Agenda item

Consideration was given to a report of the Director of Legal Services which informed members of actions that had been taken following previous Council meetings and provided feedback on issues raised at those meetings.

Councillor H. Gloster asked the following question:

“As per the Liberal Democrat motion on Dog Fouling in 2019, what is the progress with this Fixed Penalty Notice?  Are those involved going to do anything at all?  It’s been almost a year.”

Councillor Brownridge, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods and Culture responded that work on progressing the motion via the Overview and Scrutiny Board had been delayed.  A councillor had been nominated form the Board to work with officers to progress the points raised and this work would now be prioritised.  As background to the work in this area, the Council had received 40 complaints of dog fouling since 1^st April 2020 and issued 13 fixed penalty notices.  The fine level was not set at £100 per offence, reduced to £70 if paid within 10 days.

RESOLVEDthat:

1.         The actions taken regarding motions and actions from previous Council meetings be agreed and correspondence and updates received be noted.

2.         That the question and response provided be noted.