Dogs on Beaches
Please send me the following information. Where a question asks for yearly figures, please give them for each of the financial years 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26. 1. The number of fixed penalty notices issued for dog-related offences on beaches under the council's Public Spaces Protection Order (or any Dog Control Order still treated as in force), including notices issued by contractors acting for the council. If recorded, please break these down by beach and by month. 2. The total income received from those fixed penalty notices, each year. 3. The number of complaints or reports the council received from the public about dogs on beaches (for example dogs in restricted areas, dog fouling or dogs out of control), each year, by beach if recorded. 4. Whether enforcement of dog restrictions on beaches is carried out by a contractor. If so, the name of the company and the total paid to it each year, or, if it is paid differently (for example a share of fine income), a description of how it is paid. 5. For each order that restricts dogs on beaches: the date it came into force, the dates of the seasonal restriction, its expiry or review date, and the beaches it covers. A link to the published order is a perfectly good answer to this part. 6. Any review, consultation or proposal, planned or under way, that would change the dog restrictions on the council's beaches, with the expected dates. For the most recent consultation on the current order, the number of responses received and, if recorded, how many supported and how many opposed the restrictions. A spreadsheet or CSV would be ideal for the figures. If any figures cannot be split by beach or month, totals with a note saying so would still be very helpful.