Response A1346659

Response to request for information

Response date

4 April 2022

Request

1. How many complaints to your council have you received for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 regarding dog waste on public land (Please provide a breakdown of figures for each year)?
2. How many prosecutions has the council issued to members of the public whose dogs have been caught fowling on public land between 2019, 2020 and 2021 (Please provide a breakdown of figures for each year)?
3. Do you provide free dog poo bags to council tax payers (and if you previously did, when did you stop providing them free of charge)?
4. How many council employees are authorised to issue fixed penalty notices with regard to The Dog fouling act?

Response

1. How many complaints to your council have you received for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 regarding dog waste on public land (Please provide a breakdown of figures for each year)?
   • 2019 - 103
   • 2020 - 69
   • 2021 - 40
2. How many prosecutions has the council issued to members of the public whose dogs have been caught fowling on public land between 2019, 2020 and 2021 (Please provide a breakdown of figures for each year)?
   • 0 for each year
3. Do you provide free dog poo bags to council tax payers (and if you previously did, when did you stop providing them free of charge)?
   • No
4. How many council employees are authorised to issue fixed penalty notices with regard to The Dog fouling act?
   • 2