FOI Request - Dog Fouling

Request 101003034058

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I would like to request the following information regarding local dog waste - both in relation to the number of complaints, prosecutions and use of waste bags.

My questions are as follows:

1. How many complaints to your council have you received for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 regarding dog waste on public land (Please provide a breakdown of figures for each year)?

2. How many prosecutions has the council issued to members of the public whose dogs have been caught fowling on public land between 2019, 2020 and 2021 (Please provide a breakdown of figures for each year)?

3. Do you provide free dog poo bags to council tax payers (and if you previously did, when did you stop providing them free of charge)?

4. How many council employees are authorised to issue fixed penalty notices with regard to The Dog fouling act?

5. How many fixed penalty notices (or equivalent) has the council issued to members of the public whose dogs have been caught fouling on public land between 2019, 2020 and 2021 (please provide a breakdown of figures for each year)?

6. How many council employees are authorised to issue fixed penalty notices (or the equivalent) to members of the public whose dogs have been caught fouling on public land?

Response 06-04-2022

1.

From a Data extract covering the period 01 January 2019 to 31 December 2021 there were 11 complaints to Environmental and Commercial Services (Direct Services) that mention dog fouling/dog mess on public land; see breakdown below.

General/Dog Waste Bins Overflowing:
2019 - 0
2020 - 1
2021 - 2

Dumped Bagged Dog Waste:
2019 - 0
2020 - 1
2021 - 0

Mentions dog fouling but main reason for the complaint was something else (Road Sweeper):
2019 - 1
2020 - 0
2021 - 0

Mentions dog fouling but main reason for the complaint was something else (Reduction in Grass Cutting by Moray Council):
2019 - 6
2020 - 0
2021 - 0

2. NIL

3. No.  2016

4. Four

5. 

6. Four