: 1111825

Subject:

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information:

The total number of complaints about noise that could be a ‘statutory nuisance’ under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, made between April 1st 2018 and April 1st 2023 in your district
The reason for each of the above complaints, for example noise from intruder alarms, noise from construction work etc

Response date: 9 May 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1111825.

April

Reference: 1075680

Subject:

Has the Environmental Health service undertaken specific training on gas safety in the last 5 years? If so, please include some brief details of the training that has been undertaken.
How many officers were required to attend this training?
Who was this training provided by and what was their relevant qualification/competency?
Did this training include mobile LPG safety? If so, please include some brief details.
In the last 5 years has the Environmental Health service requested technical support from the Gas Safe Register to support with a gas safety enforcement matter. If so, approximately how many times has assistance been requested?
Did any of these requests for support specifically relate to mobile LPG? If so, please include some brief details and the outcomes of this.
In the last 5 years has the Environmental Health service undertaken any enforcement action specifically in relation to LPG in mobile catering in the last 5 years? If so, please include some brief details of this.
Does your authority employ anyone with a formal gas safety qualification, for example, a Gas Safe Registered Engineer, who they consult on in relation to gas safety matters including mobile LPG? Please include details of their qualification.

Response date: 25 April 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1075680.

Reference: 1095869

Subject:

I want to request a list of all companies (Industrial/Processing/Manufacturing) within your borough who have breached their regulated emission limits over the past three years including the first quarter of 2023.

Response date: 24 April 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1095869.

Reference: 1072957

Subject:

Please could you advise of your policy or approach on the policing of the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 (PSSR) in relation to in scope commercial coffee machines sited within coffee shops, cafes, restaurants, pubs and hotels and such in your region?

Response date: 20 April 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1072957.

Reference: 1086664

Subject:

Information about complaints received over the last three years.

Response date: 17 April 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1086664.

Reference: 1092985

Subject:

Please provide responses to questions about the dog warden service.

Response date: 16 April 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1092985.

March

Reference: 1055029

Subject:

The number of dogs seized and placed by your dog pound for the last 5 years. Additionally please include where animals have been returned, re-homed or put down.

Please can you break this information down into figures by month and year.

Response date: 3 March 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1055029.

Reference: 1027279

Subject:

I would like to request:

The total number of domestic visits (excluding commercial premises) to address mice and/or rat infestations in the last three years:
The total amount spent on pest control service visits to address mice and/or rat infestations for domestic properties in the last three years:
Please state how much you charge for rodent treatment for a domestic property (or if it is free), for householders that do not qualify for a discount:

Response date: 3 March 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1027279.

February

Reference: 1040395

Subject:

Please can you share with me a spreadsheet of data detailing all of the contaminated land in your local authority area.

For each piece of contaminated land, please include:

The address
Co-ordinates
Date of identification
Date of remediation (if applicable)

Please can you also include data on the total square footage of contaminated land within your local authority area.

Response date: 24 February 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1040395.

Reference: 1039792

Subject:

Please provide responses to questions about the dog warden service.

Response date: 21 February 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1039792.

Reference: 1012975

Subject:

Please can you advise if your online Contaminated Land Register is up to date? In addition, can you confirm that if any land does become contaminated that your website would be updated accordingly?

Response date: 2 February 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1012975.

January

Reference: 1000587

Subject:

We are currently in the process of contacting all relevant Local Authorities in the UK, requesting details of all animals requiring licensing under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 in their jurisdiction.

Under the Freedom of Information Act, please provide the following:

The current number of DWA licences within your jurisdiction.

For each DWA licence, list all the species and the number of individuals covered.

(In each case, please provide the taxonomic and common name, if possible, to enable the species to be identified.)

The number of DWA applications which were made and subsequently refused, and the reasons for refusal, if possible.

We do not require personal information such as names of licensees, addresses etc.

Response date: 12 January 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1000587.

2022

November

Reference: 972661

Subject:

Information about the number of drainage complaints to date in 2022.

Response date: 15 November 2022

Response: Response to this request - 972661.

Reference: 968558

Subject:

Please can you advise if your online Contaminated Land Register is up to date? In addition, can you confirm that if any land does become contaminated that your website would be updated accordingly?

Response date: 10 November 2022

Response: Response to this request - 968558.

October

Reference: 943594

Subject:

Since 1 October 2021, how many Pre-packed for Direct Sale (PPSD) food businesses have been inspected to ascertain compliance with food labelling laws? Specifically, in relation to the requirements introduced from Natasha’s Law?
Since 1 October 2021, how many PPSD food businesses within your local authority area have been found to be non-compliant with food labelling laws?
Since April 2020 until June 2022, please can you detail any support that has been provided and/or made available to local PPSD food businesses to support compliance with allergen labelling legislation?
Since April 2020 until June 2022, can you state the number of PPSD food businesses you have provided support to in relation to compliance with allergen labelling legislation?
Please can you detail any changes to environmental health /or food enforcement activities your organisation has implemented in response to Natasha’s Law?
How many breaches of allergen labelling compliance have you been notified of from within your Local Authority area since October 2021?

Response date: 5 October 2022

Response: Response to this request - 943594.

August

Reference: 932676

Subject:

How many roadside vehicle emissions checks in air quality management areas (AQMA) have been conducted in the past five years?
How many fixed fines have been given to drivers whose vehicles do not comply with the above emissions limits in the past five years?
How many fines have been issued for unauthorised chimney smoke within a smoke control area under the The Clean Air Act 1993 in the past five years?
How many complaints have been made regarding unauthorised chimney smoke in the past five years?

Response date: 15 August 2022

Response: Response to this request - 932676.

Reference: 924159

Subject:

All the information on reported dog fouling in your council area including:

Number of reports of dog fouling
Number of fixed penalty fines given
Number of prosecutions (and subsequent fines if applicable)
Please could we have the information on this from the last 5 calendar years, please. If data from the last 5 calendar years is not possible, would it be possible to share data from the last 2 calendar years instead, please?

Response date: 3 August 2022

Response: Response to this request - 924159.

Reference: 912907

Subject:

How many open/ongoing investigations do you have into letting or estate agents/landlords breaching the Tenant Fees Act 2019 (ie prohibited fees / excessive deposits)?
- Please detail what the alleged breaches are and include the amounts involved ( ie check in or check out fees, inventory fees, credit check fees etc)
Between June 2019 and June 2022
- a) How many complaints did you receive about prohibited tenant fees or related issues? Please provide a yearly breakdown for year 1, year 2 and year 3 and details of the complaints, including amounts requested.
- b) How many complaints did you receive about excessive deposits? Please provide a yearly breakdown for year 1, year 2 and year 3 and details of the complaints, including amounts requested.
- c) Over the same timeframe - how many breaches were there of the Tenant Fees act? Please provide a yearly breakdown for year 1, year 2 and year 3 and details of the breaches, including amounts requested.
Over the same timeframe - how many notices have been issued?
- a)Please provide a yearly breakdown for year 1, year 2 and year 3.
- b) What was the outcome (paid/withdrawn/ appealed)
- c) Did the complainant get their money back?

Response date: 5 July 2022

Response: Response to this request - 912907.

Reference: 910037

Subject:

Please may you provide me with the number of complaints made to your council regarding the following matters:

An untidy garden/yard
An overgrown garden/yard
Accumulation of refuse outside garden/yard
Bins left out

Can I please have the above data for the following period:

1 January 2022 - Present

Response date: 24 March 2022

Response: Response to this request - 910037.

May

Reference: 886837

Subject:

The number of licenced dog breeders between 1 Jan 2021 & 31 Dec 2021.
Additionally can you provide a breakdown as follows:
1. The number of dog breeding licences issued in both 2021 to licence holders who have bred one or two litters?
2. The number of dog breeding licences issued in both 2021 to holders who have bred three or more litters?
The total number of breeding bitches present at licensed premises in your local authority between 1 Jan 2021 & 31 Dec 2021.
How many licences have been issued to those selling kittens as pets in the course of a business 1 Jan 2021 & 31 Dec 2021.

Response date: 25 May 2022

Response: Response to this request - 886837.

April

Reference: A1346610

Subject:

What is your Council's policy for inspecting premises that serve food to the public such as bars, restaurants , hotels and takeaways in your area. Ie: How often do you aim to visit such premises to inspect food hygiene standards? As per the Food Standards Agency risk rating following the premises current inspection, for example 6 months for category A, 12 months for Category B etc
For each calendar year for the past 3 years from Jan 2017 to present, please supply the following information in relation to Food Hygiene inspections:
1. How many such premises were/are licensed by your Council to serve food and were/are subject to food hygiene inspections by your Council.
  - 2017
  - 2018
  - 2019
  - 2020
  - 2021
2. How many complaints did you receive from members of the public about licenced premises suspected of poor hygiene or causing food poisoning or the like?
  - 2017
  - 2018
  - 2019
  - 2020
  - 2021
3. How many routine food hygiene inspections did your authority carry out?
  - 2017
  - 2018
  - 2019
  - 2020
  - 2021
4. How many inspections were overdue compared to your policy in question 1?
  - 2017
  - 2018
  - 2019
  - 2020
  - 2021
5. As it stands today, 14th March 2022, for premises that are currently trading and were identified in Q1 (that are subject to food hygiene inspections in your Council's area) how many have not been inspected for:
  - Over one year
  - Over two years
  - Over five years
  - Over ten years
  - Have never been inspected.
  - For each of the five hygiene ratings awarded to premises (1 -5) how many premises were awarded each rating upon their last inspection?

Response date: 11 April 2022

Response: Response to this request - A1346610.

Reference: A1346706

Subject:

How many burning complaints relating to poor air quality have you received both domestic and business in a one mile radius of post code LE12 5NA since 1 January 2015.
How many burning warnings to residents and businesses has the council issued within this stated area and time frame.
How many fines and prosecutions has the council instigated in this stated area and time frame?
Have the above burning complaints increased or decreased in this area and over this time frame.
Given the many reports aware of and that local residents were evacuated from their homes due to a massive industrial fire at Hathernware industrial estate in 2018 why hasn't an AQMA been put in place at this post code.

Response date: 4 April 2022

Response: Response to this request - A1346706.

March

Reference: A1346643

Subject:

Please can I request any information you hold on:

nuisance smoke or fire reports in the local area in the past 5 years
any data on fines for fires in the past five years

Response date: 24 March 2022

Response: Response to this request - A1346643.

February

Reference: A1346491

Subject: All the information on the number of reported dog noise nuisances in your council area which are related to barking/general noise from the last 5 calendar years, please. If data from the last 5 calendar years is not possible, would it be possible to share data from the last 2 calendar years instead, please?

Response date: 21 February 2022

Response: Response to this request - A1346491.

Reference: A1346470

Subject: Total number of noise nuisance complaints that your council received in the 2021 calendar year.

Response date: 16 February 2022

Response: Response to this request - A1346470.

Reference: A1346401

Subject: How many Dangerous Wild Animal permits (under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976) did your council approve, by year, in 2017-2021?

Response date: 16 February 2022

Response: Response to this request - A1346401.

Reference: A1346400

Subject:

I am contacting you on behalf of the RSPCA to request the following information concerning Animal Welfare Officers.

Response date: 4 February 2022

Response: Response to this request - A1346400.

2021

December

Reference: A1346112

Subject:

The legislation regarding wood burning stoves requiring an application or registering with HETAS as part of a competent person scheme became part of the building regulations 2005. The data we receive from HETAS does not differentiate between wood burning stoves and other solid fuel appliances, therefore we would not be able to answer your request as it is not possible to separate the data into types of appliance.

Response date: 14 December 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1346112.

November

Reference: A1346053

Subject:

How many reports of idle vehicles the council has received since 1 January 2019 to present.
Please break down the figures into years. (number in 2019, number in 2020 and up to now in 2021)
Please include how many fines were issued for each year.
Please include the highest and lowest fine for each year.

Response date: 23 November 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1346053

October

Reference: A1345874

Subject: How many noise complaints did the council receive against student houses from 1st September 2021 to 1st October 2021?

Student houses refers to Houses of Multiple Occupancy in which the occupants are full time students attending university, shared Student halls of residences or privately rented student homes.

Response date: 20 October 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1345874.

Reference: A1345844

Subject:

Do you currently collect the data of EICR reports submitted to you detailing electrical hazards identified during a legal five yearly inspection?
The number of Electrical Information Condition Reports (EICRs) carried out in privately rented homes that have been submitted to you since June 2020 (please specify the council area you are providing figures for in your response)
Of the EICRs submitted to your council, please break down the number of Category 1 (C1) and Category 2 (C2) failures.
The number of these EICRs that have subsequently had the necessary remedial electrical work carried out to make the installation safe.

Response date: 12 October 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1345844.

Reference: A1345732

Subject: Can you provide service information about Disabled Facilities Grants.

Response date: 5 October 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1345732.

Reference: A1345834

Subject: Can you please provide details of any information you hold on the following, within the area covered by your council? Any Entries added or updates on the Public Register for Contaminated land under Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act (1990) since January 2017?

Response date: 4 October 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1345834.

September

Reference: A1345777

Subject: Landlords prosecuted from 2018 to 2021.

Response date: 29 September 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1345777.

Reference: A1345703

Subject: Information about stray dogs and outcomes (reclaimed, rehomed, euthanised).

Response date: 9 September 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1345703.

August

Reference: A1345523

Subject: Questions related to enforcement activities against the private rented sector (PRS) in the local authority.

Response date: 23 August 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1345523.

Reference: A1345463

Subject: Information about food businesses between 6 April 2020 and 5 April 2021.

Response date: 13 August 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1345463.

July

Reference: A1345454

Subject: Enforcement action against Section 95 Home Office accommodation in the past five years.

Response date: 28 July 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1345454.

Reference: A1345325

Subject: Compulsory Purchase Orders and Enforced Sales arranged by the Council in last 5 years.

Response date: 6 July 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1345325.

June

Reference: A1345338

Subject: Statutory noise nuisances - complaints received, noise abatement orders, broken orders.

Response date: 29 June 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1345338.

Reference: A1345350

Subject: Criminal prosecutions against private landlords.

Response date: 23 June 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1345350.

Reference: A1345303

Subject: Total number of Civil Penalties relating to housing offences served to private landlords, income from penalties and breakdown of offences.

Response date: 9 June 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1345303.

Reference: A1345243

Subject: Records for any zoos and aquariums in your jurisdiction that held a valid zoo licence in 2020.

Response date: 2 June 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1345243.

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