Pest Control: Fees and Charges
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the effect of local authority fees and charges for pest control services on the reporting of infestations by members of the public since 2015.
Answered by Mary Creagh
Defra has not made an assessment of local authority fees and charges for pest control services on the reporting of infestations by members of the public since 2015.
Where rats and mice are concerned, under the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949, local authorities have a duty to deal with infestations regardless of any local fees and charges imposed. The Act makes local authorities responsible for ensuring that their districts are kept so far as practicable free from rats and mice.
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