EIR Request - Rodent Control Impact
Request 101004011720
1. I request all records you hold relating to the known injury or death of animals that are not rats or mice that have occurred or are suspected to have occurred as a result of rodent control operations. This means operations that were commissioned, administered, or delivered by the council, whether through in-house pest control staff or by external contractors engaged by the council.
2. My request includes casualties resulting from any lethal or live-capture rodent control method where non-target mortality occurred, including but not limited to:
a) Anticoagulant or acute rodenticide use (such as suspected secondary poisoning of raptors, hedgehogs, mustelids, or other wildlife)
b) Spring or kill traps (Fenn traps, tunnel traps, or similar)
c) Glue boards or adhesive traps
d) Any other method
3. I am requesting all records held, as far back as they are available in a readily accessible format. If full compliance would exceed the cost limit, please prioritise the most recent records available and advise me of the earliest year that falls within the limit. This request covers both confirmed casualties and cases where a causal link to rodent control was suspected but not formally established, for example where an animal was found dead in or near bait stations, traps or treatment areas.
For the avoidance of doubt, the council is requested to consider whether any relevant information is held by contractors or agents on its behalf and is therefore subject to disclosure under Regulation 3(2) of the EIR.
For each recorded incident or casualty, can you provide where held:
a) Species, or best identification available (e.g. "unidentified raptor")
b) Number of animals affected
c) Outcome (killed/injured/released alive)
d) Date or approximate date
e) Control method responsible
f) General location or site type (e.g. housing estate, council depot, public park)
g) Whether the operation was in-house or contracted out, and if the latter, the contractor's name
4. I also request where available:
a) Any summary or aggregate reports relating to non-target casualties in the council's rodent control programme
b) Any contractual provisions, standing instructions, or service specifications requiring pest control contractors to report non-target casualties to the council
Where information is held in a structured or tabular format, I would be grateful to receive it as a spreadsheet or CSV file. Narrative reports, contractor correspondence, and other documents are equally welcome.
Clarification sought 16-06-2026
Clarification received 17-06-2026
Response 09-07-2026
1.- 3. Not held. This information is therefore exempt under Section 10(4)(a) of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 - Information not held.
4.a) No such report available; Section 10(4)(a) EISR - not held.
b) Environmental Health do not or have not used a pest control contractor.
Response from the Waste Team: We had external pest control contractors at Dallachy when the landfill site was operational. They were there to fly falcons to deter gulls from the area. In which case there were no non-target mortalities.
Andersons Pest Prevention are now contracted to meet the needs of our pest control across all waste and recycling facilities. We have had no non-target mortalities reported to us by Andersons at any of our HWRCs, Dallachy or Moycroft. Section 10(4)(a) EISR - not held.