Dog Control Orders/bye-laws Fines & prosecutions

Dear Mr Figg

Thank you for your FOI request, please find below the answer to your
questions. I have identified the answers in red.

Regards

Ruth Webster

Housing Services Support Manager
Housing Services
Hart District Council, Civic Offices, Harlington Way, Fleet, Hampshire,
GU51 4AE | T: 01252 774420 |
F: 01252 626886 | [email address] | www.hart.gov.uk/housing |
www.harthomes.org.uk

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Subject
Freedom of Information request -
Dog Control Orders/bye-laws Fines
& prosecutions

Dear Sir or Madam,

I would like to request the following information under the Freedom
Of Information Act:

The number of Fixed Penalty Notices issued by your council, for
offences under the Clean Neighbourhood and Environment Act 2005,
Dog Control Orders

1.failing to remove dog faeces - 0

2.not keeping a dog on a lead - 0

3.not putting, and keeping, a dog on a lead when directed to do so
by an authorised officer - 0

4.permitting a dog to enter land from which dogs are excluded - 0

5.taking more than a specified number of dogs onto land - 0

If you have not made Dog Control Orders please give details of the
number of Fixed Penalty Notices or fines issued by your council,
for any of
the above offences under the The Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996
and any other relevant legislation, bye-laws etc.

During the 12 months periods:

* 1st. October 2006 until 30th September 2007 - 0

* 1st. October 2007 until 30th September 2008 - 0

* 1st. October 2008 until 30th September 2009 - 0

Together with a breakdown, for each year, of the following:

1. The specific offence each FPN/fine was issued for.- N/A

2. Whether the issuing of individual FPNs/fines were contested,
either as
an appeal to the council, to the LGO or in court. And an indication
of the outcome, successful or otherwise. - N/A

3. The amount of prosecutions brought by the council for dog
fouling or any of the offences listed above. With details of
whether these were for repeat offences or for first time offences.
And an indication of the outcome, successful or
otherwise, of that action. - 0

4. The number of FPNs/fines issued for dog fouling or any of the
offences
listed above that went unpaid, along with details of subsequent
action taken. And an indication of the outcome, successful or
otherwise, from that subsequent action. - 0

Also the number of dog wardens (including the senior dog warden)
employed by the council during these three periods.- 1 (at any one
time)

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Figg

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