Public Toilet Costs - Freedom of information requests

Title or Description: Public Toilet Costs
FOI Number: 15562
Date Received: 31/08/2021
Type of Request: FOI
Request or Question: Please can you provide an annual break down for the number and cost of running for council operated public toilets in the years 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/2020 and 2020/21?
Response: 2015/16 - £338,0002016/17 - £355,0002017/18 - £297,000 (charging introduced during this financial year)2018/19 - £339,000
2019/20 - £331,000
2020/21 - £356,000*

There were 41 toilets in operation in years 2015/16 to 2019/20.

In 2020/21 all toilets were closed as a result of Covid-19 restrictions with 16 re-opening from mid July 2020 with additional cost implications as a result of new hygiene protocols.