Pest control costs across Scottish Government offices: FOI release
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
The amount spent on pest control in Scottish Government offices in the calendar years 2022, 2023 and 2024. Please break this down by the cost of each incident, the office in question, and the pest that was being dealt with (e.g. Carpet Beetles, Rats, etc).
Response
The information you have requested is summarised in the table below and provided in detail in the attached document.
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2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
Rentokil Jan-Dec ‘22 |
£96,115.01 |
|
|
|
Rentokil Jan-Sept ’23 |
|
£75,483.00 |
|
|
Ecolab Oct – Dec ‘23 |
|
£23,307.06 |
|
|
Ecolab Jan-Dec ‘24 |
|
|
£93,228.24 |
|
AD-HOCS |
£4764.13 |
£10,325.00 |
£26,227.41 |
|
TOTAL |
£100,879.14 |
£109,115.06 |
£119,455.65 |
Where the value is blank this job came at no cost to SG.
For 2022 the historic data was with a previous contractor we no longer utilise (Rentokil) and don’t have access to breakdowns out with what has been provided.
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