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Freedom of Information request Cide Use

Response published: 16 May 2025
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FOI Request

I would like to request the following: 1. A list of all -cides used by the Trust. This is inclusive of, but not limited to: any and all avicides, biocides, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, pesticides, and rodenticides. 2. The annual cost and volume of purchase of each of these -cides, broken down by -cide, from January 2014 to December 2024. Please list this on a spreadsheet (CSV), broken down by: 1. -Cide 2. Product Name 3. Volume Purchased 4. Price Paid 5. Purchase Date 3. A list of each of these -cides' use, by volume. Through this I am trying to ascertain whether the purchased volume is matched by the used volume, so if there is a record of expired or unused -cides too, that would be ideal. Please add this to the above CSV as an additional column, also on an annual basis over the same time period. Please list volume in either litres or kilograms, whichever is more appropriate. 4. Only if available and easily accessible, the location and purpose of each specific -cide’s use. For the former, this may be classified by: location grouping, address, coordinate, or otherwise. For all of the above, please only list -cide use for facilities not managed by NHS Property Services. Where relevant, also include the -cide use of defunct Trusts now integrated into the current Trust. If any of the individual pieces of information listed above are not available but others are, like cost and volume, then please signal this while responding with the other available information. Additionally, if records are only available for a time period less than that specified above, please provide these instead of rejecting the request as a whole.

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 032-2025

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.

You asked:

I would like to request the following:

1. A list of all -cides used by the Trust. This is inclusive of, but not limited to: any and all avicides, biocides, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, pesticides, and rodenticides.

Our response:

We do not purchase the products mentioned on your request.

You asked:

2. The annual cost and volume of purchase of each of these -cides, broken down by -cide, from January 2014 to December 2024. Please list this on a spreadsheet (CSV), broken down by:

    1. -Cide
    2. Product Name
    3. Volume Purchased
    4. Price Paid
    5. Purchase Date

Our response:

Not applicable

You asked:

3. A list of each of these -cides’ use, by volume. Through this I am trying to ascertain whether the purchased volume is matched by the used volume, so if there is a record of expired or unused -cides too, that would be ideal. Please add this to the above CSV as an additional column, also on an annual basis over the same time period. Please list volume in either litres or kilograms, whichever is more appropriate.

Our response:

Not applicable

You asked:

4. Only if available and easily accessible, the location and purpose of each specific -cide’s use. For the former, this may be classified by: location grouping, address, coordinate, or otherwise.

Our response:

Not applicable

You asked:

5. For all of the above, please only list -cide use for facilities not managed by NHS Property Services. Where relevant, also include the -cide use of defunct Trusts now integrated into the current Trust.

Our response:

Not applicable

Next steps:

Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:

Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk

If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.