Decision details
Consideration of a Public Spaces Protection Order
Decision Maker: Environment and Climate Change Committee
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decisions:
Councillor Alison Cornelius introduced the item and reminded the Committee that a motion had been reported to Full Council. The Chairman invited the Community Safety Manager to make a representation, he outlined that Officers had completed a take and finish group in November. He illustrated the options in the report and heighted the bye laws, he requested that Members give consideration to the report and it’s recommendations.
The Environment Committee suggested that the maximum number of dogs for each handler is four.
Having considered the report, the Environment Committee unanimously:
Resolved:
- That the Environment Committee noted the current approach being implemented using the Community Protection Notice process to deal with dog nuisance and dog fouling issues highlighted in this report.
2. That the Environment Committee agreed to delegate to the Strategic Director for Environment, authority to instigate a consultation, consider the responses to it and decide whether to introduce a PSPO for Brook Farm Open Space and Barnet Playing Fields.
3. The Committee noted that the Strategic Director for Environment will write to all Members of the Council to consult on further sites in order to introduced PSPO.
Publication date: 31/01/2018
Date of decision: 11/01/2018
Decided at meeting: 11/01/2018 - Environment and Climate Change Committee
Accompanying Documents:
- Consideration of a Public Spaces Protection Order PDF 322 KB
- Appendix 1 Administration Motion in the name of Councillor Alison Cornelius - Keep our dog walkers under contro PDF 45 KB
- Appendix 2 Barnet Council Byelaws Regulation of Dogs 1992 PDF 61 KB
- Appendix 3 Barnet Council Byelaws Dogs on leads and exercise areas in parks and open spaces 1993 PDF 1 MB