FOI Request - Dog Fouling Complaints and Dog Waste Bins

Request 101003518062

1.  How many complaints have you had in the last 12 months (March 2023-March 2024) about dog poo/dog waste being reported in public areas - i.e. in parks, on pavements, walkways, public fields, etc.?

2.  How many complaints have you had in the last 12 months (March 2023-March 2024) about dog poo/dog waste being reported on private property - i.e. someone’s front garden, driveway, path, etc,?

3.  How many complaints did you have in the 12 months prior (March 2022-March 2023) about dog poo/dog waste being reported in public areas?

4.  How many complaints did you have in the 12 months prior (March 2022-March 2023) about dog poo/dog waste being reported on private property - i.e. someone’s front garden, driveway, path, etc,?

5.  How many people were prosecuted or issued with a fixed penalty notice for not cleaning up dog waste/dog poo between March 2023-March 2024?

6.  How many people were prosecuted or issued with a fixed penalty notice for not cleaning up dog waste/dog poo between March 2022-March 2023?

7.  How many dog poo/dog waste bins do you have, as of March 2024? This includes dedicated dog poo/dog waste bins as well as public litter bins that accept dog waste

8.  How many dog poo/dog waste bins did you have as of March 2023? This includes dedicated dog poo/dog waste bins as well as public litter bins that accept dog waste

9.  Do you have any plans to increase the number of dog poo/dog waste bins?

10.  Do you have any plans to decrease the number of dog poo/dog waste bins?

11.  If so, on either question 9 or 10, by how many - please state a number rather than a percentage.

Response 22-03-2024

1. 64

2. 10

3. 86

4. 18

5. 2

6. 5

7.  There are a total of 1189 public bins that can accept dog waste within them.

8.  There were a total of 1189 public bins that could accept dog waste within them.

9.  No.

10.  No.

11.  N/A.