Public Toilets - Freedom of Information Requests

Disclosure Log - Public Toilets

2026

July

Reference: 4057283

Subject:

I am writing to request information regarding the provision, accessibility, and cost of public toilets maintained or operated by your local authority. Please provide the following information for each calendar year from 2016 to 2026 inclusive, with the 2026 figure representing the data current to the date of this request.

If fulfilling the entire historical period risks exceeding the appropriate cost limit under Section 12 of the Act, please prioritise the most recent years and work backward (e.g., 2026, 2025, 2024.) providing as many years of data as the threshold allows.

1. Total Provision: How many public toilets did the local authority maintain, operate, or directly fund (including those operated via third-party contractors or parish partnerships on behalf of the council) in each calendar year?
2. Breakdown of Accessibility & Facilities: Within the total figures provided for each year, please break down:
   • How many were free to use vs. how many required a fee/charge.
   • How many offered full toilet facilities (defined as containing at least one toilet bowl/cubicle) vs. how many were urinal-only facilities.
3. Pricing: What was the maximum price charged for a single use at any of your public toilets in each calendar year?

Response date: 16 July 2026

Response: Response to this request - 4057283

 

2025

July

Reference: 3785552

Subject:

1. As of 31 December 2020, how many public toilets were maintained by the council (i.e. toilets owned or operated directly by the council and open to the public)?
2. As of 30 June 2025, how many public toilets are currently maintained by the council (i.e. toilets owned or operated directly by the council and open to the public)?
3. For the 2020/21 financial year, what was the total amount spent by the council across all departments on public toilets? (Please include all relevant expenditure such as cleaning, maintenance, repairs, staffing, and utility costs.)
4. For the 2024/25 financial year, what was the total amount spent by the council across all departments on public toilets? (Please include all relevant expenditure such as cleaning, maintenance, repairs, staffing, and utility costs.)
5. What was the council's total annual budget for the 2020/21 financial year?
6. What was the council's total annual budget for the 2024/25 financial year?
7. Are any public toilets within the council's area the responsibility of other organisations, such as parish or town councils? If so, please list those bodies and the number or location of public toilets they manage (if known).

If any of the requested information is already publicly available, I would be grateful if you could please provide a clear link or guide me to the appropriate location.

Response date: 27 July 2025

Response: Response to this request - 3785552.

 

Reference: 3773396

Subject:

I would like to request:

• The number of council administered public toilets in your area in 2016
• The number of council administered public toilets in your area in June 2025
• Whether any council administered public toilets in your area charge for admission
• If you run a Community Toilet Scheme, how many businesses have signed up to this
• Any policy regarding public use of toilets in council-owned and run buildings, such as libraries or sports centres

Response date: 3 July 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3773396.

 

May

Reference: 3731659

Subject:

• How many public toilets are currently open in your council area and how many of these are accessible?
• How many public toilets have been open for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 and how many have been accessible?
• How much is currently being spent on providing and maintaining public toilets in your council area and how much has been spent for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024?
• How many of the public toilets available require the public to pay to access them, how much do they charge, for this year and each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024?

Response date: 8 May 2025

Response: Response to this request - 3731659.

 

March

Reference: 3671264

Subject:

How many public toilets you operated in the following years:

• 2019
• 2020
• 2021
• 2022
• 2023
• 2024

How much you spent on public toilets in the following years:

• 2019
• 2020
• 2021
• 2022
• 2023
• 2024

The reasons for closure of your public toilets, if any.

Response date: 20 March 2025

Response: Response to this request - 3671264.

 

February

Reference: 3635316

Subject:

1. Please provide the following information for the listed years: 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25
   1. Number of public toilets open for use
   2. Number of toilets operated or owned by the council
   3. Annual cleaning costs for public toilets
   4. Annual budget for street cleansing
2. Please provide the following information for 2024/25:
   1. Average length of time that public toilets are open (in hours)

   2. Shortest length of time that any public toilet is open (in hours)

3. What are the main reasons given for closing public toilets?

Response date: 28 February 2025

Response: Response to this request - 3635316.

 

2024

July

Reference: 3527010

Subject:

• The total number of complaints received by the council about public toilets for each of the past five years (from 2020 to 2024).
• A breakdown of these complaints by category, indicating the nature of the complaint (e.g., cleanliness, maintenance issues, safety concerns, accessibility, etc.).
• Identification of the public toilet facilities (E.g. name and location) that have received the highest number of complaints within this period.
• Any actions or measures taken by the council in response to these complaints.
• How often each public toilet is cleaned.

Response date: 05 July 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3527010.

 

May

Reference: 3483262

Subject:

• Please can you provide the total number of public toilets operated by the council for each year from 2014 to 2024.

Response date: 14 May 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3483262.

 

January

Reference: 2569970

Subject:

• How many public toilets were maintained by your council in 2022/2023?
• How many public toilets were closed by your council between 2010/11 and 2022/23?

Response date: 18 January 2024

Response: Response to this request - 2569970.

 

 

2023

March

Reference: 1025687

Subject:

Could you provide the following information:

• How many public toilets are operated or owned by the council?
• How many public toilets were open to the public for use in the last five calendar years - 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018?
• How many public toilets are currently open to the public (as of February 2023)?
• What is the average length of time public toilets are open each day?
• What is the shortest length of time any public toilet is open for?
• What reasons are cited for closing down public toilets?

Response date: 4 March 2022

Response: Response to this request - 1025687.

 

2022

March

Reference: A1346432

Subject: Number of community toilets in Rushcliffe.

Response date: 4 March 2022

Response: Response to this request - A1346432.

 

2021

July

Reference: A1345333

Subject: Number of public toilets and annual maintenance costs.

Response date: 13 July 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1345333.