Dog fouling prosecutions

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Dear Richmondshire District Council,

Please treat the following questions as a Freedom of Information
request.

I would like any response to be made electronically wherever
possible in spreadsheet form.


This request aims to establish details about the number of dog
fouling prosecutions in your area since April 2012.

Please could you provide details of the number of Fixed Penalty
Notices issued by your council, for offences under the Clean
Neighbourhood and Environment Act 2005, Dog Control Orders during
the past five years, broken down by month:

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 past five years, again broken down by year.

Please could you also provide the following information about
prosecutions over the months since April 2012:

How many staff were tasked with this enforcement and what did that
staffing cost?

How much money was recovered for the council?

If you are only able to release some of the information I would ask
that you release this data rather than withhold the entire set.

If you would like more clarification on this issue do not hesitate
to contact me using this site - as I would expect to be contacted
should you need any clarification.



Please can you confirm that you have received this request and I'd
like to remind you that under the freedom of information act 2000
you are bound to respond in 20 days.

Yours faithfully,

Sarah Hartley

Cantrell, Sheila, Richmondshire District Council

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RDC FOI Ref:2528 – FPN – Dogs  

Dear Ms Hartley

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RDC FOI Ref:2528 – FPN – Dogs

 

Dear Ms Hartley

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Information Request

 

Your request for information has now been considered and the information
requested is below.

 

Information Disclosed

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1.failing to remove dog faeces – none

 

2.not keeping a dog on a lead – none

 

3.not putting, and keeping, a dog on a lead when directed to do so by an
authorised officer – none

 

4.permitting a dog to enter land from which dogs are excluded – none

 

5.taking more than a specified number of dogs onto land – none

 

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 past five years, again
broken down by year.

 

Please could you also provide the following information about prosecutions
over the months since April 2012: - 1 fixed penalty in 2012 

 

How many staff were tasked with this enforcement and what did that
staffing cost? This task is only part of someone’s job description – they
undertake lots of other tasks and time recording is not used so unable to
give exact costs for this particular element.  Wage scale is £23,749 -
£25,320

 

How much money was recovered for the council? £50

 

 

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