Jersey beach toilet vandalism costs £10,000

Constable Andy Jehan said the damages at Green Island beach were not isolated incidents

More than £10,000 has been spent in the last six months repairing one set of public toilets due to vandalism, a minister says.

Answering a written question in the States, Minister Andy Jehan said the damages at Green Island beach were not isolated incidents and that there were other sites "where antisocial behaviour is commonplace".

Jehan had been asked by Deputy Inna Gardiner how much it would cost to build, refurbish and maintain a new block of public toilets.

He revealed work to redevelop the toilets at West Park cost £316,000, and £270,000 for the facilities at Bel Royal.

Jehan said: "The cost of refurbishing a toilet block is dependent on the level of works required.

"The latest works at West Park were required to meet accessibility requirements and were provided with fittings that were more vandal resistant."

He also explained the price of construction was "difficult to estimate" and would depend on factors, including whether "specialist provisions" would be needed, or extra accessibility.

He said the level of vandalism would impact how much needed to be spent on maintenance, but that, on average, the costs to open, close and clean a public toilets every day would cost about £1,200 per month.