Response

Response to request for information

Reference

2611804

Response date

7 March 2024

Request

1. How many complaints have you had in the last 12 months (March 2023-March 2024) about dog poo/dog waste being reported in public areas - i.e. in parks, on pavements, walkways, public fields?
2. How many complaints have you had in the last 12 months (March 2023-March 2024) about dog poo/dog waste being reported on private property - i.e. someone’s front garden, driveway, path?
3. How many complaints did you have in the 12 months prior (March 2022-March 2023) about dog poo/dog waste being reported in public areas?
4. How many complaints did you have in the 12 months prior (March 2022-March 2023) about dog poo/dog waste being reported on private property - i.e. someone’s front garden, driveway, path?
5. How many people were prosecuted or issued with a fixed penalty notice for not cleaning up dog waste/dog poo between March 2023-March 2024?
6. How many people were prosecuted or issued with a fixed penalty notice for not cleaning up dog waste/dog poo between March 2022-March 2023?
7. How many dog poo/dog waste bins do you have, as of March 2024? This includes dedicated dog poo/dog waste bins as well as public litter bins that accept dog waste
8. How many dog poo/dog waste bins do you have, as of March 2023? This includes dedicated dog poo/dog waste bins as well as public litter bins that accept dog waste
9. Do you have any plans to increase the number of dog poo/dog waste bins?
10. Do you have any plans to decrease the number of dog poo/dog waste bins?
11. If so, on either question 9 or 10, by how many - please state a number rather than a percentage.

Response

1. Received a total of 124 services requests (not official complaints) to remove dog fouling in public areas and 2 complaints

2. Received 8 services requests (not official complaints) to remove dog fouling from private property

3. How many complaints did you have in the 12 months prior (March 2022-March 2023) about dog poo/dog waste being reported in public areas? 22

4. How many complaints did you have in the 12 months prior (March 2022-March 2023) about dog poo/dog waste being reported on private property - i.e. someone’s front garden, driveway, path, etc,? Not recorded

5. How many people were prosecuted or issued with a fixed penalty notice for not cleaning up dog waste/dog poo between March 2023-March 2024? 4

6. How many people were prosecuted or issued with a fixed penalty notice for not cleaning up dog waste/dog poo between March 2022-March 2023? 29

7. All public litter bins in Rushcliffe can accept both general litter and dog waste. The exact figure of public litter bins is not known due changes in the processes of how bins installed and removed are recorded however the approximate figure is 1680.

8. Due to a change in our process the exact number of removed and/or installed bins since 2023 is unknow. Approximate figure 1665.

9. All public litter and dog waste bins are installed based on a need which is determined through an assessment.

10. All public litter and dog waste bins are removed based on need or lack of which is determined through an assessment.

11. No set figure on an increase or decrease of bins as installation/removal is based on need or lack of a need.