FI16557

Request

  1. How may dog wardens are employed by DDC? 
  2. How many vehicles do dog wardens have the use of? 
  3. Who is the officer in charge of dog wardens, his or her name and position? 
  4. What is the fee payable if issued a fixed penalty notice for not clearing up dog poo? 
  5. How many such penalty notices referred to in question 4 in 2025?

Response

  1. There are no dedicated dog wardens.  The Council has three Environmental Improvement Officers that cover the role of dog warden across the district. 
  2. There is one designated dog van. 
  3. The Environmental Protection and Crime Manager.  The name of the officer is exempt from disclosure under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act as the Council considers the names and contact details of individual members of staff to be personal data.  The names of staff working in public authorities are personal data as defined by Article 4(1) of GDPR and also Section 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018 and the release of this data would contravene the data protection principles.  
  4. £100 if issued a Fixed Penalty Notice.  This is reduced to £75 if paid within ten days. 
  5. Zero.