Request for pest control services used on estate
Reference: 25014
Date Added: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
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Disclosure Details
Two duties are placed on public authorities under Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Notwithstanding applicable exemptions, the first duty at, Section 1(1) (a), is to confirm or deny whether the information specified in a request is held. The second duty at, Section1 (1) (b), is to disclose information that has been confirmed as being held. Under the provisions of those sections of the FOIA, we can confirm that the information you seek is not held by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent.
You requested the following information:
1) Total expenditure by the PCC on pest control services, including both in-house provision and external/contracted services.
No information held
2) If any services are contracted out, please provide the supplier name(s) and the contract value(s).
No information held
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).
No information held
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).
No information held
5) A copy of any policy, guidance, or standard operating procedure relating to the PCC's pest control service or contractors.
No information held
You may wish to contact Gwent Police directly to request the information using the following link as they manage estates work on behalf of the Police and Crime Commissioner: https://www.gwent.police.uk/rqo/request/ri/request-information/rip/request-information-police/
The Freedom of Information Act is a public disclosure regime, not a private regime. Any information disclosed under the Act is thereafter deemed to be in the public domain, and therefore freely available to the general public and will be published on the OPCC website.
You have the right to appeal our decision if you think it is incorrect. Should you feel dissatisfied with this response or the way in which your request was handled, information on the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent FOI Appeals Procedure can be found on our website:
If you remain dissatisfied after an internal review decision, you have the right to apply to the Information Commissioner’s Office. The Commissioner is an independent regulator whose details can be found using the following link https://ico.org.uk/
You can also write to the Information Commissioner’s Office at the following address:
Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF