Dog PSPO Review
To consider the recommendations from Overview and Scrutiny Committee 1 on Monday, 10th January, 2022,
RECOMMENDED
That the Executive consider and approve the continuation of the Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) for Responsible Dog Ownership under ss59 to 75 of the Anti-Social Crime and Policing Act 2014, taking into account the following recommendations of the Task and Finish Group;
1. That the lead length should be reduced to 1m and it should be a fixed type lead and
2. Officers increase the signage in key locations to inform the public of the controls.
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Minutes:
The Executive Member for Recycling, Household Waste and Environmental Health presented the report of the Public Spaces Protection (PSPO) Order Review Group. He thanked the Community Environment Wardens for their work in applying the PSPO.
The Environmental Protection Manager clarified that the one metre lead would apply when dogs were on a footpath adjacent to a highway, on a footpath or a cycle path.
RECOMMENDED to Council to approve the continuation of the Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) for Responsible Dog Ownership under ss59 to 75 of the Anti-Social Crime and Policing Act 2014, taking into account the following recommendations of the Task and Finish Group;
(1) That the lead length should be reduced to one metre and it should be a fixed type lead; and
(2) Officers increase the signage in key locations to inform the public of the controls.
The vote was unanimous.