FOI release

Council owned public toilets

Case reference FOI2023/00253

Published 9 February 2023

Request

1. How many public toilets are operated or owned by the council?

2. How many public toilets were open to the public for use in the last five calendar years - 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018?

3. How many public toilets are currently open to the public (as of February 2023)?

4. What is the average length of time public toilets are open each day?

5. What is the shortest length of time any public toilet is open for?

6. What reasons are cited for closing down public toilets?

Response

1. How many public toilets are operated or owned by the council?

18.

2. How many public toilets were open to the public for use in the last five calendar years - 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018?

13 open public toilets for each of these years (aside from all being closed during lockdown periods in pandemic).

3. How many public toilets are currently open to the public (as of February 2023)?

13.

4. What is the average length of time public toilets are open each day?

9 hours.

5. What is the shortest length of time any public toilet is open for?

5 hours 30 minutes.

6. What reasons are cited for closing down public toilets?

No public toilets closed in the years stated in Question 2.

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