FOI Request - Dog Enforcement

Request 101003793657

1.  What is the population of the area for which you are responsible?

2.  How many enforcement officers does your authority have who are responsible for enforcing regulations and compliance related to dogs?

3.  In the calendar year 2024, how many enforcement notices, e.g. fixed penalty notices, did your officers issue regarding dogs?

4.  How many of these were in relation to a antisocial behaviour (e.g. noise, excessive barking)?

5.  How many of these were in relation to someone failing to clean up their dog's mess (i.e. dog fouling)?

6.  How many of these were in relation to dogs being out in a public place whilst not wearing a tag with the legally-required information on (i.e. owner's name and address)?

Response 18-06-2025

1. The population of Moray is circa 96,400 – (Info from https://totalpopulation.co.uk/authority/moray )

2. 0.8 FTE Dog Warden,  5 Community wardens

3. Those details can be found on the Environmental Health register, which is published and available on the Moray Council website. This information is therefore exempt under section 25 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, information otherwise accessible. For ease of reference please find a link to the web page here: http://www.moray.gov.uk/downloads/file162091.pdf

4. None

5. None

6. None