Response 3986730

Response to request for information

Reference

3986730

Response date

21 April 2026

Request

I am asking for the following information under the Freedom of Information Act. The information will be used to support a piece of leadership development work as part of my role as a local government manager. The questions relate to Environmental Health / Public Protection teams covering Statutory Nuisance, Housing, Private Water Supplies, Contaminated Land,  PPC, Air Quality, Food and Environmental Crime for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 financial years.

Please could you provide the following:

1. How many FTE contractors/agency staff were used in these areas?
2. The overall spend on contractors/agency staff in these areas?   
3. What role(s) were the contractors / agency staff covering? E.g. investigation of nuisances or water sampling.   
4. How long the contractor/ Agency staff were hired to complete this work to the nearest month?
5. How much was spent on over-time for non-agency staff within these areas?   
6. How much was spent on training for teams within these areas?     
7. How many staff did you recruit into teams within these areas?        

Response

1. How many FTE contractors/agency staff were used in these areas? 2024/25 Zero, 2025/26 Zero
2. The overall spend on contractors/agency staff in these areas? Not Applicable either year  
3. What role were the contractors / agency staff covering? Not Applicable either year  
4. How long the contractor/ Agency staff were hired to complete this work to the nearest month? Not Applicable either year
5. How much was spent on over-time for non-agency staff within these areas? 2024/25 - £352,  2025/26 - £95  
6. How much was spent on training for teams within these areas? 2024/25 - £20,592,  2025/26 - £24,284       
7. How many staff did you recruit into teams within these areas? 2024/25 - 4,  2025/26 - 6