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FOI - Pest issues [Jul 2024]

Key information

Request reference number: MGLA260624-6397

Date of response:

Summary of request

Request:

Request relating to pests in council buildings.

  • Total number of pest issues cases in the council building 
  • The specific pest issue encountered and the date it occurred
  • Total spent to fix each problem
  • The length of time the problem persisted 

 

Response:

I can confirm that the GLA holds this information within scope of your request. We moved into City Hall, E16 1ZE in March 2022. Since then, we have reported the following issues:

Date Issue Visit length
February 2023 Fungus gnats 1 hr
June 2023 Red spider mites 1 hr
December 2023 Silverfish 1 hr
February 2024 Silverfish 1 hr
June 2024 Silverfish 1 hr
June 2024 Red spider mites 1 hr

 

 

City Hall pest control costs, including hawking is part of a wider cleansing and porterage yearly contract.  The contract amounted to £5,831 + VAT for 2022/2023 and £5,965.80 + VAT for 2024/2025. 

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