Dog DNA Testing

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Flintshire County Council should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Dear Sirs,

I have read the following article:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north...

Please advise me what is the total estimated cost of investigating and initially implementing such a scheme and the annual cost of maintaining the scheme?

Please also confirm whether the Council have carried out a proper Cost and Benefit analysis of the proposal?

Yours faithfully,

Michael W. Edwards

Flintshire County Council

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Yours sincerely
FOI Contact Officer

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nac ar ei ran, ac felly ni fydd Cyngor Sir y Fflint yn derbyn
unrhyw gyfrifoldeb am y rhannau hynny o'r neges.
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Flintshire County Council

Mr Michael Edwards Eich Cyf/Your Ref
Ein Cyf/Our Ref R010804
Dyddiad/Date 17/09/2015
Gofynner am/Ask for Lesley Matischok
Rhif Union/Direct Dial 01352 703448

Dear Mr Edwards

I write in relation to your request for information where you have asked
for the following:

DNA database bid to combat dog mess in Flintshire

Please advise me what is the total estimated cost of investigating and
initially implementing such a scheme and the annual cost of maintaining
the scheme?

* Information not held.  

This is still at the very early planning / feasibility stage, we do not
have any information relating to costs of investigation / implementation
of anything relating to cost benefit analysis if the scheme were ever
introduced.
Yours sincerely

Lesley Matischok

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Opinions advice, conclusions and other information in this

message that do not relate to the official business of

Flintshire County Council shall be understood as neither

given nor endorsed by it or on its behalf, and consequently

Flintshire County Council shall bear no responsibility

whatsoever in respect thereof.

Deellir na fydd unrhyw safbwyntiau, na chynghorion, na

chasgliadau nac unrhyw wybodaeth arall yn y neges hon,

nad ydynt yn berthnasol i waith swyddogol

Cyngor Sir y Fflint, yn cael eu cynnig na'u cadarnhau ganddo

nac ar ei ran, ac felly ni fydd Cyngor Sir y Fflint yn derbyn

unrhyw gyfrifoldeb am y rhannau hynny o'r neges.

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