Provision of Public Toilets
Case reference FOI2025/00828
Received 24 April 2025
Published 6 May 2025
Request
I would like to request the following information as a freedom of information request.
- 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?
By public toilet I mean a toilet operated by the council which is available for the public to use.
Response
I would like to request the following information as a freedom of information request.
- How many public toilets are currently open in your council area and how many of these are accessible?
A: 22 – All 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?
A: 2020: 19*, 2021: 19*, 2022: 20, 2023: 20, 2024: 21 – All accessible
*aside from all being closed during lockdown periods in pandemic
- 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?
A: 2019/20: £42,359
2020/21: £35,226
2021/22: £127,767
2022/23: £172,136
2023/24: £208,917
2024/25: £271,823
- 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?
A: None
Documents
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