Dog Control Orders/bye-laws Fines & prosecutions

Mr. Figg made this Freedom of Information request to Plymouth City Council

The request was successful.

From: Mr. Figg

24 October 2009

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

2.not keeping a dog on a lead

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

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

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

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

* 1st. October 2007 until 30th September 2008

* 1st. October 2008 until 30th September 2009

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Also the number of dog wardens (including the senior dog warden)
employed by the council during these three periods.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Figg

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Mr. Figg left an annotation (26 October 2009)

I am withdrawing this request due to my ongoing concerns over the whatdotheyknow.com policy regarding personal data

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From: FOI Development
Plymouth City Council

28 October 2009

Dear Mr Figg,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request received by myself on
Monday 26th October 2009. This has been passed to my colleagues in the
Neighbourhood and Environmental Quality Team for further investigation.
A full response will be emailed to you by 18th November 2009.

Kind regards,

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From: FOI Development
Plymouth City Council

30 October 2009

Dear Mr Figg,

The application that was received by the Council on 26th October has now
been considered and this email is a full response to that application.

Your request was to be supplied with answers to the questions you asked
in your email below.

The Council does hold the some of the information that you have
requested and the information we hold is as follows:

* 1st October 2006 until 30th September 2007 - 52 Dog Fouling Orders

* 1st October 2007 until 30th September 2008 - 30 Dog Fouling Orders

* 1st October 2008 until 30 September 2009 - 11 Dog Fouling Orders

Permitting a dog to enter land from which dogs are excluded - 1

Appeal to Council or to Court - 0

Prosecutions brought by Council - 0

Preparation for Court action - 3

We have 3 Animal Health & Welfare Officers.

Please note that the information supplied to you continues to be
protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. You can use
the information supplied for your own purposes, including any
non-commercial research you are doing and for the purposes of news
reporting. Any other reuse such as commercial publication would require
the permission of the Council. All rights are reserved.

If you are not satisfied with the way your request has been handled you
may ask for an internal review to take place.

I hope that we have supplied the information that you expected to
receive. If you wish to discuss this email or the information that is
supplied then please contact me.

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