Re: Your request for information concerning:

PSPO

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consider whether the information is exempt from disclosure.

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Customer Request Number: FOI_3587

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Dear Mr Jones,

I refer to your recent request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. I can confirm that the Council does hold this
information, as detailed below.

Under the FOI Act please provide for the last 12 months, with regards
Public Space Protection Orders.

- an analysis of infringements recorded and fines levied, by council ward.

I can confirm that between the 1^st April 2020 – 31^st March 2021, a total
of 67 fixed penalty notices were issued for offences committed under the
Sunderland City Council Public Spaces Protection Order.

The fixed penalty notice offers the recipient the opportunity to discharge
liability to conviction for this offence by payment of a fixed penalty.
The fixed penalty amount is £75 and must be paid within 14 days, which
will be reduced to £50 if payment is made within 10 days of the notice.

Please note that the issuing of fixed penalty notices was suspended
between 01/04/2020 - 02/06/2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A breakdown of total number of fixed penalty notices is detailed below:

PSPO Offence Type Total Number of Fixed Ward
Fixed Penalty Penalty
Notices Issued amount
Failure to remove dog fouling 5 £75.00 1 X Washington North
forthwith
1 x Millfield

1 x Doxford

1 x Castle

1 x Hetton

 
Failure to have a dog off a 36 £75.00 1 x Washington West
lead in a designated area
1 x St Michaels

3 x Hendon

2 x Ryhope

5 x Fulwell

4 x Redhill

8 x St Peters

12 x Pallion
Allowing a dog to enter into 19 £75.00 1 x Castle
a prohibited designated area
10 x Fulwell

8 x St Peters

 
Failure to comply with a 6 £75.00 5 x Pallion
household waste collection
arrangements specified by a 1 x Millfield
council notice

 
Consuming alcohol in a 1 £75.00 1 x Fulwell
restricted area

This information has been provided in response to a Freedom of Information
request and this must be acknowledged in any subsequent use of the
information. In addition, the authority must be notified of any proposed
re-use of this information for commercial or other purposes.

I hope this is satisfactory. If, however, you are dissatisfied with our
response to your request for information, you can ask for the decision to
be reviewed in reply to this letter, however any request for review must
be submitted within 40 days of the date of this freedom of information
response. The review will be removed from the Directorate and coordinated
by the Council’s team of Solicitors. A request for review should be
directed, by email to [1][Sunderland City Council request email] by post or
by hand addressed to Business Support, Sunderland City Council, Civic
Centre, Burdon Road, Sunderland. SR2 7DN.

If this fails to resolve your concerns, then you have the right to apply
to the Information Commissioner for a decision.

Kind Regards

Angela

Angela Miller

Compliance Officer

City Development Directorate

Sunderland City Council

Tel: (0191) 561 7567

Email: [2][email address]

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