Public Spaces Protection Order - Dog Controls

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Dear Newport City Council,

I am interested in understanding the effectiveness of public spaces protection orders for dog control. With this in mind, if you hold the information can you please disclose to me any of the following:
- an effectiveness review of the public spaces protection order for dog control,
- the number of complaints received per year in relation to dogs before the control,
- the number of complaints received per year in relation to dogs in public spaces after the control.

If you do not hold the requested information, please provide advice on how I can clarify my request so that I can access information you hold that is of interest to me.

With thanks,
Andy

Newport City Council

Bore Da/Good Morning,

Thank you for your request for information about :

Public Spaces Protection Order - Dog Controls

Received on 25/10/2023

This request has been formally logged in our FOI management system and has been assigned the reference REQ11928.
You should receive a reply to your request within the statutory time limit of 20 working days.

Please remember to quote the reference number REQ11928 in any future communications.

Yours sincerely,
Information Management

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Mae'r e-bost hwn yn cynnwys gwybodaeth y bwriedir ar gyfer y derbynnydd yn unig a gall fod yn gyfrinachol, yn destun ragorfraint gyfreithiol neu broffesiynol, neu fel arall wedi’i diogelu rhag cael ei rhyddhau. Os nad chi yw derbynnydd bwriadedig y neges hon, a fyddech cystal â rhoi gwybod i'r anfonwr ar unwaith a pheidio â datgelu, dosbarthu neu gopïo’r e-bost i unrhyw barti arall. Mae’r e-bost hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau atodedig yn eiddo i Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd.

Pan fyddwch yn anfon e-bost at Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd, rydych yn cydsynio i’r Cyngor fonitro a darllen unrhyw e-byst o’r fath at ddibenion cydymffurfio â diogelwch ac â deddfwriaeth. I weld yr ymwadiad llawn ewch i http://www.newport.gov.uk/ymwadiad

NCC - Information Management, Newport City Council

Bore Da/Good Morning,

 

Thank you for your recent request for information which we are dealing
with under the Freedom of Information Act.

 

In order to process this request further we need to clarify the following:

 

- the number of complaints received per year in relation to dogs before
the control, - Could you please specify how many years you would like the
figures for?

 

 

Your request will be placed on hold until we receive your response.

If we do not receive a response by 8^th November we will close your
request.  If after that time you still require the information please
resubmit a new FOI request.

 

Freedom of Information requests can now be submitted via the link below.

[1]www.newport.gov.uk/foi

 

We look forward to your reply.

 

 

Regards

Sarah Jones

Information Management

 

Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg, Saesneg neu yn y ddwy
iaith. Byddwn yn cyfathrebu â chi yn ôl eich dewis. Ni fydd gohebu yn
Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

The Council welcomes correspondence in English or Welsh or both, and will
respond to you according to your preference. Corresponding in Welsh will
not lead to delay.

Disclaimer/Ymwadiad

This email contains information intended for the addressee only and may be
confidential, the subject of legal or professional privilege, or be
otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient
of this message, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose,
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Mae'r e-bost hwn yn cynnwys gwybodaeth y bwriedir ar gyfer y derbynnydd yn
unig a gall fod yn gyfrinachol, yn destun ragorfraint gyfreithiol neu
broffesiynol, neu fel arall wedi’i diogelu rhag cael ei rhyddhau. Os nad
chi yw derbynnydd bwriadedig y neges hon, a fyddech cystal â rhoi gwybod
i'r anfonwr ar unwaith a pheidio â datgelu, dosbarthu neu gopïo’r e-bost i
unrhyw barti arall. Mae’r e-bost hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau atodedig yn eiddo
i Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd.

Pan fyddwch yn anfon e-bost at Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd, rydych yn cydsynio
i’r Cyngor fonitro a darllen unrhyw e-byst o’r fath at ddibenion
cydymffurfio â diogelwch ac â deddfwriaeth. I weld yr ymwadiad llawn ewch
i http://www.newport.gov.uk/ymwadiad

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Dear Sarah,

Thank you for acknowledging so quickly. I'm not sure when Newport City Council enacted the PSPO for dog control, but two years either side would fine. If you do not hold this information in that format, may I please ask for information for the past five years and I would also like to ask on what date the PSPO for dog control was enacted by Newport City Council.

Again, with many thanks,
Andy

Dear Sarah,

Thank you for your acknowledgement of my request. I sent the clarification of my request on 25 October. This request is now past the 20 working day statutory deadline, though I admit if a request is complex you may extend the deadline to 40 working days. Will you be responding soon please?

Yours sincerely,

Andy

NCC - Information Management, Newport City Council

Good Morning,

I apologise for the delay.
I can confirm we are processing your request and hope to have the response to you within the next 5 working days.
If there are any issues I will come back to you.

Kind Regards
Sarah Jones
Swyddog Rheoli Gwybodaeth / Information Management Officer
Pobl, Polisi a Thrawsnewid / People, Policy & Transformation
Cyngor Dinas Casnewydd / Newport City Council

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NCC - Information Management, Newport City Council

Dear Andrew Lovell,

 

Thank you for your recent request for information which I have enclosed
below for ease of reference. Your request has been treated in accordance
with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and/or the Environmental
Information Regulations 2004.

 

Your Request : REQ11928

 

I can confirm that we hold information that falls within the scope of your
request. The answers to your questions have been provided in red text
below.

 

I am interested in understanding the effectiveness of public spaces
protection orders for dog control. With this in mind, if you hold the
information can you please disclose to me any of the following:

Clarification Thank you for acknowledging so quickly. I'm not sure when
Newport City Council enacted the PSPO for dog control, but two years
either side would fine. If you do not hold this information in that
format, may I please ask for information for the past five years and I
would also like to ask on what date the PSPO for dog control was enacted
by Newport City Council.

 

- an effectiveness review of the public spaces protection order for dog
control,   A review has not been conducted to date

 

- the number of complaints received per year in relation to dogs before
the control,  Approximately 2-3 a year.  Due to the format in which
complaints were previously recorded we are unable to provide an exact
figure.   

 

- the number of complaints received per year in relation to dogs in public
spaces after the control. 3 complaints regarding behaviour of dogs in
parks/open spaces areas have been received so far this year

 

Details on the PSPO including when it came in to force is available on our
[1]website. 

 

I hope this provides the information you were looking for; if there is any
further information that we can provide, please submit a further request.
If you have any queries about this email or if you are unhappy with the
service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a
complaint or request a review of our decision, please contact me.

 

If you are not content with the subsequent outcome of your complaint, you
may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision.
Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the
Councils complaints procedure. To contact the Information Commissioner
click [2]HERE.

 

For future reference, all Freedom of Information requests can now be
submitted via the link below.

 

[3]www.newport.gov.uk/foi

 

Kind regards,

Information Management

 

Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg, Saesneg neu yn y ddwy
iaith. Byddwn yn cyfathrebu â chi yn ôl eich dewis. Ni fydd gohebu yn
Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

The Council welcomes correspondence in English or Welsh or both, and will
respond to you according to your preference. Corresponding in Welsh will
not lead to delay.

Disclaimer/Ymwadiad

This email contains information intended for the addressee only and may be
confidential, the subject of legal or professional privilege, or be
otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient
of this message, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose,
distribute or copy the email to any other party. This email and any
attached file are the property of Newport City Council.

When you email Newport City Council, you consent to the Council monitoring
and reading any such emails for the purposes of security and legislative
compliance. For the full disclaimer please access
http://www.newport.gov.uk/disclaimer.

Mae'r e-bost hwn yn cynnwys gwybodaeth y bwriedir ar gyfer y derbynnydd yn
unig a gall fod yn gyfrinachol, yn destun ragorfraint gyfreithiol neu
broffesiynol, neu fel arall wedi’i diogelu rhag cael ei rhyddhau. Os nad
chi yw derbynnydd bwriadedig y neges hon, a fyddech cystal â rhoi gwybod
i'r anfonwr ar unwaith a pheidio â datgelu, dosbarthu neu gopïo’r e-bost i
unrhyw barti arall. Mae’r e-bost hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau atodedig yn eiddo
i Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd.

Pan fyddwch yn anfon e-bost at Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd, rydych yn cydsynio
i’r Cyngor fonitro a darllen unrhyw e-byst o’r fath at ddibenion
cydymffurfio â diogelwch ac â deddfwriaeth. I weld yr ymwadiad llawn ewch
i http://www.newport.gov.uk/ymwadiad

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3. http://www.newport.gov.uk/foi