Issue - meetings

Cabinet

1 Approved the extension of the Dog Control Public Space Protection Order.

Decision

1. That Cabinet approves the extension of the Dog  Control Public Space Protection Order

Corporate Objectives:

A clean, safe and enjoyable environment Building strong and vibrant communities Ensuring efficient, effective and modern service delivery

Statutory Officer Comments

Deputy Monitoring Officer:

Further to section 60 of the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014, a public space protection order cannot be in force for more than three years unless it is extended before its expiry. The requirement to undertake the necessary consultation in relation of the proposed extension of the Dog Control PSPO has been met and will not, therefore, pose a risk of legal challenge.

Deputy S151 Officer:

Enforcement of the current PSPO is carried out by a third party under a pilot scheme, who retain a proportion of income generated from fines issued. Should this arrangement cease after the pilot period has ended, any costs associated with enforcement of the PSPO would be expected to be met within the current approved resource for the service.

Advice

Cllr Banks introduced the report and said this was drafted to extend the current arrangement they had in place and looked to extend the borough wide dog control PSPO. They had consulted with members of the public and it had been well supported, it had been to SPAE and they had noted the report.

This would be enforced by the district enforcement officers as part of the pilots running to combat anti-social behaviour carried out by the few that make our public spaces difficult on occasions and to make the public spaces safe.

Recommendation agreed