FOI Request - BioHazard and Deep Cleaning in Council Homes
Request 101003888710
1. How much, if at all, has the council paid in regular at-home cleaning costs for council-housed residents during a tenancy, over the last 10 years - broken down by yearly cost?
2. How many properties did these regular at-home cleaning costs relate to?
3. How much has the council paid in biohazard or deep cleaning services related to the interiors of council hous, over the last 10 years - broken down by yearly cost?
4. How many properties did these biohazard or deep cleaning costs relate to?
5. Of these properties, how many have mentioned 'hoarding', 'filthy' or 'verminous' within the report?
6. How many tenants have been evicted by the council, where filthy, verminous, hoarding or biohazard has been mentioned as part of the complaint or eviction process? - over the last 10 years, broken down by year.
7. How much was spent on these eviction processes, for cases where filthy, verminous, hoarding or biohazard has been mentioned as part of the complaint or eviction process?
8. How much has been spent on damage repair on council houses, where filthy, verminous, hoarding or biohazard has been mentioned as part of the report?
Response 17-12-2025
1. Nil – Moray Council does not provide a regular at-home cleaning service for council tenants.
2. Nil
3. Not held. The Council does not hold the records for expenditure solely for ‘biohazard or deep cleaning services’ and cannot practicably disaggregate this from contractor payments for a number of other services. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.
Below is detail of payments to contractors who may have undertaken this type of work, but also includes invoicing for communal cleaning, garden clearances, storage and fire/flood damage cleaning costs.
| Year | Value |
| 2019 | 42,248.50 |
| 2020 | 77,765.00 |
| 2021 | 60,137.00 |
| 2022 | 151,699.63 |
| 2023 | 280,407.20 |
| 2024 | 412,338.56 |
| 2025 | 305,765.42 |
4. Not held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.
5. Not held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.
6. Nil
7. Nil
8. Not held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.