Dear Mr Bennett

Thank you for your request received this morning, for which I acknowledge receipt and respond accordingly.

Section 1(1)(a) of the Act requires the Council to inform you whether it holds information of the description specified in your request. I confirm that the Council does hold this information. In discharge of its obligation under section 1(1)(b) I can provide you with the links to where the information you seek is published on the Council's website as datasets:

https://www.northdevon.gov.uk/open-data/...

In order to be able to identify the relevant fines relating to dog fouling, you will need to click on the links for each dataset covering a specific year. Please note that these will also contain the details of other types of fines such as littering, fly-tipping, dog straying etc.

Details of any prosecutions (which will include, where appropriate, those that relate to dog fouling) are published in a separate dataset:
https://www.northdevon.gov.uk/open-data/...

In accordance with Section 21(1) of the Act, the Council is not obliged to provide information that is already in the public domain. However, it does have a duty under Section 16(1) to provide all applicants advice and assistance in order to assist with locating the information, which I have done so in providing you with the links to the datasets above.

In accordance with Section 22 of the Act, the PCN data for the period 02.06.17 - 31.12.17 is currently being prepared for publishing in due course and the prosecution dataset was updated 12 January and will next be due for updating in April.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to request an internal review which should be received within two months from the date of the response letter and should be sent to;

Head of Corporate & Community
Legal Services
North Devon Council
PO Box 379, Barnstaple, EX32 2GR
[North Devon Council request email]

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Tel: 01625 545 745
Fax: 01625 524 510
Email: [email address]

Yours sincerely

Vicky Eagle
Administrator, FOI & EIR
Legal Services
North Devon Council
PO Box 379, Barnstaple, EX32 2GR
[North Devon Council request email]

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