Dog fouling data in Herefordshire March 2024 - March 2025
Case reference FOI2025/00683
Received 4 April 2025
Published 7 May 2025
Request
Description of the information required: Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I would like to request the following information regarding local dog waste:
1 - The total number of dog fouling complaints that you have received in the last 12 months? (March 2024-March 2025)
2 - How many fines/fixed penalty notices have been handed out to people for not cleaning up dog waste between March 2024-March 2025?
3 - How many dog poo/dog waste bins do you have, as of March 2025? This includes dedicated dog poo/dog waste bins as well as public litter bins that accept dog waste.
Response
Description of the information required:
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I would like to request the following information regarding local dog waste:
1 - The total number of dog fouling complaints that you have received in the last 12 months? (March 2024-March 2025)
Answer: 65 complaints.
2 - How many fines/fixed penalty notices have been handed out to people for not cleaning up dog waste between March 2024-March 2025?
Answer: 0 Fines or fixed penalty notices.
3 - How many dog poo/dog waste bins do you have, as of March 2025? This includes dedicated dog poo/dog waste bins as well as public litter bins that accept dog waste.
Answer: 1241 dog bins. The service area has advised that we do not differentiate between dog waste and litter bins, but they all accept dog waste.
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