Council and democracy
Home > Council and Democracy > Decision details
Decision Maker: Executive Councillor for Open Spaces and City Services
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
To approve in principle the proposal to review, extend and vary the Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) for dog control across the city and authorise officers to carry out consultation as required.
Matter for
Decision
The Public Spaces Protection Order (Dog Control) 2017
(“Order”) is due to expire on the 19 October 2020. At any point before expiry
of the Order, the Council can vary or extend it by up to three years if they
consider it is necessary to prevent the original behaviour from occurring or
recurring.
The Officer’s report revisited the terms of the sealed Order
(Appendix A), and asked the Executive Councillor to approve, in principle, the
proposal to extend and vary the Order in respect of dog control (including dog
fouling, dog exclusion, dogs on leads and restriction on number of dogs
requirements) within Cambridge, in the form set out at Appendix B and the
locations set out in Appendix C; and to authorise officers to publicise the
proposed orders and to consult, as required by the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime
and Policing Act 2014 (“The Act”).
Decision
of Executive Councillor for Transport and Community Safety
i.
Approved in principle, the
proposal to extend and vary the Order for dog control within Cambridge in the
form set out at Appendix B [of the Officer’s report] and the locations set out
in Appendix C;
ii.
Authorised officers to publicise the proposed
orders and to carry out consultation as required by the Act.
Reason for the Decision
As set out in the Officer’s report.
Any Alternative Options Considered and Rejected
Not applicable.
Scrutiny
Considerations
The Committee received a report from the Community Engagement and Enforcement Manager who corrected a
typographical error in paragraph 1.1:
The Public Spaces Protection Order
(Dog Control) 2017 (“Order”) is due to expire on the 19 October 2019 2020.
In response to the report Councillors sought clarification on the
community survey. The Community Engagement
and Enforcement Manager said that the previous consultation survey had been
sent to stakeholders in electronic format (Survey Monkey) and was available in
hard copy format. It was sent to resident groups, charities and voluntary
groups who used or were involved with dogs. The survey was also distributed via
community centres, the City Council website and social media. It was proposed
that this consultation would also do use the same methods.
The Committee unanimously resolved to endorse the recommendations.
The Executive Councillor
approved the recommendations.
Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Executive Councillor (and any
Dispensations Granted)
No conflicts of interest
were declared by the Executive Councillor.
Publication date: 07/02/2020
Date of decision: 16/01/2020