Issue - meetings

That (A) the Draft Environmental Crime Enforcement Policy, as set outin Essential Reference Paper ‘B’ of the report submitted, be approved, subject to public consultation;

(B)     a consultation process be undertaken on the replacement of the three existing dog control orders with one consolidated Public Space Protection Order; and

(C)    a consultation process be undertaken to consult on three potential new offences to be included in the order, namely, making it an offence to fail to pick up after your dog, making it an offence to fail to have the means to pick up after a dog, and to fail to put a dog on a lead when directed to so by one of our officers.

The Executive Member for Community Safety and Environment submitted a report detailing the implications of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 for the Council’s Environmental Crime Policy.

The Executive Member referred to the impact of the new legislation on:

·        littering from cars;

·        clearing litter and waste on land;

·        graffiti and other defacement; and

·        controlling dogs.

He proposed a consultation exercise on the consolidation of existing dog control powers within a Public Space Protection Order, which would include three new offences:

·        failing to pick up after your dog;

·        failing to have the means to pick up after your dog; and

·        failing to put a dog on a lead when directed to by an Officer.

The Environment Scrutiny Committee, at its meeting held on 8 September 2015, had supported these proposals.  The Executive noted that a further report on the outcome of the consultation would be submitted. 

The Executive approved the proposals as now detailed.

RESOLVED - that (A) the Draft Environmental Crime Enforcement Policy, as set outin Essential Reference Paper ‘B’ of the report submitted, be approved, subject to public consultation;

(B)      a consultation process be undertaken on the replacement of the three existing dog control orders with one consolidated Public Space Protection Order; and

(C)      a consultation process be undertaken to consult on three potential new offences to be included in the order, namely, making it an offence to fail to pick up after your dog, making it an offence to fail to have the means to pick up after a dog, and to fail to put a dog on a lead when directed to so by one of our officers.