Pest Control Services

Our Ref: NY10025

Date: 06/10/2025                

Freedom of Information request reference number:  NY10025 

I write in connection with your request for information that was received by the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, Policing, Fire and Crime Directorate (PFC) on the 6th October 2025. 

Question/ Request:  

Please provide the following information for the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2025, broken down by financial year:

1) Total expenditure by the PCC on pest control services, including both in-house provision and external/contracted services.

2) If any services are contracted out, please provide the supplier name(s) and the contract value(s).

3) The number of call-outs/treatments by species category (e.g. rats, mice, pigeons, gulls, foxes, grey squirrels, wasps, bedbugs, cockroaches—please use your own categories if recorded differently).

4) For any lethal control commissioned or carried out by the PCC, the number of animals killed by species and, where recorded, the method used (e.g. trapping, poisoning, shooting).

5) A copy of any policy, guidance, or standard operating procedure relating to the PCC’s pest control service or contractors.

Please also provide the information in CSV, Excel, or another machine-readable format where possible.

If any part of this request is unclear, or if fulfilling it would exceed the statutory cost limit, please provide advice and assistance on how I can refine it. 

 

Answer/ Response:  

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within the PFC.    

I wish to advise you that there is no information held by the PFC in order to answer your request.    

The information you are looking for may be held by North Yorkshire Police.  

You can submit a freedom of information request to North Yorkshire Police using the below link:   

Request information | North Yorkshire Police   

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that the PFC’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.