FOI Request: Dog enforcement
Received: 4 June 2025
Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act, could you please provide the following information:1. What is the population of the area for which you are responsible?2. How many enforcement officers does your authority have who are responsible for enforcing regulations and compliance related to dogs?3. In the calendar year 2024, how many enforcement notices, e.g. fixed penalty notices, did your officers issue regarding dogs?4. How many of these were in relation to a antisocial behaviour (e.g. noise, excessive barking)?5. How many of these were in relation to someone failing to clean up their dog's mess (i.e. dog fouling)?6. How many of these were in relation to dogs being out in a public place whilst not wearing a tag with the legally-required information on (i.e. owner's name and address)?If any of the above questions are unclear please do not hesitate to come back to me for clarification.
Outcome / Documents
- Response (all information to be supplied) - application/pdf - Download