FOI 392-2023 / April 2023 / Used Cooking Oil
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: FOI-392-2023
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 12th April 2023 as follows:
Theft of Used Cooking Oil is increasing.
When this oil is seized by your by your service, can you please let me know what happens to it?
The most sustainable use of Used Cooking Oil is to recover it into biodiesel and therefore the best use of seized Used Cooking Oil is to have it collected (by accredited waste carriers) and used to manufacture biodiesel.
My company would be very interested in providing this service, but would need to know what current process you have.
Please accept my sincere apologies for the delay in providing the response to your request and for any inconvenience this may have caused. Please find the Warwickshire Police response set out below.
Response: Warwickshire Police would arrange for any seized cooking oil to be collected by an appropriate company to ensure safe disposal in line with relevant legislation.
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is as accurate as possible.
Your attention is drawn to the below which details your right of complaint.
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write or email the Freedom of Information Unit quoting the reference number above.
Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Officer
Freedom of Information Unit
Warwickshire Police
PO Box 4
Leek Wootton
Warwickshire
CV35 7QB